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Such a rewarding library period with one of our hub classes this morning using Story Deck to discuss favourite genres & emotional responses. Topics covered: Pride Month, happy dogs, explosions, feeling sad, asking for help, & calm forests 🌳
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AI skills project impact to be highlighted at major workshop | May 2025 | News | RGU The impact of an innovative digital literacy project led by RGU, which aims to improve young people’s understanding of generative artificial intelligence, is to be showcased at an event held at Glasgo...

This has been such a valuable experience for us at Forfar Academy. The pupils working on the project have loved every second and learnt so much. We’re really looking forward to the workshop! 💻
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Our April Reader of the Month is a Special Edition! 🥳 It was awarded to Logan for his outstanding contribution to running Craft Club with such confidence and all of the work he puts in (including researching different crafts!) to make sure all participants can take part 🧶
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Logan’s Craft Club Easter Competition 🐣 🐰 🍫

👋🏼 new display for a new month! 👋🏼

Our March Reader of the Month is Kayla! 🎉 Kayla is a very keen reader but was stuck in a reading slump so she visited the library to get book recommendations. She borrowed Radio Silence by @aliceoseman.bsky.social & read it over 2days! Well done, Kayla! 👏🏼🎊
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Our February Reader of the Month is Morven! 🎉 Morven very eloquently explained why she enjoyed Breathe by @sarahcrossan.bsky.social and was willing to try another one of her books even though it’s not something she’d normally go for. Well done, Morven! 👏🏼 🥳
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Lots of smiling faces at our new Crochet Club last week 🧶🧡 🪢

Our official Story Deck cards arrived today and they’re extremely handsome! 🥳 Scottish secondary schools, have you ordered your free decks? ➡️ www.readingschools.scot/story-deck
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SLG Scotland committee member Emma explains how she has been using the new Scottish Book Trust Story Deck resource. Have you requested your free sets yet?
www.readingschools.scot/story-deck

Event poster for a free author event with William Hussey

Have you signed up for our author event with William Hussey this week? A free event for school and youth librarians. Having just finished his fantastic new book The Boy I Love, we have to say it's not to missed!
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Why do you love your library?

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Happy Valentine’s Day! 💗 Here are some of the reasons our pupils love their school library 💖
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Yesterday we had a very special pupil-led edition of Craft Club. Logan prepared a video tutorial & all the materials in advance & talked everyone through the steps like a seasoned expert 🙌🏼 👏🏼

February so far: LGBT+ History Month, Children’s Mental Health Week, Valentine’s Day 💓 📚
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A doodle a day helps keeps the stress away! ✏️ New library doodle book made its debut today. I love that they’ve started giving each other feedback 💟
Thank you to St Mungo’s Academy Library for the idea! 💡

Our first 2025 Reader of the Month is Gabriel! 🥳 He borrowed and read 34 books in January and is the biggest One Piece fan that Miss Grey has ever met. Well done, Gabriel! 🙌🏼
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Now that's a happy Friday!

If you'd like a #SparkReading pack for your school, don't miss out - we only have limited numbers available 👇

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Yay! 🥳 Our @booktrust.org.uk Spark Reading kit arrived this morning 📚
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We made a film with @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social about their brilliant new Story Deck resource! Further information and full film here: readingschools.scot/story-deck

So proud of the S1 pupils who helped make this happen! 👏🏼
@hedzie.bsky.social

Nothing in this world makes me happier!

(maybe puppies. and accessible healthcare. but you get the idea)

((tiny zine about puppies and accessible healthcare‽ The Dream!))

This week at Creative Writing & Comic Club: tiny zines! 📄🖊️
Thanks to @fijohnston.bsky.social for the instructions! 📄 🖊️

When the Suggestion Box slips transform into BOOKS! 🥳

🆕 displays! 🆕 author spotlight! 🆕 genre spotlight! 🆕 books! 🆕 LGBTQ+ graphic novels! 🆕 Reader of the Month board!
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2024 Wrapped! 🎁
Imagine if school libraries didn’t exist?
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Last week we were so excited to have the Scottish Book Trust visiting us to do some filming. We had the best time and the pupils taking part seriously impressed us all 🎥 🙌🏼 🥳

Our 2024 Reader of the Month board is complete! 🎉 Well done to all these brilliant pupils! 🥳

*taps mic* 🎤 👈🏼
‘research suggests that school libraries, aside from supporting and strengthening pupils' academic achievement, also play a vital role in supporting pupil wellbeing’
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