“Librarians share the best ways to rediscover reading, make it a regular habit – and their tips for the most unputdownable books” theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Looking forward to our Community Book Club discussion of these two brilliant novels this evening in the library. Wellington Community #bookclubs

Why fiction from Korea and Japan has become so popular with English-language readers. thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-lib…

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Looking forward to more thought-provoking talks and sharing ideas with fellow school librarians in Sheffield today. Yesterday was excellent. Ideas for promoting reading, discussion of AI, Patrick Ness and Nicola Morgan #librariesunleashed #uksla School Library Association (SLA)

Wonderful talk by Richard Gerver at the start of School Library Association (SLA) Conference day 2 in Sheffield. #SLASheffield #schoollibraries #librariesunleashed

Love this! Perfect introduction to the shortlisted books before the winner announcement today.

Announcing the 29th winner of the #WomensPrize for Fiction – V.V. (Sugi) Ganeshananthan with her novel Brotherless Night. Congratulations Sugi! With thanks to our sponsors @Audible_UK and Baileys #WomensPrize

Did you see our #YABookPrize shortlist announcement last week? Let us know in the comments how many you've read 👇

🎉 Congratulations to the 2024 Winners of the Yoto Carnegie Medals for Writing and Illustration, and Shadowers' Choice Medals The Carnegies: @StoryBreathing, @JospehACoelho and Tia Fisher (moving to Bluesky and Insta)! #YotoCarnegies24 Read the press release: yotocarnegies.co.uk/2024-winners-a…

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Looking forward to welcoming Dan Freedman to talk to our Y9 Wheeler Programme students. They have their copies of #Unstoppable and we're looking forward to hearing their insights into the book and questions for Dan. It was so enjoyable last year - we're doing it again!

Reading libraries - public libraries offer so much and are a lifeline for so many people. Insightful and fascinating article on Battle Library. ‘If there’s nowhere else to go, this is where they come’: how Britain’s libraries provide much more than books theguardian.com/news/article/2…

Picture books for children – reviews theguardian.com/books/article/…

Brilliant news! A fantastic choice. Many congratulations to Frank Cottrell-Boyce

I'm really excited to hear these talks today. A whole strand on #readingforpleasure and lots of brilliant authors visiting us today!

Visit your local bookshop tomorrow and celebrate all the ways they make a difference to our local communities. 🎨: Sophy Henn #BookshopDay

‘I love the whole atmosphere and can spend hours browsing’: how did bookshops suddenly become cool? theguardian.com/books/2024/oct…

Presenting our Foyles Book of the Year 2024 shortlist: whittled down from the past year of bookish excellence—a bookshelf full of essential reading, from established writers and new voices alike, defining this year in books. Behold the shortlistees… bit.ly/47yzdl6

Calling School Librarians: Wellington College Prep is looking for an experienced and qualified School Librarian. Closing date 28th January. Find out more here: sla.org.uk/Public/Job-ads…