Christmas display
A bit of a Christmas puzzle for the display this year. Quickly solved by S1 students Caitlynn and Rebecca who were also kind enough to find it funny!
'(T) hats a cracker of a book' is the solution - just in case you didn't get it. So, lots of Christmassy-themed books to choose from around the Library as well as on the display. Everything from Christmas poetry and 'Horrible Christmas' to Charles Dickens' 'Christmas stories' and really terrible Christmas jokes.
December FlipSide
The December issue is now available in the Library. This month there are articles explaining the science behind archery as seen in the movie 'Catching Fire'; the latest 'Need for speed' game; the future for polar bears on the Arctic ice and the '10 weirdest animal robots'. Something for everyone!
St Andrew's Day
To celebrate St Andrew's Day (30th November) there is a display of books by Scottish authors in the Library.
The Scottish Book Trust have just announced the result of their poll to find Scotland's favourite book from the last fifty years. In first place was 'Trainspotting' by Irvine Welsh; second place went to 'Lanark' by Alasdair Gray and in third place is Ian Rankin's 'Black and blue'.
Every book it's reader
The display for Book Week Scotland features some books which although fairly new in the Library have yet to be borrowed. So, to find their reader these 'unloved' books are advertising their stories in, hopefully, an amusing way. Come along to the Library and see if any of the books are your ideal match.
Does your pet read enough?
The photographs below show my pets catching up with their reading. Mist,y the cocker spaniel, is reading 'The knife of never letting go' by Patrick Ness. Though I will not be allowing her to finish it, as the story gets VERY sad towards the end and especially traumatic for dogs (don't tell her about Manchee!!). Tank, the red-toed Amazonian tortoise, is making his way to his book of choice - 'Catching fire' by Suzanne Collins - perhaps he might get there before the third and final book in the series makes it into the cinema!!
Book Week Scotland 2013
Here in the Library there will be competitions for you to enter as well as lots of books on display.
I am going to enter the pets reading competition and I will post the photos (Tank the tortoise is taking a bit of time to find the book he wants!!) on the blog tomorrow. If you have any photos of your pet reading that you would like diplayed in the Library please let me know and remember to enter the SBT competition too.
The display this week is about two rules of Library science:
1. Every book it's reader
2. Every reader his/her book
(But more of this later)
If you would like to find the book of your dreams why not come along to the Library and check out the "Library of unloved books" where you just might find the perfect book!
Book of the week - 18th November
From the blurb: 'Patrick and Mosi are very different. Patrick has only ever known the council estate where he lives and the local boys who are like him. Mosi has just arrived in Glasgow and desperately needs to start his new life without any trouble.
Then Patrick sees a man fall to his death from a neighbouring tower block, and a dangerous figure appears from Mosi's past - a man who really terrifies him.
Mosi has no choice but to tell Patrick a secret. But for Patrick and Mosi, knowing the truth also means facing unimaginable danger - together.'
Check out Cathy MacPhail's blog to read where her inspiration for this book came from or view the book trailer:
Movember
Some of the books in the Library have undergone a Movember makeover in recognition of all those trying to grow a moustache for charity. So I moustache you to come long to the Library and check out some of these books!
Book of the week - 11th November
This week's book of the week is 'Soldier dog' by Sam Angus. This book fits in with two of the display themes in the Library - Remembrance and animals. The story is set during the First World War and is a moving story about the bond between humans and dogs.
From the blurb:
'He''ll always be true, faithful and brave, even to the last beat of his heart.
It is 1917. In the trenches of France miles from home, Stanley is a boy fighting a man's war. He is a dog handler, whose dog must be so loyal that he will cross no-man's-land alone under heavy fire to return to Stanley's side, carring a message that could save countless lives. But this journey is fraught with danger, and only the bravest will survive.
As the fighting escalates and Stanley experiences the true horror of war, he comes to realize that the loyalty of his dog is the only thing he can rely on...'
If you like this book why not try:
From the blurb:
'He''ll always be true, faithful and brave, even to the last beat of his heart.
It is 1917. In the trenches of France miles from home, Stanley is a boy fighting a man's war. He is a dog handler, whose dog must be so loyal that he will cross no-man's-land alone under heavy fire to return to Stanley's side, carring a message that could save countless lives. But this journey is fraught with danger, and only the bravest will survive.
As the fighting escalates and Stanley experiences the true horror of war, he comes to realize that the loyalty of his dog is the only thing he can rely on...'
Lest we forget
There is a Remembrance display in the Library with fiction books which have a wartime setting, and non-fiction books about war.
Fiction display
On display in the fiction area of the Library are books which are all about animals or have the name of an animal in the title.
Colourful Reads
After all the dark, black, bleak horror and scary books that were on display for Halloween thought it was time for some colour. So, a bright colourful display of books will be found at the Library entrance and on the display board. So if you DO judge a book by it's cover and you want a cheerful image on the front of your book come along and borrow one of the books on display.
Book of the week - 4th November
'After tomorrow' by Gillian Cross is an exciting, page-turning, dystopian novel set in a time when the banks have crashed and there is not enough food to go round and as it says on the cover "survival is your only option". It is quite a frightening novel because it makes you think about what it would be like if this actually happened. So if you like a read that is excting and thought-provoking you should try this one.
