Books on Screen

If you enjoyed the film why not try the book - recent film titles currently available from the Library include:

The Last King of Scotland by Giles Foden
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
The Children of Men by P.D. James

Competitions

To celebrate World Book Day there are also two Jacqueline Wilson competitions organised by Borders - you could win one of Jacqueline's famous rings plus £1000 worth of books for your school or an invite to a tea party in London to celebrate the launch of her new audiobook. Find out more at http://www.bordersstores.co.uk/world_book_day_2007/.

World Book Day - Thursday 1st March 2007

Celebrate World Book Day on Thursday 1st March. Everyone will receive a £1 book voucher which can be used to buy the special World Book Day books or get £1 off any book or audio book costing more than £2.99. Visit the official site at http://www.worldbookday.com to find out more.

Games

Did you know that you can now borrow games to play in the Library at lunchtime and after-school? So far we have Chess, Draughts, Blokus and Scrabble but if they are popular we will add more to the collection. Please ask at the Library Desk if you would like to use any of them.

Richard and Judy Book Club

For anyone who is following the Richard and Judy Book Club selections at the moment, the following titles are available from the school library:

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Restless by William Boyd
Love in the Present Tense by Catherine Ryan Hyde
The Girls by Lori Lansens
The Testament of Gideon Mack by James Robertson
The Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld

For more information try: http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/R/richardandjudy/book_club_07/book_club.html

Small Island Read 2007

From http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Visitors/AyeWriteGlasgowsBookFestival/Events/SmallIsland/

Small Island Read 2007 is the largest mass-reading project that has ever taken place in Britain. It is a community-based initiative that encourages everyone to read the same book at the same time, promoting more reading, writing and creative work inspired by that shared experience, and using this as an accessible and innovative means of learning about our past.


The book that has been chosen for this exciting initiative is Andrea Levy’s Small Island, a widely acclaimed novel that describes the arrival in post-war Britain of Jamaican immigrants, the descendants of enslaved Africans. Small Island Read 2007 is linked to the 2007 commemorations of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade, a year that is being used to explore the legacy of slavery and its continuing impact upon modern, multicultural Britain. Andrea Levy’s novel embraces the themes of identity, racial awareness, forgiveness, ignorance and survival with humour, high drama, anger and pathos, making it an unforgettable read and a fitting topic for discussion in 2007.

Find out more at http://www.smallislandread.com/


Free copies of Small Island are now available from Glasgow City Libraries or you can borrow a copy from the school library. It won the Whitbread Book of the Year and the Orange Prize for Fiction and is highly recommended - a fantastic read!

Book Events

Don't forget about the Aye Write Book Festival in Glasgow, taking place from Friday 16th - Sunday 25th February. There are lots of fantastic authors taking part, including Christopher Brookmyre, Alan Spence, Denise Mina and Iain Banks. Find out more in the Library or at www ayewrite.com.

Welcome

Welcome to the new blog for HGS Library. Check regularly for news on what's happening in the Library and lots of stuff on books in general.