"Rather than count the fiscal cost of libraries, we should measure them by their social value." Which is INCALCULABLE! Libraries are fundamental to literacy, liberty, democracy. They're among the most vital services governments can provide. #SaveLibraries theargus.co.uk/news/23536959.…

If you know any young writers & artists - please show them this BookTrust competition! It's open to all children aged 8 and up: booktrust.org.uk/books-and-read…

MASSIVE study by Cambridge University of over 10,000 adolescents showing children #readingforpleasure at an early age have better mental health, improved attention and less behavioural problems when they enter adolescence... #lovelibraries National Literacy Trust cam.ac.uk/research/news/…

Today, some of the books that shaped my life—and the lives of so many others—are being challenged by people who disagree with certain ideas or perspectives. And librarians are on the front lines, fighting every day to make the widest possible range of viewpoints, opinions, and

Thank you to the 21 Members of Parliament that have already signed Margaret Greenwood Early Day Motion calling on Government to ensure that every child benefits from a #GreatSchoolLibrary edm.parliament.uk/early-day-moti… MT School Library Association (SLA) CILIP CILIP SLG

✨✨ BOOK GIVEAWAY!! ✨✨ To celebrate Space Week, we’re giving away a bundle of Tim Peake’s ‘The Cosmic Diary of our Incredible Universe’. To enter, just: 🚀 ‘Like’ this post 🚀 Repost by 12.10.23 🚀 UK only And do check out all our space-themed author videos & resources at

Catch the last of the sun rays coming through the library windows today, and grab some of our great new non-fiction while you're there. #SchoolLibraries #greatbooks #GlasgowSchoolLibraries #CILIPS

📚 🌟 🎃 #Giveaway Time 🎃 🌟 📚 For the chance to #WIN 3 spectacular, signed, books, just in time for #Halloween, just RT & follow before midnight on Tues 31st October 📚 ( #ATasteOfDarkness signed by Cynthia Murphy & Amy McCaw 🖊️) #ReadingCommunity #BookTwitter

Just another manic Monday at Lochend with all the books returned before lunch ! Time for some new books .....

Getting ready for Christmas here at Lochend CHS Library ! The desk is looking festive and we're loving some of our new stock, not to mention our bookish decorations I think our slogan for next year will be "Read more in 24 !"

For any schools who want something other than a dressing up day for World Book Day UK 📚 , why not dress up/decorate a wooden spoon as a favourite book character? Saw this once on a school visit & had to pick out the three best!

World Book Day is coming to Lochend soon. We'll celebrate on Friday, March 8th as well just because the school library will be open and anyway, one day is never enough !

Happy #InternationalWomensDay💜 Today we celebrate women's achievements & #InspireInclusion across our communities. On #IWD2024 we elevate the focus on #womensequality to help forge a #genderequal world 🌎Thanks everyone everywhere for supporting #women 🙏🏾 bit.ly/IWD2024

It's #WorldBookDay plus 1 here at Lochend ! S1 and S2 are playing a "Guess the number of pages" game and hoping to win an Easter Egg today. Yum !

Win this set of 12 incredible books for your secondary school Get teens reading this term with this fantastic selection of thrillers, fantasy, romance and funny books. bit.ly/3QbQARP To enter: RT, FLW & tag the school you'd give them to UK only Ends 28/4

It's #EarthDay!🌍 What will you be reading? Here's a few books we LOVE about the natural world 💚 Need ideas? Browse our latest titles & filter by 'environment': readingzone.com/books Nicola Penfold Carlie Sorosiak - updates only Claire Saxby Jess Racklyeft Isabella Tree Angela Harding

What a great time we had with author and artist Neil Watson-Slorance last week in the library. Neil came and did an amazing graphic story workshop which the pupils really enjoyed. Here's the class in action , see more finished work on our blog !

Highly recommended with a 5-star review, our #BookOfTheDay blends African myth, friendship, romance and self-discovery. Try an extract of Sister Spirit, by our teen author of the month, Efua Traoré: readingzone.com/books/sister-s… Zephyr Books #teenreads #edutwitter

New Senior Fiction at Lochend ! I don't know whether to try the cakes. If you do, please save me a piece📚😄😋

Stories which share messages of hope, acceptance, which explore empathy and bring us closer together are more important than ever. Find these books and more great empathy reads at your local library or buy them from your local indie bookshop - uk.bookshop.org/shop/empathy-l…