From the blurb : "What if you woke up tomorrow and everything had changed? Money is worthless. Your friends are gone. Armed robbers roam the streets. No one is safe. For Matt and his little brother, Taco, that nightmare is a reality. Their only hope of survival is to escape through the Channel Tunnel. But danger waits on the other side...Stay or go. What would you do?"
From the blurb : "What if you woke up tomorrow and everything had changed? Money is worthless. Your friends are gone. Armed robbers roam the streets. No one is safe. For Matt and his little brother, Taco, that nightmare is a reality. Their only hope of survival is to escape through the Channel Tunnel. But danger waits on the other side...Stay or go. What would you do?"
FlipSide
The November issue of Flip Side is available in the Library. As usual it is full of fascinating articles and some unusual pictures.
Halloween Display
This year's Halloween Display is based on a rhyme I remember from way back when I was at primary school. There are lots of horror and ghost stories on display throughout the Library as well, so plenty to scare you during the long, dark autumn evenings!
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| It's Halloween and witches fly |
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| On their broonsticks through the sky |
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| Each is wearing a pokey hat |
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| And each has got a big black cat! |
Book of the week - 28th October
This week we are revisiting a previous book of the week - 'Liar & spy' by Rebecca Stead - this book was not very popular first time round despite my recommendation (or because of it?!) but it has now won a major literary prize. Rebecca Stead is the first America author to win the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize for Liar & spy which is a very clever story about a boy who is bullied at school and how he deals with this problem. Well worth reading.
Book of the week - 14th October
'Far rockaway' by Charlie Fletcher is this week's featured book. When Cat and her grandfather are knocked down by a truck in central Manhattan they find themselves fighting for their lives in two worlds: a hospital in Manhattan and a strange world full of heroes and villains from some literary classics such as 'The three musketeers' and 'Treasure Island'. Cat has to find a way to survive in this fantasy world and find her way home and back to consciousness. This is an exciting fantasy adventure and will appeal to your inner swashbuckler!!
If you like this story you might also enjoy 'Stoneheart' by Charlie Fletcher.
Black October
In October as the nights get darker thoughts start to turn to all things "Halloween". The display in the fiction section this month focuses on books which are scary, or frightening, and which, by coincidence, have predominantly black book jackets! So if you want something creepy or ghostly to read come along to the Library and see the selection of books on display.
Book of the week - &th October
Book of the week this week is 'Unfed' by Kirsty McKay. If you liked the first book in this series ('Undead') of zombie fun and adventure then you will surely enjoy 'Unfed'.
From the blurb on the back cover:
"They're back... and this time they're hungry.
The good news: Bobby survived her unreal school trip. The bad news: her best bud Smitty is missing, there are undead everywhere and they're getting hungrier...
It's a no-brainer. Somehow she must find some living frinds - and the antidote- before everyone's toast."
Just the sort of story for the lengthening dark nights and the lead up to Halloween!!
From the blurb on the back cover:
"They're back... and this time they're hungry.
The good news: Bobby survived her unreal school trip. The bad news: her best bud Smitty is missing, there are undead everywhere and they're getting hungrier...
It's a no-brainer. Somehow she must find some living frinds - and the antidote- before everyone's toast."
Just the sort of story for the lengthening dark nights and the lead up to Halloween!!
National Poetry Day
For more facts about National Poetry Day visit the Scottish Poetry Library's website or the website of Education Scotland for information, poems and downloads.
Book of the week - 30th September
'Tomorrow, when the war began' is the first in the series of books by John Marsden. The books are set in an Australia which has been invaded and occupied by a foreign power. The book centres around a band of teenagers who return from a camping trip to find that their families have been taken and decide not to surrender but to fight. Thus they embark on a guerrilla war against the enemy soldiers. The story is narrated by Ellie one of the teenagers. This series of books has been recognised as the most popular teen fiction series ever written in Australia.
European Day of Languages
Today - Thursday 26th September- is European Day of Languages as it has been on this day every year since 2001. The idea is to encourage everyone in Europe, no matter how old or young , to learn more langauges. In fact all UK residents are being encouraged to learn 1000 words in a new language in order to improve job prospects. For more information about the 'Speak to the future campaign' click here
FlipSide
The latest issue of FlipSide is available in the Library. In this issue there are articles on - the technology behind FIFA 2014; how tech savvy the top 20 teams in the Premiership are; the 10 weirdest medical 'cures' from around the world, as well as all the usual book, movie, tv and game reviews.
Book of the week- 16th September
'Chasing the dark' by Sam Hepburn is an exciting, edge-of-the-seat mystery/thriller. From the blurb on the back of the jacket:-
"Mum's gone. Killed in a hit-and-run car crash. Her last words a message for someone I've never heard of.
What happened that night? All I've got is a traill of secrets and lies, but am I just chasing the dark?"
Join Joe Slattery and his dog Oz as they try to find out the truth behind the 'accident' that killed his mother.
"Mum's gone. Killed in a hit-and-run car crash. Her last words a message for someone I've never heard of.
What happened that night? All I've got is a traill of secrets and lies, but am I just chasing the dark?"
Join Joe Slattery and his dog Oz as they try to find out the truth behind the 'accident' that killed his mother.
It's all relative! - Fiction display
Some of the books on the display are:
The firework-maker's daughter by Philip Pullman
Instant sisters by Rose Impey
Half brother by Kenneth Oppel
The magician's nephew by C. S. Lewis
The illustrated mum by Jacqueline Wilson
Like father, like son by Nick Hornby
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