Great afternoon with @theferret.scot and @cilipscotland.bsky.social essential training on mis and dis information

So sad today to say goodbye to the incredible Mrs Forsyth from our BooksNBiscuits book club off to bookshelves new - we wish her all the best at her new school where we know she will take her love of reading and biscuits with her! Thank you so much for your support - the biscuiteers.

More games inspired by Alastair Chisholm’s book, ‘I Am Wolf’. P5/6 have been very busy with their amazing #CodeRead project. Many thanks to Donna Baird @stninianslib.bsky.social for creating this project! @alastairc.com @carnwathprimary.bsky.social

Great fantasy evening at Waterstones- 4 authors for the price of one. Of course I got my books signed and might just have been first in the queue!😎

Today I welcomed a new S3 class - I showed them exciting & well written age appropriate books. They each picked one and we all read in silence for 40 minutes - 30 pupils and two staff lost in our own wee worlds of romance, heists, adventure and monsters. It can be done. #SchoolLibrariesAreEssential

I thought @cynthiamurphyya.bsky.social might like to see this incredible work. As part of "Creative Duets" students work in pairs- read the same book, then design and develop a response to report back to class. 2 girls created crime sheets and evidence files based Keep Your Friends Close.

School libraries change lives. 📚 Read all about the benefits they bring to the lives of young people: www.scottishbooktrust.com/our-research...

Need creative writing inspiration? Story Deck is here to help! Story Deck is a set of cards that has been sent to every secondary school in Scotland. Ask your librarian or English teacher if you can borrow the deck and get ready to start writing 📝✨

Help to make a school library staffed by a librarian a legal requirement for Scotland's secondary schools. Add your voice to the campaign 📢 www.scottishbooktrust.com/our-research...

Love this.

My #ReadingWrap for #2025 with 2 weeks to go - how many more can I squeeeeeeze in?

It's my new picture book reveal! STICKY MILDRED is a tale of a very sticky squirrel who absolutely does not want to take a bath, brilliantly illustrated by the awesome RIKIN PAREKH, and I hope you love it. Coming February 2026! @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #RikinParekh #KidLitUk

The clock is ticking with just FIVE days until #GreenLibraries Week 2025 is live. We’ve picked out some green highlights to inspire you. Join us next week to plant your seeds of change: www.cilip.org.uk/news/712859/...

“Miss, where do you want your church?” When your amazing S2 pupils go BIG when presenting to the class.

When I grow up I want to write as beautifully as Katherine Rundell. Enjoyment is the key to reading! www.thetimes.com/uk/get-brita...

200 books in an alcove under a stairwell do not a Library make. School librarians equip children with the literacy skills to learn, relax & find information we need for fulfilled lives & to be informed citizens. Every child deserves a Great School Library. @cilip.bsky.social tinyurl.com/5y67h3yt

Our most popular book this week has been this little beauty and we are able to have lots of wonderful copies thanks to the super folks at @readforgood.bsky.social who donated copies to our library! Thank you from this librarian and our happy readers.

What have you been doing for #DyslexiaAwarenessWeekScotland? We have posters in the library explaining dyslexia for those who are unsure and we bought some great new Dyslexia Friendly titles for our pupils. #Booksareforeveryone #therighbookfortherightpupil #schoollibraries

Just finished this incredible book. I knew a little bit about Josephine Baker but Dance of Resistance does an incredible job of packing in the life story of a woman we can only wonder at. Catherine Johnson does it again! @barringtonstoke.bsky.social @catwrote.bsky.social

Choose your preferred bundle – for either ages 7-9+ or 11-13+ – and enter via the link in Barrington Stoke's bio to be in with a chance of winning. Closing date 16/10/2025. (2/2)

Telling inspirational stories of real-life changemakers in an accessible, narrative style, these short books are a brilliant resource for classes studying Black History. Enter at ➡️ bit.ly/4n5X7fg *UK schools only. Competition ends 23.59 on 1st October 2025. T & Cs apply.

Inspired by Kathleen Jamie and her collective poetry where she outsources lines to make new works. Pupils and staff have been asked for their favourite first lines of books - we will be using these on #NationalPoetryday- inspired by this year's theme of PLAY!

Calling all pupils - we need your help for #GreenLibrariesWeek for a spiky green project. See Mrs Baird for more...

