“This is the best thing that’s ever happened in school!” - Finlay, Year 8. At breaktime, a group of pupils in Years 8-10 who have borrowed from, or used, the library regularly since September were invited to an event inspired by the Icelandic tradition of Jólabókaflóð. 1/3

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by CS Lewis (OC 1141), first published on this day 75 years ago. Pictured by the lamppost at Campbell College that local lore says inspired him.

Great new non-fiction titles available in the library now, and more on the way! Whatever your interests, we’ve got the book for you. #SchoollLibrary

The library has had a busy start to term, with over 1000 books issued! Year 8 have got off to a great start, borrowing 185 books in their first month at the school, while Price’s are the top house for borrowing so far. What will October bring?! #SchoolLibrary #LibraryStats

‘Smashing’ work from Year 8, who have completed our community jigsaw! No time to wait, they’ve decided to move on to the next - keep tuned to see which design they’ve decided to tackle this time. 🧩 #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibraryLife #CommunityJigsaw #JigsawPuzzles

Every day is a good day to read, but today is #NationalReadABookDay! Here’s one of my current reads, ‘Norah’s Ark’ by Victoria Williamson - a lovely, thought-provoking story about two children from different backgrounds who bond over nature to form an unlikely friendship. 1/2

New displays for a new school year. Take some life lessons from literature, and kick off the year by reading one of our great sports themed books. #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibraryDisplays

And that’s a wrap on the 2024-25 school year! Hope that you all have a lovely summer break: have fun, stay safe, be good! #SchoolLibrary #LibraryStats

The library’s summer reading challenge is here! Keep reading over the holidays by taking part in a reading scavenger hunt - how many items from the list can you find and read? Small prizes, house points and certificates for all who enter; those who read all items will enter a prize draw.

Congratulations to 8B1, 9W1 and 10B2, who are our Battle of the Books class winners! Between them, they read and reviewed 106 books over the last three months, and received muffins at break-time today as a reward. Well done - and keep reading! 📖 #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibraryLife #HappyReaders

Saturday: book, blanket, cat. ❤️

Lovely senior book group meeting after school this afternoon. We’re an eclectic little bunch, and discussed everything from books we’ve recently read or are reading to quantum physics! Next meeting: in the new school year, and we’ll discuss what we’ve read over summer.

Thanks so much to @readingagency.bsky.social and @johnmurrays.bsky.social for generously gifting us a copy of David Attenborough and Colin Butfield’s #Ocean. It’s stunning, and a valuable addition to our collection.

A little round of up library statistics from the month of May. #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibraryLife #LibraryStatistics #TLSky

I will never, ever get tired of seeing a pupil’s delight when they get their hands on the book they’ve been desperate to read. Best feeling, best job. #SchoolLibrarian

Great to collaborate earlier in the year with Digital Technology to teach research & referencing skills to some of our Year 14. Their feedback indicates they found it a useful project - hopefully it’ll make the transition to university study a bit easier too! #SchoolLibrary

What a difference a good weed makes. Junior fiction looking much fresher and more inviting to use, after a day spent pulling outdated/unborrowed books from the shelves. With 9 boxes of books removed from this section today, I’m now off home for a lie down! #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #LibrarySky

In another episode of “things they don’t prepare you for as a school librarian…” Thank you YouTube… #JackOfAllTrades #SchoolLibrarian #SchoolLibrarianLife #TLSky #LibrarySky

It’s been a two five-star book weekend, thanks to beautiful weather and a boarding shift! Reviews below. #SchoolLibrarian #AmReading #MiniBookReview #RecommendedReading #TLSky #LibrarySky #BookSky 1/5

A timely quote from Dr. Carla Hayden: “Libraries are a cornerstone of democracy—where information is free and equally available to everyone. People tend to take that for granted, and they don’t realize what is at stake when that is put at risk.”

The life of a school librarian… half our time spent convincing you to borrow our books, and the other half desperately pleading with you to bring them back! #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibraryLife #SchoolLibrarian #Overdues #TLSky

An assortment of brand new non-fiction heading out onto the shelves this week! #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibraryBooks #NonFictionBooks #NonFiction #ReadForInformation #ReadForKnowledge #ReadForPleasure #TLSky

April’s #LibraryStats are here! (Only 12 days counted this month due to Easter.) We’ve received 115 ‘Battle of the Books’ competition reviews, Year 8 & Dobbin’s top their respective leaderboards, & borrowing from the library has saved you £2932.63 between January-April. #SchoolLibrary #TLSky

We can't control what happens, but we can choose our response. Join us for Meaningful May and focus on the things that matter actionforhappiness.org/meaningful-may #MeaningfulMay

Two photos taken on a beautiful walk from Whitespots Country Park to Bangor (and back again!). #Hiking #NorthernIreland #LandscapePhotography #Outdoors #OffDutyLibrarian

Every librarian should read this incredible post called "Librarians Are Dangerous" by @bradmontague.bsky.social today. It truly made my heart sing today. Thank you, Brad! ❤️ (And thank you to Julie W. for sharing it with me this morning.) bradmontague.substack.com/p/librarians... #TLSky #Skybrarian

“It’s vital that libraries feel able to provide access to a wide range of perspectives if they are to facilitate the free exchange of ideas.” Reading widely develops empathy and broadens worldviews. So, no surprise that some would prefer you didn’t…

