Do you need somewhere to study after school? Do you need to borrow a book to transport you to a different world? Do you need to look up information to help your mental health?
If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then why not drop in to your local library in Kilwinning? Situated in St Winning’s Lane – only 5 minutes walk from school – the local library has:
study space for you to use
a great selection of young adult books, quick reads and biographies
a Shelf Help section with self help books focusing on mental health and well-being
Art Gallery with comfy sofas – you can curl up with a good book, chill, use a laptop, etc.
free printing for homework assignments.
Opening times are:
Monday, Thursday, Friday – 10am-1pm and 2-5pm
Tuesday 10am-1pm and 2-6pm
Saturday – 10am-1pm
Not got a library card? No problem! Just ask at the desk about accessing your account.
The winner is Cameron in S1 with a simple yet eye-catching logo design. Look out for it appearing on Library literature, website and of course, this blog!
Final recommendation before the holidays! Book is in storage for now, but you can read it online on Borrow Box from North Ayrshire Libraries. For more information see their website.
Recommended this week is When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle. A story set in 1940, and Joseph has been packed off to stay with Mrs F, a gruff woman with no great fondness for children. To Joseph’s amazement, she owns the rundown city zoo where Joseph meets Adonis, a huge silverback gorilla. Adonis is ferociously strong and dangerous, but Joseph finds he has an affinity with the lonely beast. But when the bombs begin to fall, it is up to Joseph to guard Adonis’s cage should it be damaged by a blast. Will Joseph be ready to pull the trigger if it comes to it?
A tense story about the power of kindness and hope set against the second world war.
To celebrate National Libraries Week (4-10 October), Mrs Vaughan is asking for anyone who is creative, artistic or with an eye for design to create a logo for the Library for when it opens.
The brief:
Design a logo for the School Library to appear on library literature, posters, library website page, etc. to provide an image which is easily identified with the School Library
Should be: simple;eye catching; an image or words, or a mixture of both; look good in colour, and in black and white
Send a photo or electronic version of your entry to Mrs Vaughan or upload to Google classroom
Like stories which give you chills? Like writing stories even more? Then why not enter the North Ayrshire writing competition for Ravenfest 2021. Write a short story in the style of Edgar Allan Poe – murder, mystery, suspense , or all three!
Great recommendation this week – one which will be available in the Library when it opens but available now on Borrow Box from North Ayrshire Libraries. For more information see their website.
Mrs Vaughan recommends a challenge! Mr Mingin by David Walliams is translated into Scots by Matthew Fitt. It’s the story of Mr Stink retold in the Scots language and is a great challenge for you!
The story is about Chloe who sees MrMingin every day, but she’s never speaks to him. Which isn’t surprising, because he’s a tramp, and he stinks. But there’s more to MrMingin than meets the eye (or nose) and before she knows it, Chloe has an unusual new friend hiding in her garden shed.
A funny story but in Scots which will teach you some new words!
Thanks to all those who entered the Roald Dahl Day competition.
Hope you had fun doing the quiz! There can be only one winner and that’s Jayden in S1! Well done – your prize will be with you as soon as Mrs Vaughan can get into school.
Recommendation of the week – the book is one you will see in the Library when it opens and is also available on Borrow Box from North Ayrshire Libraries. For more information see their website.
This week’s recommendation is Shadow by Michael Morpurgo. When Shadow, a bomb-sniffing spaniel, goes missing in the middle of wartorn Afghanistan, his soldier-owner is devastated. Meanwhile, Shadow makes friends with a local Afghan boy, and sees a whole other side of the war. As Christmas draws ever closer, will Shadow and his trainer ever be reunited? A story of war and a dog’s relationship with humans.
A touching story for those who enjoy Michael Morpurgo, war stories or stories featuring animals.
Another week, another recommendation! Each book is available on Borrow Box from North Ayrshire Libraries and will be available when the Library is open. For more information see their website.
Mrs Vaughan recommends The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan, which is the first in the Trials of Apollo series. After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disorientated, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. Now, without his godly powers, the four-thousand-year-old deity must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus’s favour.
But Apollo has many enemies – gods, monsters and mortals who would love to see the former Olympian permanently destroyed. Apollo needs help, and he can think of only one place to go . . . an enclave of modern demigods known as Camp Half-Blood.
A must read for all those who love Percy Jackson series or like reading adventure stories.
To celebrate Roald Dahl Day on 13 September, why try a quiz about his books and life. The quiz is on Google forms. It’s multiple choice so even if you don’t know the answer, it’s worth a guess!
All correct entries will be entered into a draw. Prize to be won!
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to your local library in Kilwinning? Situated in St Winning’s Lane – only 5 minutes walk from school – the local library has:
amazement, she owns the rundown city zoo where Joseph meets Adonis, a huge silverback gorilla. Adonis is ferociously strong and dangerous, but Joseph finds he has an affinity with the lonely beast. But when the bombs begin to fall, it is up to Joseph to guard Adonis’s cage should it be damaged by a blast. Will Joseph be ready to pull the trigger if it comes to it?
Then why not enter the North Ayrshire writing competition for Ravenfest 2021. Write a short story in the style of Edgar Allan Poe – murder, mystery, suspense , or all three!
Walliams is translated into Scots by Matthew Fitt. It’s the story of Mr Stink retold in the Scots language and is a great challenge for you!
wartorn Afghanistan, his soldier-owner is devastated. Meanwhile, Shadow makes friends with a local Afghan boy, and sees a whole other side of the war. As Christmas draws ever closer, will Shadow and his trainer ever be reunited? A story of war and a dog’s relationship with humans.
