National Libraries Day

Why not celebrate National Libraries Day (http://www.nationallibrariesday.org.uk/) by using some of the many facilities available to you in the school library?  If you're stuck for a good read, we can help! We also run book groups every week and provide research skills sessions to help you with those tricky bits of homework.  Sometimes we even know the answers ourselves!  There really is something for everyone, so the next time you find yourself wondering where to get that vital piece of information or the next book in your favourite series, remember that we're open from 8.30 until 5.15 every school day.

The 12 Book Series of Christmas

Stuck for a book to keep you entertained over the winter months?  The S3-S4 Book Group recommend their favourite book series:  read one and you're bound to be hooked!

1 book:  My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher
2 books (so far!):  Divergent and Insurgent by Veronica Roth
3 books:  The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
4 books:  The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein
5 books:  The Ingo Chronicles by Helen Dunmore
6 books:  The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver
7 books:  The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
8 books:  The Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer
9 books:  The Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowtiz
10 books (so far!):  The House of Night series by P.C. Cast
11 books (so far!):  The 39 Clues series (various authors)
12 books:  The Saga of Darren Shan

Happy Holiday Reading!

Book Week Scotland

 

This week, 26th November - 2nd December, is the first ever Book Week Scotland. To celebrate, we are having a Book Amnesty! Return any overdue books to us this week and get a reward...We are also joining in with the National Reading Hour, in conjunction with the English Department.

There has not been a better time to pop into the library and borrow from our wide range of fiction and non-fiction books, or simply get a recommendation.  So what are you waiting for?!

Spook of the Week!

As it's Hallowe'en this week, why not check out our range of spooky books?  We have everything from vampires, to ghosts, to werewolves, to golems!  Enjoy!

Book of the Week

A new term, and a new book as Book of the Week!

This week's new addition is The Midnight Zoo by Sonya Hartnett.  The book was shortlisted for the 2012 CILIP Carnegie medal, a prestigious prize for children's writers.

From the blurb:

'Under cover of darkness, two brothers cross a war-ravaged countryside carrying a secret bundle. One night, they stumble across a deserted town reduced to smouldering ruins...but at the end of a blackened street, they find a small green miracle: a zoo filled with animals in need of hope.'

Particularly good if you like a historical novel or an adventure story, snap it up before someone else does!