East Renfrewshire Storytelling Festival

The East Renfrewshire Storytelling Festival takes place from 2nd February until 29th March. Find out what's on at :

http://view.vcab.com/showvcab.aspx?count=13/01/2009%2013:29:06-2&vcabid=cehSlrgnSejegr

Aye Write Glasgow Book Festival

The programme for the 2009 Aye Write Book Festival has just been published. You can download it from:

http://www.ayewrite.com/NR/rdonlyres/7E871EFF-3228-459A-838C-0FFC68978BEB/0/AyeWrite_Programme_2009.pdf

The festival takes place from 6 - 14 March in The Mitchell Library. General information on the festival can be found at:

http://www.ayewrite.com/

Martin Luther King, Jr Day

Martin Luther King Jr Day takes place on Monday 19th January 2009. Find out more about Martin Luther King Jr and the Civil Rights Movement from the special Library display or the following websites:

• 
  Civil rights http://www.africanaonline.com/civil_rights.htm
  Summary: This website provides articles related to the American Civil Rights Movement. The information includes a timeline, major events, organisations, riots, significant places and key people such as Martin Luther King.
• 
  The "I Have a Dream" Speech http://www.usconstitution.net/dream.html
  Summary: The text of Martin Luther King's, I Have a Dream speech.
• 
  King Center http://www.thekingcenter.org/mlk/index.html
  Summary: This site provides a biography of US civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. The site also has information about his legacy and a timeline.
• 
  Martin Luther King http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/king.html
  Summary: Information from Time magazine about Martin Luther King Jr.
• 
  Struggle for civil rights http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAcivilrights.htm
  Summary: This website provides extensive information about individual campaigners for Civil Rights in America from 1840 to 1980. The website also includes personalities, issues, events and organisations such as NAACP, Martin Luther King, SCLC, SNCC and the Black Panthers.

Melvin Burgess Short Story

This month Scottish Book Trust have a short story from the sometimes controversial author of Junk, Sara's Face and Bloodsong. Whose Face Do You See? is a story that gives an imaginative insight into the life of Marianne, a girl in a coma. Find it at:

http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/stories/whose-face-do-you-see-by-melvin-burgess

Books For Schools

We are now collecting free Books for Schools tokens. Tokens are printed in The Times and The Sunday Times every day during this school term. Please cut them out and post in our collection boxes to help the school get free books. Find out more at http://www.freebooksforschools.co.uk/

Thank you.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year and welcome back for the start of a new term. As it's the time for resolutions check out our display on healthy eating and fitness for some inspiration on how to feel great as we look forward to Spring.

It's also almost time for our prelim exams for S4-6 so we have a selection of study guides, revision notes and past papers available for borrowing. Please ask a member of library staff if you can't find what you are looking for.