With the mid-term break sandwiched between the beginning and end of the month, October felt like it was over before it started! We still managed to squeeze in some great activities over the last few weeks, so read on to see what we\u2019ve been up to.<\/p>\n
Schools of Literature<\/strong>: Our group has finished reading Keep Dancing, Lizzie Chu<\/a> <\/em>by Maisie Chan<\/a> and are currently finalising our paper lampshade disco balls that tie in with the book. Our Tweet<\/a> was liked and shared by Maisie Chan who absolutely loved the activity<\/a>!<\/p>\n Crafternoons<\/strong>: Pupils participated in our Black Out Poetry crafternoon<\/a> event to celebrate National Poetry Dlay. We used pages from 1984 by George Orwell (this was a faulty copy with missing pages!) to create some amazing poetry. Most pupils were not aware of blackout poetry so found und the event fun and education, and English teachers participated too. The blackout potery was then displayed in the Library.<\/p>\n Literature Trails<\/strong>: The School Library is working with our Values Ambassadors to create monthly literature trails around school. We select 10 books on a theme and create informational posters about each book that teachers display in their classroom windows. This month we promoted Black History Month<\/a> and chose a wonderful selection of titles which include:<\/p>\n Pupil Library Collective<\/strong>: Our Pupil Library Collective is officially underway! Teams have been set up, roles have been established, and tasks have been delegated. We are currently working together on ideas for the design of the bulletin board outside the library, themed book lists to feature in the school library newsletter, and activities being planned for Book Week Scotland in November.<\/p>\n eResource Workshops<\/strong>: The School Libraries\u2019 eResource Workshops have started back up just in time for upcoming study leave. The workshops connect pupils with valuable online resources available from Glasgow Libraries and other scholarly and authoritative information and are tailored to the subject and year group.<\/p>\n Publications<\/strong>: Pupils can submit book reviews, art, poetry, or short stories to be published in either the monthly School Library newsletter or the quarterly School Libraries\u2019 eMagazine, Swatch.\u00a0Access the current and previous issues of Swatch through these links: \u00a0Autumn 22<\/a>\u00a0Summer\u00a022<\/a>,\u00a0Spring 22<\/a>,\u00a0Winter 21<\/a>,\u00a0Autumn 21<\/a>,\u00a0Summer 21<\/a>,\u00a0Spring 21<\/a>,\u00a0Winter 20<\/a>,\u00a0Autumn 20<\/a><\/p>\n Trending: October Booklists<\/strong><\/p>\n Best New Children\u2019s Books – Topptsa<\/a><\/p>\n Bookbug\u2019s Book of the Month \u2013 Scottish Book Trust<\/a><\/p>\n Books of the Month \u2013 Love Reading For Kids<\/a><\/p>\n Books of the Month \u2013 Scholastic<\/a><\/p>\n Books of the Month – Waterstones<\/a><\/p>\n Children\u2019s Books Roundup \u2013 Guardian<\/a><\/p>\n Trending Books \u2013 Epic Reads<\/a><\/p>\n Literary and Cultural Events – November<\/strong><\/p>\n 2nd<\/sup>-5th<\/sup>: Faclan: The Hebridean Book Festival | An Lanntair Stornoway<\/a> (Stornoway, Scotland)<\/p>\n 3rd<\/sup>-6th<\/sup>: Push the Boat Out: Edinburgh\u2019s International Poetry Festival (<\/a>Edinburgh, Scotland)<\/p>\n 11th<\/sup>-13th<\/sup>: A Write Highland Hoolie! Mallaig\u2019s Book Festival<\/a> (Mallaig, Scotland)<\/p>\n 13th<\/sup>: \u00a0Robert Louis Stevenson Day (Edinburgh, Scotland)<\/p>\n 14th<\/sup>-20th<\/sup>: Book Week Scotland<\/a><\/p>\n 24th<\/sup>-27th<\/sup>: Hay Festival Winter Weekend<\/a> (Hayon-Wye, Wales)<\/p>\n 26th<\/sup>-27th<\/sup>: Cove and Kilcreggan Book Festival<\/a> (Argyll & Bute, Scotland)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Literary Awards & Prizes<\/strong><\/p>\n Winners:<\/p>\n The Booker Prize<\/a><\/p>\n Books Are My Bag Reader Choice Awards<\/a><\/p>\n Diverse Book Awards<\/a><\/p>\n Information Book Award<\/a><\/p>\n Little Rebel Awards<\/a><\/p>\n Na Duaisean Litreachais | Gaelic Literature Awards<\/a><\/p>\n The Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Book Buzz<\/strong><\/p>\n BBC<\/a><\/p>\n Book Riot<\/a><\/p>\n Buzzfeed<\/a><\/p>\n Epic Reads<\/a><\/p>\n The Evening Standard<\/a><\/p>\n The Globe and Mail<\/a><\/p>\n The Guardian<\/a><\/p>\n Huffpost<\/a><\/p>\n The New York Times<\/a><\/p>\n The Scotsman<\/a><\/p>\n\n