Sorry to say the library will be closed tomorrow but super excited to say I will be off to #BetterWorldBooks for a #GreenLibraries event with @cilipscotland.bsky.social I can't wait to hear about all the green projects & we get a tour of all the delicious books they have. Sounds like a perfect day.

Thank you so much to the lovely people @hachettechildrens.bsky.social for our fantastic book club books. Pupils were so excited to get started and even happier when we said they could keep them.

Great fun lesson with S2 today talking about judging books by their covers and what works and what doesn't. We were wondering about this one. (maybe turn round?) What is your favourite/ least favourite cover and why?

It’s #ReadABookDay or as I call it everyday!

Making biscuits from our books at BooksNBiscuits books club

Two in three young people in Scotland have felt unsafe. That’s why Young Scot + @policescotland.bsky.social have launched a digital safety hub - to promote safety, reduce harm and build trust in the police. 💡 Giving young people clear info, right where they need it. 👉 https://young.scot/safety

BEHOLD my Wimpy collection from around the world - I still need more - where should I venture next?

The library was so busy today with lots of very excited S1 pupils with many of them already borrowing books to take home. It was wonderful to see. Please remember the library is closed till next Thurs ( I am of to my other school) . #schoollibraries #greatreadsmakegreatminds

Our new S1 pupils were loving our international Wimpy Kids. Can you name the 6 different languages? I would love some more from around the world - I wonder where next? @jeffkinney.bsky.social #WimpyKid #library #schoollibrary

Pupils are back tomorrow for the new term - so that means more bookish fun and games in the library. But get in quick as we are only open for one day this week - so lets make Wednesday wonderful!

"Here @cilip.bsky.social, we believe in the power of books, stories and information to open minds, spark curiosity, and shape a better future." If you're a #Librarian in need of a lift take 3 mins to watch @carnegiemedals.bsky.social carnegies.co.uk/take-part/st... @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social

Huge thanks to the lovely bookseller from @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social last week - who helped me out when I bought this massive haul from their end of season sale- including what might be my favourite pop up book ever. #libraryhaul #greatbooks

And weeeeeeeeerrrrrreeeeee gonna be back for another year, starting on August the 25th. First meeting will address the most important question of the era... If your book was a biscuit , what type would it be? #BooksNBiscuits #bookclubs #Blueskybooks

Had the pleasure of meeting Danielle last year - such a lovely person and fantastic with pupils.

I herald....The LIBRARY! #FantasticReads

Great post from @elizabethutch.bsky.social as always www.elizabethahutchinson.com/post/why-eve...

Fantastic news for those involved but yet another year with no Scottish representation. www.sla.org.uk/Public/News/...

Every year I take a note of the books I have read ( mostly because by December I will have forgotten!). This year I am breaking down my reading habits into subgenres and themes. No surprise that fantasy is winning but two books with killer plants? Now that is a surprise!

Thanks so much to Mrs Y in Science for allowing me to help her out with the bees this morning. I was on smoking duty - trying to lull them to sleep. Not your typical day in the library but lots of fun and so interesting!

WIN a How to Train Your Dragon bundle worthy of a hero! We’ve teamed up with Hachette Children's and Rubies to give one lucky winner the chance to win an amazing prize! Enter here: buff.ly/96PrNvI

Top up on your Fact*or* Fiction this SUMMER with the LATEST WRDMag 😎📚💕 Read it online… for FREE! Or printed if you prefer to turn the pages in person😊weblink in bio. It's stuffed with latest book extracts, interviews & reviews for 8yrs+ & Xtra for teens. Spread the WRD! #WRDmag

I didn't know this - here are our #Spredges @faberchildrens.bsky.social I think they might even be in the correct order- almost - maybe I should have bought all ten? #stunning #books #fiction #CodeRead

Today's top story: Glasgow Boys, Margaret McDonald's coming of age novel, edited by Alice Swan and Ama Badu, has won the Branford Boase Award www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article... (£)

Become a Friend of Scottish Book Trust! ✨📚🧑‍🤝‍🧑 By setting up a regular donation, you'll be helping more children, families and adults in Scotland access the magic of books. www.scottishbooktrust.com/support-us/b...

A bit of "fun" from @privateeyenews.bsky.social