February is LGBT+ History Month. To celebrate this we have a display of books which offer a chance to learn, connect and reflect on the importance of LGBTQ+ history.

We have more new books than you can shake a stick at!

The books from our Participatory Budgeting session with pupils have arrived in the library! These were chosen by groups of BGE and senior pupils. They all did a great job choosing books to add to our collection.

We chose from a selection of books addressing themes of feminism, misogyny and inspirational women and novels celebrating female friendship and strong female characters. The focus of the PB session was chosen to tie in with part of the school improvement plan looking at tackling misogyny and gender-based violence.

I also added a few more titles to the list to add to our collection. These will all be on display in March as part of our International Women’s Day celebrations.

In November some of our pupils helped to select books for the library through a participatory budgeting session. Pupils were asked to select from a range of books including non-fiction,  fiction, junior books and young adult books. The focus was on books with strong female protagonists, books depicting positive female friendships and books tackling issues such as misogyny and gender based violence. This theme was chosen to tie in with the goals of the school. A massive thanks to all the BGE and Senior pupils who helped to choose the books. The order for our new books has been sent and we are now awaiting delivery. Look out for a display of these books when they arrive.

We had lots of fun in Rosshall for Book Week Scotland. There were so many entries for the, ‘Guess How Many Pages in the Book’ competition so well done to our S1 pupil who won with her guess of 2372(!). The bookmark competition deadline has been extended. Watch this space…