Book Week Scotland @ Rosshall Academy

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Book Week Scotland is slightly different this year, but there are still lots of things happening! At Rosshall we’re “Writing The Future – Now” with S1 English classes embarking on a project on describing what they think the city of Glasgow will look like in 50 years time, in 2070. To support this, I have created a display showing how Glasgow has changed in the last 50 years from 1970 until now, and how it might look in 2070.

       

I also created a Timeline of Science Fiction books published each year from 1970 until 2020 to keep the literary theme going.

There are also loads of online events taking place around Book Week Scotland. You can check them out via the link below:

https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-scotland/events/2020

Happy Reading!

Holyrood Secondary Library, Book Week Scotland

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Book Week Scotland, 16th -22nd November

Pupil review

Here is our first pupil recommendation from Fatima S3, who does superb work helping out in the Library setting up book displays, and helping with crafts for the younger pupils. She is almost half way through this book by wonderful Scottish author Lindsay Littleson.

           

“I recommend ‘The Mixed-Up Summer of Lily McLean’. I really enjoyed reading it. It talks about summer, family and friends”.

We’ve also been using books to find out about Millport, which is the setting for part of this really exciting story.

 

We hope that other pupils will read this book, and also the next book by Lindsay Littleson, called ‘The Awkward Autumn of Lily McLean’

Here at Holyrood, Book Week Scotland is one of the highlights of our year ! We can’t wait to get started with celebrating books and reading, and join in the fun with authors, book lovers and the reading community all over Scotland!

We hope to be joining in with some of the online events listed here:

Book Week Scotland programme of events

In addition, we will be reading, sharing books, and holding our own celebration events all week:

  • How many Scottish authors and books set in Scotland can we read?  There may also be some pupil book reviews!

  • Competition for S1 – design your own mini-book on a Scottish theme Collect an instruction sheet from the Library…. easy and fun! All entries will be displayed in the Library and you could win a prize.
  • Senior pupils will be reading stories from this anthology of writing about the ‘Future’. You can collect your free copy from the Library. Happy reading!

 

  • We will be sharing some of our work in pictures and writing all through the week, and hope that as many pupils and staff as possible will join us to celebrate Book Week Scotland

Book Week Scotland at Bella!

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Book Week Scotland runs from November 16th to 22nd 2020. This year is obviously going to be a bit different from the norm, but that hasn’t stopped me from doing a poster!  This year’s theme is “Future” so I looked at Science Fiction and possible visions of the future.

I have also created a FlipBook showing some of the Science Fiction books available in the library. The link is below and feel free to have a browse.

https://www.flipbookpdf.net/web/site/22c9f012c7b17341efd07f67deb83b7e1cb117ae202011.pdf.html

There are also lots of online resources and events provided by the Scottish Book trust around Book Week Scotland, the link is below.

https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-scotland/events/2020

 

Happy Reading!

October 2020 Roundup – St Margaret Mary’s Secondary School

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Access to the School Library is still limited, however we’ve been ensuring pupils can access books through eBook inductions delivered in classrooms and by giving classrooms sets of book boxes.

Check out November’s newsletter, featuring new books in the Library, highlighted books from Libby, author spotlight on Scottish author Theresa Breslin, a National Non-Fiction Novemeber and Wartime reading lists. October’s newsletter is still available on Teams if you’ve missed it.

Book Week Scotland is celebrated 16th-22nd November and will be taking place digitally this year. Some classes will be taking part in the virtual book festival. In previous years we’d have celebrated BWS with book swaps and activities. This year, we’ve gone digital. We’ll be writing a letter to our future selves. Each letter will be completed and sent to the School Librarian who will print it out and store it in a time capsule. You can collect it on your final year of school.

For Higher and Advanced Higher pupils, remmeber to utilise ProQuest , CORE and  GALE Literature Resource Centre for your assignments. S1+2 History pupils can still access the GLAM website links.

October 2020 Roundup – Shawlands Academy School Library

Access to the School Library is still limited, however we’ve been ensuring pupils can access books through eBook inductions delivered in classrooms and by giving classrooms sets of book boxes.

Check out November’s newsletter, featuring new books in the Library, highlighted books from Libby, author spotlight on Scottish author Theresa Breslin, a National Non-Fiction Novemeber and Wartime reading lists. October’s newsletter is still available on Teams if you’ve missed it.

Book Week Scotland is celebrated 16th-22nd November and will be taking place digitally this year. Some classes will be taking part in the virtual book festival. In previous years we’d have celebrated BWS with book swaps and activities. This year, we’ve gone digital. We’ll be writing a letter to our future selves. Each letter will be completed and sent to the School Librarian who will print it out and store it in a time capsule. You can collect it on your final year of school.

