Ryedale Library

Today is my last official day as @RyedaleLibrary librarian, I have absolutely loved my time at school and will miss it soooo much...look after my beautiful library, read lots, broaden your horizons & be kind to one another. Goodbye... #readingforpleasure #schoollibrary

Read this at the weekend, thank you @tompalmerauthor for a poignant, beautiful & insightful book. Memories of my brave, kind Grandad who spoke often about the Artic crossing he made and the hellish experience. My hero... #Remember

Thinking about Year 6 today & the transition to Secondary School. Our #Bookoftheweek 'Everything All At Once' by Steve Camden gives voice to these experiences & anxieties, a collection of poems sharing the highs and lows of one week in secondary school.

Today marks the start of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek our #bookoftheweek is 'It's Not OK to Feel Blue and other lies', a collection of essays curated by writer Scarlett Curtis. In this book inspirational people open up about their mental health. #fightforMH

Happy Tuesday everyone! A truly inspirational & insightful book 'Silence is NOT an Option' by Stuart Lawrence for our #bookoftheweek. You can impact the world for change. #standup #speakup

A thought provoking read for #bookoftheweek '100 Things to Know About Saving the Planet' from Usborne. How can you help? What can you do? Find the answer to these questions and more. #savetheplanet

Hope you all have had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the sunshine. #Bookoftheweek: Long Way Down, The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds and art by Danica Novgorodoff. Hard-hitting tale, based on an award-winning novel in verse by the same author, powerful and thought provoking.

Good morning! Back to school this morning and our #bookoftheweek is 'The Silent Stars Go By' by Sally Nicholls. A beautiful historic novel set in the aftermath of the first World War, read it in one sitting!

#schoollibrarians are working and carrying out lots of different roles during lockdown (not sitting at home reading books). This is me, alongside others school colleagues carrying out Covid tests for staff & pupils in school.

Another Christmas book this week 'Last Christmas' curated by Greg Wise & Emma Thompson. A beautiful, funny and soulful collection of personal essays about the meaning of Christmas, written by a variety of voices, some you will have heard of, some not. #bookoftheweek

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, the decorations are up in the Library! Read 'Tinsel: The Girls Who Invented Christmas' by Sibéal Pounder Our #bookoftheweek to start your festive reading.

Today is #WorldAIDSDay2020. I wear my red ribbon to remember friends lost and those living with HIV today.

All things Strictly happening in the Library...glitter balls, silver fringe curtains and sparkle! #keepreading #keepdancing #ItTakesTwo

We are going all things 'Strictly' in the Library this week (we all need sequins & glamour in our lives!) so our #bookoftheweek is 'No Ballet Shoes in Syria' by Catherine Bruton, filled with warmth, hope and humanity.