What happens in the Library, plus news, competitions, stories, resources, #infolit and all sorts of interesting stuff. Tweets mainly by Mrs Macfadyen.
Motherwell, Scotland
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Webb Takes a Stunning, Star-Filled Portrait of the Pillars of Creation
Credit:NASA/ESA/CSA
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Final “Who am I?” (As a reader) lesson with S1. With a bit of persuasion, lots of chat and some interesting examples EVERYONE saw themselves as readers and that’s exactly how it should be.
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I've written a short story for school or home based on events Audrey Hepburn was involved with during Christmas 1944. Linked to Resist. To be released in print and a video tonight. (Cover by @jamesinnerdale.)
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Reading this I have yet again moved from a sense of anger and disbelief that we are yet again having this conversation to an overwhelming sense of sadness but a need to say again why libraries are so important,look again at what they do and who their partners are
“The scale of the savings that libraries need to make and also the impact of inflationary costs means that these aren't savings that can be found down the back of the sofa or trimming little bits here and there. It is a really serious situation." bbc.co.uk/news/business-6362…
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Our natural world is in a critical condition. Choreographer @SadeckW and students from Bird College have created a beautiful "human murmuration". This shows how world leaders must work together at #COP15 to restore nature and halt biodiversity loss. urgentconversation.org/?sour…
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In 1951, Adelbert Ames created the mind-boggling ‘Ames Window’. It’s so effective that even when you know how it works you can’t break the illusion
[video from The Curiosity Show: buff.ly/36DvRNs]
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Mount Etna blowing perfect smoke rings during a volcanic eruption.
Credit: Geoff Mackley
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It really is time now that @scotgov made the provision of professional librarians in Secondary Schools statutory - bringing this into line with tha national standards for teaching staff. I call on you First Minister to address this matter urgently. @ScotGovFM
As you may know @EastRenCouncil is proposing cutting all school librarians. Here is a link to the Budget Consultation if you wish to have your say on the matter.
getinvolved.eastrenfrewshire…
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Booklovers, your favourite game is back! 📚🎉
Guess all 20 books in the #HiddenBooksGame and you could win a £500/€500 National Book Token to spend in your local bookshop (the best gift ever, in our opinion).
Play now: caboodle.nationalbooktokens.…
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We're giving away a bundle of all 20 books featured in this year's #HiddenBooksGame AND a @bbcmaestro writing course of your choice!
The books will be revealed in January (but you'll know what they are if you complete the game!).
Enter now: caboodle.nationalbooktokens.…
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Every school should have a library & a librarian to inspire the love of reading. No child should EVER have to go without access to books & to the expert guidance that will help them to read for pleasure, and enjoy all the life-changing benefits of literacy.
#GreatSchoolLibraries
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'Body of Knowledge' by Dana Albany for Burning Man 2000, was constructed with out-dated textbooks and discarded library books #WomensArt
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On November 12, 1833, there was a meteor shower so intense that it was possible to see up to 100,000 meteors crossing the sky every hour. At the time, many thought it was the end of the world, so much so that it inspired this woodcut by Adolf Vollmy.
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I cannot stress enough that young people - especially the more vulnerable ones - desperately need school librarians as a figure who is not a teacher who they can trust and be guided by...it might save a few quid now but the consequences of losing them will be long lasting.
As you may know @EastRenCouncil is proposing cutting all school librarians. Here is a link to the Budget Consultation if you wish to have your say on the matter.
getinvolved.eastrenfrewshire…
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National Non Fiction November GIVEAWAY! To coincide with yesterday’s blog & today’s guest book reviews, we are offering one copy each of #Luminous & #IHearYouOcean to one lucky winner thanks to @GreystoneKids. To enter like & RT. UK Only. Closes 15/11/2022 at midday.#NNFN2022
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Why read books? Because books let us see the world through other eyes. They are the greatest EMPATHY ENGINES ever invented. #literacy
(Art: @chrisriddell50)
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Do you know the story of how librarians supported the war effort on the front lines during #WW1 and #WW2 ? blog.oup.com/2017/05/librari… #remembranceday2022
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Fireworks at the Ryogoku Bridge, by Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858.
Available to buy as a print in our shop: buff.ly/3o55NWh #bonfirenight #FireworksNight #fireworks
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Lots of great book chat at our #ReadingSchools sharing best practice meeting today.
Thanks to valued colleagues from @OLHSLRC and @StMoLibrary
Thanks also to @crosbie_mrs for supporting this event @AirdrieReads
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Alright just putting this out into the universe: I need more excuses to visit Scotland. Any schools / libraries - pref in central belt but anywhere really - who’d like me to come and do comics workshops, get in touch info (at) neillcameron (dot) com - discounted rates available!