Check out some of the fab recommendations we have on Twitter over the month. View the Twitter Book List October 2020. Don’t miss our Middle Grade Monday books for S1-2 pupils, Senior Tuesdays, What’s Next Wednesdays to find your next read, Nonfiction Thursdays, YA Fridays for S3+, Comic Book Saturday, and Scots Book Sunday featuring titles set in or written by authors living in Scotland. We also run an Author of the Week every Monday and themed rading lists to coincide with cultural/literacy days.

For Higher and Advanced Higher pupils, remmeber to utilise ProQuest , CORE and  GALE Literature Resource Centre for your assignments. S1+2 History pupils can still access the GLAM website links.

JPA Library Update

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It’s been a while since the library was fully open to pupils.  Here’s an update on what’s been happening in the library since the school came back in August:

The Library is Online!

Teams

The JPA Library has its own Team!  Join on Microsoft Teams to

  • get access to news and updates about the library
  • the School Library Newsletter
  • induction and information videos
  • competitions
  • request forms
  • browse the library online
  • get access to loads of free resources
  • ask the librarian any questions you have about the library and getting books.

The Team Code to join is available from the library!

Book Browser

While it isn’t possible for pupils to come to the library, it’s still possible to look at the books – online!  Book Browser lets you browse the library books from your shiny new iPads wherever you are.  Choose your favourite categories, and just click on the book cover to find out more.  Find Book Browser in the Team files and look for your next read!

Virtual Displays

As well as Book Browser, keep an eye out for Virtual Displays on Teams.  Check these out for themed collections, such as this display for Black History Month.  Click on a book cover to learn more about the book, and use the link to send a request form to the librarian.

Request/Review

Request forms are available on the JPA Library Teams page to allow pupils to request books online!  Simply fill in your details, submit the form, and your book will be delivered to your English class ASAP.

In addition to requests, you can also review books online too!  If you’ve read something fantastic and you need the rest of the world to read this book too, then submit a book review online, and it will be published in the School Library Newsletter!

Twitter

If you want the news from the library as it’s happening, then follow us on Twitter!  Keep up to date with everything happening in the library, see great book recommendations, and links to fabulous free resources and activities.

NEW: School Library Newsletter

A new School Library Newsletter is now published at the start of every month.  This keeps you up-to-date with events, what’s happening in the library, book lists and recommendations, reviews, games and competitions!  The Newsletter is available on Teams and Twitter so check in here for more details! 

 

New Books

Since starting back after the summer, there have been SO MANY NEW BOOKS added to the library.  These are available to view in Book Browser and virtual displays, as well as shared on Twitter so check them out! 

Still here!

Even though the library is working differently for the time being, we’re still open for business and here for all your bookish needs!

Holyrood Secondary #LibrariesWeek

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To celebrate #LibrariesWeek 6th-10th October, this blog has been written by one of our most enthusiastic and book – loving classes: Miss Belton’s S3 English Class, who are pleased to share their book recommendations with you.

 

Jared “My favourite book is The Avatar. As it was the only book in this series in the library, I also had to borrow other books. The library is fun because most of the books are fun to read, and this makes your reading better. I hope that you will try to read more too”.

Fantastic advice, thank you Jared.

       

 

Sawdah is one of our most enthusiastic readers and it is always great to see her in the Library. “My favourites include Cry Baby, the Story of Tracy Beaker, and the Dockside series, because there are so many titles in the series to read!”

 

 

Abdou “The book that I like reading is the Last Kids on Earth series by Max Brailler. It’s a book about monster zombies and kids surviving the apocalypse”.

    Thanks to Abdou, other pupils have now enjoyed this series too!

Azeem likes “ all the Roald Dahl books, also comic books, and books about football”.

Denis and Mahmod both enjoyed a book that they read in class The Housekeeper’s Lunch – “this book was really funny and great because the housekeeper couldn’t have his lunch because the crows ate it all”.

Faizan says “My favourite book is Five Famous Fairy Tales”, This is a superb choice, containing tales by Hans Anderson and brothers Grimm. Abdullah recommends history books, and he has read many history and other non-fiction titles.

 

Fatima says “my favourite book is Dork Diaries. I like to read them because they are fun to read”. This is a very popular choice

This dedicated Class is always up for a challenge, and successfully completed last year’s Glasgow Libraries Christmas Reading Challenge, receiving certificates to mark their outstanding achievement.

As an experiment, we also tried reading as a Book Group – our chosen titles were Under the Skin, by Cathy Macphail, and the Fastest Boy in the World, by Elizabeth Laird. However, we decided that we preferred reading our own choice of books (although we do still like to have quiet discussion and share ideas together).

Miss Kindness, Librarian says “It has been a pleasure to see how this class have grown in enthusiasm and confidence over the past two years. I look forward to more fun projects and reading challenges with them”.

