{"id":1832,"date":"2022-02-28T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T09:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/?p=1832"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:42:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:42:22","slug":"1832","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/2022\/02\/28\/1832\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2022 Roundup – St Margaret Mary’s Secondary School Library"},"content":{"rendered":"

A relatively uneventful month this time around with the February break and use of the school library space. But we\u2019ve bene having a blast with the pupils during breaks and book borrowing times. Our s1-2 pupils have created their own Book group called \u2018They Both Read at the End\u2019, inspired by Adam Silvera\u2019s hugely popular Young Adult novel, They Both Die at the End<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Pupil Library Committee<\/strong> – Members of our Pupil Library Committee have been gaining experience of library work through their volunteering as part of their Duke of Edinburgh awards, where they\u2019ve been learning how to process and display new stock. They\u2019re also helping to prepare for the upcoming World Book Day festivities where they\u2019ll be hosting a pop-up library in the Fuel Zone and help with the zine making workshop.<\/p>\n

EAL Book Group<\/strong> \u2013 Our EAL book group is continuing with the non-fiction book, YouthQuake: 50 Children and Young People Who Shook the World<\/a> by Tom Adams and Sarah Walsh as part of the Inspiring Lives<\/a> series by Nosy Crow. In this project, each pupil has selected five inspiring young people that they\u2019d like to learn more about. We research two people per session, looking at their biographies, videos and other online multimedia resources to get a sense of who they are and what they\u2019ve achieved. It leads to some very engaging discussions with the pupils.<\/p>\n

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February Booklists: <\/strong><\/p>\n

February 2022 Booklists<\/a> \u2013 BookTrust<\/p>\n

Best new Children\u2019s Books<\/a> \u2013 Toppsta<\/p>\n

Bookbug\u2019s Books of the Month<\/a> \u2013 Scottish Book Trust<\/p>\n

Books of the Month<\/a> \u2013 LoveReading4Kids<\/p>\n

February Roundup<\/a> \u2013 Love Reading<\/p>\n

Book of the Month<\/a> \u2013 Scholastic<\/p>\n

Books of the Month<\/a> \u2013 Waterstones<\/p>\n

Children\u2019s Book roundup<\/a> \u2013 Guardian<\/p>\n

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Upcoming events:<\/strong><\/p>\n

African Festival of Emerging Writers (March 17th<\/sup>-19th<\/sup><\/a>) \u2013 ArifFesti (Cameroon)<\/p>\n

British Science Week (March 11th)<\/a> – British Science Week (UK)<\/p>\n

Earth Hour (March 26th)<\/a> – Earth Hours (International)<\/p>\n

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21st)<\/a> – United Nations (International)<\/p>\n

International Women’s Day (March 8th)<\/a> – International Women’s Day (International)<\/p>\n

Jaipur Literary Festival (March 5th<\/sup>-14th<\/sup>)<\/a> \u2013 Jaipur Lit Fest (India)<\/p>\n

LitFest 2022 Mini Children\u2019s Festival\u00a0(March 11th<\/sup>-12th<\/sup>)<\/a> \u2013 LitFest (UK)<\/p>\n

Shakespeare Week (March 21st)<\/a> – Shakespeare Week (UK)<\/p>\n

World Book Day (March 3rd<\/sup>)<\/a> \u2013 World Book Day (International)<\/p>\n

World Poetry Day (March 21st)<\/a> – UNESCO (International)<\/p>\n

World Storytelling Day (March 21st)<\/a> – (International)<\/p>\n

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Past events: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Alasdair Gray Day (February 25th<\/sup><\/a>) \u2013 Gray Day (Scotland)<\/p>\n

Emirates Literature Festival<\/a> \u2013 (catch up on YouTube<\/a>) \u00a0Emirates LitFest (UAE)<\/p>\n

International Festival of Children\u2019s and Youth Literature<\/a> (Catch up on YouTube<\/a>) \u2013 FESTILIJ (Spain)<\/p>\n

Jewish Book Wee (February 26th<\/sup>-March 6th<\/sup>)<\/a> \u2013 Jewish Book Week (UK)<\/p>\n

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Literary Awards & Prizes: <\/strong><\/p>\n

American Indian Youth Literature Award Winners<\/a> \u2013 American Indian Library Association (USA)<\/p>\n

Asian\/Pacific American Award for Literature Winners<\/a> \u2013 Asian\/Pacific American Library Association (USA)<\/p>\n

Blue Peter Book Awards Shortlist<\/a> – BBC\/BookTrust (UK)<\/p>\n

Bookbug Picture Book prize announced<\/a> \u2013 Scottish Book Trust (Scotland)<\/p>\n

Caldecott Medal Winners<\/a> \u2013 American Library Association (USA)<\/p>\n

Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Award Long Lists Announced<\/a> \u2013 CILIP (UK)<\/p>\n

The Klaus Flugge Prize Long List Announced<\/a> \u2013 Klaus Flugge Prize (UK)<\/p>\n

The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards 2022 (the Lollies)<\/a> \u2013 Scholastic (UK)<\/p>\n

Pr\u00e9mio Autores\/ Authors Awards Winners<\/a> \u2013 Sociedade Portuguesa De Autores (Portugal)<\/p>\n

Waterstones Children\u2019s Book Prize Shortlist 2022<\/a> – Waterstones (UK)<\/p>\n

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In the news:<\/strong><\/p>\n

17th<\/sup> Century Buddhist Texts for the Illiterate: how \u2018Buddhist Emoji\u2019 made the Sutra Legible for those who couldn\u2019t read<\/a> \u2013 Open Culture<\/p>\n

Bologna Children\u2019s Book Fair (March 21-24th<\/sup>)<\/a> \u2013 Bologna Fiere (Italy)<\/p>\n

The Book of Kells<\/em>, has been digitised and put online<\/a> \u2013 Open Culture<\/p>\n

Campaign for every Scottish Secondary School to receive a copy of Me and White Supremacy (YA edition) by Layla F Saad successful<\/a> \u2013 Lighthouse Bookshop (Edinburgh, Scotland)<\/p>\n

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