Our staff book club is proving really popular, and today we finally shared our thoughts on All The Light You Cannot See by @anthonydoerrwriter Next up is Remarkably Bright Creatures by @shelbyvanpeltwrites #readingteachers #staffbookclub #bookclub #readingforpleasure #reading

We welcomed M A Bennett🦌 for a wonderful talk about her YA novels...loved by students and staff alike! #welovereading #inspiration #schoollibrary #authorvisit

Mrs Brennan had been drawing inspiration from keynote speakers and workshops at the National Literacy Trust conference today!

Big thanks to Claire, librarian at St Augustine's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy for welcoming me to explore their library today we met at our author visit with M.A. Bennett. Great to exchange ideas & gain inspiration for future collaborative work! #networking #collaboration #schoollibraries

Re-genrefication! It's a bigger job than you think!

Welcome back to all our Stonyhurst students and staff! Here's what we have been busy with in The More Library over the summer... youtube.com/watch?v=VgFIgt… #genre #yourlibrary #schoollibrary #reading #librarydevelopment

Our new Illustration Club in The More Library has been launched! Students are already finding inspiration for their own artwork in this year's Information Book Award finalists in the books for 13-16 year old category #uksla #informationbookawards #schoollibrary

Our librarian, Mrs Brennan, is excited about being invited to discuss her doctoral research work at the upcoming School Library Association (SLA) New Developments in School Libraries Webinar!

This week, Stonyhurst Poets met with Hodder House children for a new reading programme arranged in collaboration with our chaplaincy. It was wonderful to see the huge smiles on ALL of their faces... truly inspirational #menandwomenforothers #schoollibraries #readingforpleasure

Today, our librarian, Mrs Brennan was talking about her research work to over 100 delegates at the School Library Association (SLA) New Developments in School Libraries Webinar! #medialiteracy #creativemedia

Our co-curricular Illustration Club had a great evening working on their designs but also exploring other illustrative art through VR! #virtualreality #illustration #creativity #schoollibrary #connectedlearning

Our College Librarian attended a CEMP Bournemouth Uni conference for her Ed D programme and was very inspired by the ideas raised by Professor Sarah Jones in her keynote on AI Literacy! #CEMPDOC

An amazing framed piece of work created by a student in our library Illustration Club... inspired by illustrator @nickillustratesthings as a result of our exploration of School Library Association (SLA) Information Book Award finalists! #illustrationclub #schoollibraries #library #creativity #art

Our librarian is currently researching the role of the library in encouraging and empowering students to create media that positively impacts others...

How lovely to see that School Library Association (SLA) chose us for their Moment of the Month! This artwork was created as part of our Library Illustration Club and we are looking forward to more reading and illustrating next year! #iba2023 #Illustration #schoollibrary #creativity #informationbookawards

Libraries are described as a "window to the world," and today we've seen that in the literal sense with students visiting to observe snowfall from our magnificent library windows. For some, this is the first time they've seen snow. It really is quite magical! #Stonyhurst

Wonderful to meet visiting Uruguayan students who enjoyed some mindful library activities...beads, reads, puzzles, and more! Inspirational young people who shared with us their own ideas about what makes a great school library #libraryspaces #newfriends #uruguay🇺🇾 #schoollibrary

Amazing turnout yesterday at the School Library Association (SLA) Lancashire Branch Meeting here at Stonyhurst. We had lovely feedback about the tour of the college and our historic libraries, and it was a productive day all round with lots of ideas exchanged! #uksla #librarians #networking

It was a pleasure Haslingden High School Library! Great Day

What a lovely dedication to the library - and a remarkable achievement to write and publish his own novel alongside his studies! Well done! #author #writing #inspiration #selfpublishing #library #dedication #schoollibrary