New session for parents, carers and parent groups 📚Scottish Book Trust in partnership with Connect📖 1 October 2024, 8-9pm 🔗Reserve your place here: bit.ly/4cQYNUJOct24 All parents and parent groups are very welcome! #ReadingSchools

📚💬 Residents are being asked to shape the future of Stirling Council’s libraries in a new consultation. To read more and for a link to the survey, visit: stirling.gov.uk/news/opportuni… #consultation #stirling #libraries #future

Fantastic to hear from Minister for Children, Young People and the Promise Natalie Don-Innes MSP about the power of early years education and the Bookbug programme. #BookbugHeroAward

'Bookbug is not just sweet, it's essential' – thank you Suzanne Zeedyk for your inspiring words about the Bookbug programme. #BookbugHeroAward

Children and Young People Minister Natalie Don-Innes MSP joined Scottish Book Trust today for the Bookbug Hero Award Celebration. It was an opportunity to celebrate the work of those working to share the joy of reading with Scotland's children and young people.

Congratulations to Sally Huband, former New Writers Awardee and now the winner of the Highland Book Prize with Sea Bean, from Hutchinson Heinemann! 🏆👏

Thank you to the Scottish Book Trust for a wonderful celebration today in Glasgow for all the Bookbug Hero Award winners. Reading & sharing books & stories with children is such an important experience. I’m so happy to share my love of books with the wonderful children Longridge Primary

Award-winning author, illustrator and festival favourite Rob Biddulph will join the #ScotFriendlyBookTour for a fun-packed virtual draw-along on 2 October. Be there to literally draw along with Rob in your class by applying for places, today! scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-au…

Had a lovely time at the #BookbugHeroAward event today! A celebration of the awesome work by #Bookbug practitioners and the impact it has on children and parents/guardians. Also a reminder of the vital role #Libraries play in providing spaces for this to happen! ❤️

Applications for the 2024–25 ASN School Residencies programme are now open! ✨ Apply now to work with a professional writer, storyteller or illustrator during 15 funded sessions. 📚 scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-au…

The Team at CALL have been working hard over the summer to create symbolised resources to support the annual P1 #BookBug bags. Read all about another successful collaboration this year between ourselves and Scottish Book Trust in Joanna's new blog post! bit.ly/3924blog

It's World Charity Day! The team at Scottish Book Trust would like to give a huge thanks for your unwavering support in all we do.📚❤️

Browse our range classic picture books this Read a Book Day – and introduce little ones to Peter Rabbit, Mog, Elmer and the Gruffalo for the very first time! All profits going back into our charity to help us continue changing lives with books ❤️📚 shop.scottishbooktrust.com/collections/ch…

According to World Literacy Foundation research, a failure to master basic literacy skills costs the UK economy £80 billion every year. Libraries can craft local strategic responses with schools and others to meet their communities literacy needs. #WorldLiteracyDay

Through thriving reading cultures, schools can bring the many benefits of reading to their learners. All schools in Scotland can join Reading Schools, our national programme that offers support and tools to promote reading for pleasure across their settings. #WorldLiteracyDay

We have 5️⃣ copies of Life Lessons from Historical Women by Scottish stand-up, writer and actor Eleanor Morton to give away. Enter by 30 September to win this funny and fascinating introduction to some of history's most forward-thinking women. 📚 scottishbooktrust.com/book-of-the-mo…

This week on the #ScotFriendlyBookTour we're bringing the award-winning Danielle Jawandoto secondary schools across East Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire and Glasgow. A huge thanks as always to our sponsors Scottish Friendly for making these events possible.

Join us and Scotdec on Wednesday 2 October for a session on a rights-based approach to picturebooks. Learn how children’s literature can promote a rights-respecting culture in your school, accompanied by new resources and activities. eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-discove…