 

We would all like to say a big thank you to Miss Belton for all her patience, and enthusiasm, and for making the time for us to go to the library.

We hope you have a wonderful retirement and enjoy more time to read books and have new adventures.”. 

September 2020 Roundup – St Margaret Mary’s Secondary School Library

Access to the School Library is still limited, however we’ve been ensuring pupils can access books through eBook inductions delivered in classrooms and by giving classrooms sets of book boxes.

Check out October’s newsletter, featuring new books in the Library, highlighted books from Libby, author spotlight on Alex Wheatle aka the Brixton Bard, and Black History Month and a Novels in Verse reading list. September’s newsletter is still available on Teams if you’ve missed it.

For Higher and Advanced Higher pupils, remmeber to utilise ProQuest , CORE and  GALE Literature Resource Centre for your assignments.

September 2020 Roundup – Shawlands Academy School Library

Access to the School Library is still limited, however we’ve been ensuring pupils can access books through eBook inductions delivered in classrooms and by giving classrooms sets of book boxes.

Check out October’s newsletter, featuring new books in the Library, highlighted books from Libby, author spotlight on Alex Wheatle aka the Brixton Bard, and Black History Month and a Novels in Verse reading list. September’s newsletter is still available on Teams if you’ve missed it.

Some S1+2 History classes have taken our GLAM workshop. Pupils were shown some of the fantastic resources available on gallery, library, archive, and museum websites that are useful for assignments and for fun!  You can access a list of recommended GLAM website links.

View the  Twitter Book List September 2020 to see our recommendations on Twitter over the month. Don’t miss our Middle Grade Monday books for S1-2 pupils, Senior Tuesdays, What’s Next Wednesdays to find your next read, Nonfiction Thursdays, YA Fridays for S3+, Comic Book Saturday, and Scots Book Sunday featuring titles set in or written by authors living in Scotland. We also run an Author of the Week every Monday and themed rading lists to coincide with cultural/literacy days.

For Higher and Advanced Higher pupils, remmeber to utilise ProQuest , CORE and  GALE Literature Resource Centre for your assignments.

Welcome!

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Welcome to the Eastbank Academy Library! Your librarian is Miss Neumannova
and the library is open Wednesday-Friday.

What books can you find in the library?

Shelf-help – We all struggle with mental health sometimes and it is important to seek help. These books will help you tackle and understand issues such as anxiety, depression, self harm, eating disorders, exam stress and more.

Comics & manga – DC (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman)  and Marvel comics (Star Wars, Moon Girl, Spider-Man, Avengers) but also comics like Adventure Time, Doctor Who or Riverdale. Manga section is small but we are working on getting as many manga books as we can! Look for Maximum Ride, Monster Hunter, Natsume’s Book of Friends and more. 

Junior Fiction – Want to read Roald Dahl, Jacqueline Wilson, Jeff Kinney, Tom Palmer, Lemony Snicket and others? Have a look in our Junior section.

Teenage Fiction – For readers between 12 and 18 years of age.

Romance –  Enjoyed the movies The Fault in Our Stars, Paper Towns or the TV Show Pretty Little Liars? You will love these books!

Adventure & Crime – Books for all adventurers and detectives out there.

Fantasy & Horror – Do you like vampires, zombies, dragons, demons, ghosts, wizards or witches? Browse our Fantasy & Horror collection!

Non Fiction – Want to learn about the world or want to learn a new skill? Look here. Topics include: Geography, history, animals, space, science, human body, crafts, drawing & painting, music, cooking & baking, sports, fashion, make-up, cars, poetry, biographies, equal rights and many more!

Senior Fiction – This is where you can find classics such as Little Women, The Handmaid’s Tale, Animal Farm or graphic novels Maus and Persepolis. And many more!

Career Guides – Thinking of what’s next for you? Have a look in our helpful section of career guides.

Reference – Dictionaries, bibliographies and atlases. For studying in the library only.

LGBT+ 🌈 Anything related to sexual orientation or gender! You don’t need to identify as LGBT+ person to check these out. These books are for everyone!

Quick Reads – Don’t read often or struggle to do so? Or just looking for something short? No worries, these books are for you!

DISPLAYS

There are many new literature-related displays both in the library and in the English corridor where you can find inspiration for what to read next.

New books display changes every month so don’t forget to check it out anytime you come to the library!

KEEPING UP

I tweet often → @EastbankLibrary ← (follow me!) to inform you about new books in the library, writing competitions, opportunities and much more. I also post interesting articles about literature, education, empowerment, mental health and equality.

CONTACT

Do you need help with finding a perfect book for you? Can’t access free online resources? Is there a book you long to read but it isn’t in the library? I got you. Just email me at gw20neumannovadana@glow.ea.glasgow.sch.uk!