A scene from a lovely hike along the Dungonnell Way with a brilliant group of friends - the perfect way to start the holidays. 🥾💚 #Hiking #NorthernIreland #LandscapePhotography #OffDutyLibrarian

Well, if the cat suggests I should start the holidays by curling up and reading, who am I to argue?! #NationalPetDay #BooksAndCats #SchoolLibrarian

Our wellbeing week seems like a good opportunity to promote some of the benefits of reading! Borrow some of our great books before the break - they’ll go really well with a bit of chocolate! 📚🍫 #ReadingForPleasure #SchoolLibrary #ReasonsToRead #BenefitsOfReading #ReadEveryDay #TLSky #LibrarySky

Two new jigsaw puzzles generously donated by one of our parents’ book group members! These are lovely, and will definitely keep our community of jigsaw puzzlers going during the summer term! 🧩 ❤️ #SchoolLibrary #LibrarySky #JigsawPuzzles #TLSky

#TLSkyChat A3. Because April is also National Poetry month, I wrote this ode to share a snapshot of what my library looked like on any given day! Hat tip to @lizgardensalad.bsky.social for the poetry inspo and @katemessner.com for the book rec!

In today’s episode of ‘things they didn’t prepare you for in library school’… sewing up split school trousers! 🪡 😂 #JackOfAllTrades #SchoolLibrarian #MoreThanBooks #TLSky #LibrarySky

I ntroducing a new shelving method today, based on pupil browsing habits. It may look chaotic, but the Heap Lie On method is going to be a game changer - who needs tidy shelves anyway?! 📚 #TheresOrderForAReason #SchoolLibrary #LibraryHumor #IfYouDidntLaughYoudCry #TLSky #AprilFool

The #LibraryStats are in for March! Alden’s & Allison’s jointly hold first place for house borrowing this month. Year 9 have overtaken Year 8 as best borrowers across all year groups. Will our three classes leading the Battle of the Books reviews stay there during April? #SchoolLibrary #TLSky

First reviews received for our #BattleOfTheBooks competition. 🤩 Four classes, 8B1, 8B2, 9G1 & 10B2 have started to earn points for their reading, & are in with the chance of winning break time treats next term! Will they remain in the lead? Watch this space! #TLSky #BookSky #SchoolLibrary

Our new display board: can you work out what is Shakespeare, and what is Fakespeare?! Whether you’re inspired to read more or need to brush up on your knowledge of the bard, you can find books to help on our shelves - mostly under 822.33. #SchoolLibrary #ShakespeareWeek #TLSky #LibrarySky

Reading while waiting for a boarding house to slowly wake up… I love a good thriller; I’ve heard positive things about this book and the TV series, and the first few chapters have started well, so I don’t think it’ll disappoint! #SchoolLibrarian #BoardingSchool #BookSky

This week in the library we asked, #WouldYouRather be twice as strong, but twice as slow OR be twice as fast, but twice as weak… here are our results - it was a close call, with only 12 buttons in it!! #BurningQuestions #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibraryLife #SchoolLibraryFun #TLSky #LibrarySky

Appallingly overdue, a small prize-giving this morning for pupils who took part in the library’s summer reading challenge. Pupils were set 15 Olympic-themed reading activities: certificates, keyrings and lollies awarded to all, plus a book to the pupil who completed all 15! #SchoolLibrary #TLSky

#NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek aims to help the world understand, value & celebrate neurodiverse minds. Here are just some of our books that can help us recognise the strengths and talents that come from thinking & perceiving the world differently. #SchoolLibrary #ReadToLearn #BookSky #TLSky

Did you know the library has reading lists to help you discover your next favourite book? You can access them via Firefly here: campbell.fireflycloud.net/library/year... or Canva, if you’re not in school: bit.ly/4kxKPeZ and bit.ly/3FF0eKv #SchoolLibrary #ReadingForPleasure #TLSky #BookSky

Over the last fortnight Years 8-10 have looked at and discussed books in their library periods, and created some year group reading shortlists! They now have until mid-May to read & review as many books as possible in order to win points - and a break time treat for their class!

‘A library is more than a place with books, it is a lifeline.’ Library closures: What impact do they have on communities who lose them? - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A contentious question this week in the library - would you rather have a Devon or Cornish cream tea?! Most of you voted the only correct way,* and went for Cornish - jam before cream! #SchoolLibrary #WouldYouRather *Librarian’s view is final.🤭

A perfect day for fresh air and a book over lunch! Really enjoying Local by Alastair Humphreys, which is about a year spent exploring a map of his local area one grid square at a time. It’s a good reminder that you don’t always have to venture far to find nature to enjoy. #LibrarianReads

Thank you to @childrensbooksireland.ie for our free KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards Junior Jury book pack. Can’t wait to get stuck in to reading and reviewing these with our pupils! #JuniorJuries #KPMGChildrensBooksIrelandAwards

We’ve had a week of bookish would you rather questions to mark #worldbookday! Here are our results… Our normal weekly #wouldyourather resumes next week. #burningquestions #schoollibrary #schoollibraryfun

Every time you encourage a child to read a book, you will change their lives - sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. But child by child, book by book, we can change the world. Children who read become adults who think - and will build a world that’s better for EVERYONE. #books #reading #literacy