{"id":5121,"date":"2024-10-31T16:11:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T16:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/?p=5121"},"modified":"2024-10-31T16:11:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T16:11:46","slug":"halloween-anime-club-and-more-at-eastbank-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/gccschoollibraries\/2024\/10\/31\/halloween-anime-club-and-more-at-eastbank-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween, Anime Club and more at Eastbank Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">October has been such a busy month here at Eastbank Library.\u00a0 You would think with a full week&#8217;s holiday in the middle of the month that things would be quieter &#8211; but that&#8217;s not at all the way things have worked out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">First of all, we have a new team of Reading Leaders comprising of S1 pupils.\u00a0 The girls worked really hard to get their positions.\u00a0 They came to the library after responding to an appeal for help, completed application forms and finished 2 full weeks of training.\u00a0 They covered how to check in and check out books on the Library Management System; where books are shelved and what the special sections of the library contain &#8211; such as our Equalities, Anti-Racism and Graphic Novel bookshelves.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5122 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/10\/31151234\/Reading-Leaders-2024-A-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/10\/31151234\/Reading-Leaders-2024-A-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/10\/31151234\/Reading-Leaders-2024-A-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/10\/31151234\/Reading-Leaders-2024-A.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> They have learned really quickly and been reliable too.\u00a0 Here they are proudly with their Reading Leader badges on their ties.\u00a0 Celebrations too for our Senior Reader Leaders who enjoyed last year so much they have come back and helped train our new recruits. There is only 1 Senior Reading Leader in the photo, however we do have 3 in total.\u00a0 \u00a0Our full team of 7 will make the library an even more brilliant place to be ! Well done to them all !<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Our Anime Club started up at the end of September and interest is growing all the time.\u00a0 Here are some of our attendees watching the latest anime screening in the library.\u00a0 This month there was a chance to sample some Japanese sweets too.\u00a0 \u00a0Luckily one of our Anime Club members speaks Japanese and was able to translate the flavours on the packaging to help everyone choose which sweet they wanted.\u00a0 Without her we would have been so puzzled.\u00a0 \u00a0Team work makes the dream work !<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5128\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/10\/31151909\/Anime-club-Oct-2024-A-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/10\/31151909\/Anime-club-Oct-2024-A-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/10\/31151909\/Anime-club-Oct-2024-A-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/10\/31151909\/Anime-club-Oct-2024-A.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5131 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/10\/31152608\/Japanese-sweets-A-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"123\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/10\/31152608\/Japanese-sweets-A-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/10\/31152608\/Japanese-sweets-A-624x832.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/10\/31152608\/Japanese-sweets-A.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 123px) 100vw, 123px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Also at the end of the month we celebrated Diwali in our chilled colouring corner.\u00a0 We decorated the area with flameless candles to symbolise the Festival of Lights.\u00a0 In addition, a choice of Diwali colouring sheets were available to pupils to allow a chilled colouring in period with some beautiful images to colour.\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5134 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/gccschoollibraries\/uploads\/sites\/10968\/2024\/10\/31154508\/Diwali-24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" \/>This activity was really popular and on the first day of the sheets being available, they had to be replenished.\u00a0 It is amazing how the library can provide a calm atmosphere in such a busy school.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">At the end of October is of course<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"> Hallowe&#8217;en<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 A <em><strong><span style=\"color: #339966\">spooky time<\/span><\/strong><\/em> was had in the library as there seemed to be many books just &#8220;disappearing&#8221; in pupils&#8217; bedrooms, never to be found again.\u00a0 Indeed the haunting seems to be getting worse, as it has extended to the books disappearing from school bags and classrooms as well !\u00a0 Just as well we will be in November soon, and maybe the library ghost will mend its ways and disappearing books will return to the shelves again !<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October has been such a busy month here at Eastbank Library.\u00a0 You would think with a full week&#8217;s holiday in the middle of the month that things would be quieter &#8211; but that&#8217;s not at all the way things have worked out. 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