Can you help improve our school library?

We are looking for feedback about the library from users in Years 8 & 9 to improve our library in time for next September.  Please fill in the survey below.

Library survey

The Returned..!

A large numbers of books returned to the library lately by our out-going Year 11 students.  I always feel intrigued by these books as borrowers could not bear to part with them for a long time.  This normally indicates that a book is good.  Some of the books returned this year include Avengers and Superman graphic novels, the emotional novel about body issues, Butter, some spy adventures and horrors.  They are now available to borrow from the LRC again.

Summer Book Fair!

Annual Summer Book Fair will be taking place in the library from Monday 29th June until Friday 3rd June.  Books are supplied by Scholastic and will be half-price. Scholastic provide us with rewards points for any books we sell which allows us to get free books for the library.  Please remind your child to have a look.  

On Tuesday 30th June parents are welcome to come in after school 3.30 - 4.30 and browse though the book sale and library stock.  It will be a great opportunity to find some books for your children to read for the summer. Refreshments will be provided. If you would like to attend please rsvp to Ms O'Shea on the following email address:

Highlandsschoollibrary@gmail.com

Alice in Wonderland!

Have you ever read 'Alice in Wonderland' ?  It is an classic adventurous tale which is part dream, part fantasy.

Read the blurb of the book.

Have a look at some illustrations from the book to help you imagine it.

Read some original quotes from the book, they're crazy!

Famous teenager's author Cathy Cassidy has a new book out called Looking Glass Girl which is based on the Alice story.  read about it here.

After you have looked through these you can wathc an interactive Cathy Cassidy author event!

This will tell you more about Alice in Wonderland and the new book.

Non-fiction Bonanza!

New non-fiction books have been added to the library just in time for reading over the summer!  This collection is mainly based around hobbies.  Learn how to sew a bag, learn even more about space, learn how to make an amphibious car, how to make your own make-up. Learn about subjects that you might study in the future such as media, music and philosophy or just learn how to relax.

Books available to borrow at Highlands LRC now!

Do you have a Kindle? Free book available this weekend..

Free YA book available this weekend for Kindle owners.  Click here to bring you to the deal.

Hidden by Miriam Halahmy examines issues current issues around asylum seekers.  Read the blurb below:

"Alix has never even given a thought to asylum seekers, she has enough problems of her own. Then one day on the beach Alix and Samir pull a drowning man out of the incoming tide. Mohammed has been tortured by rebels in Iraq for helping the allied forces and has spent all his money to escape. However, hiding an injured immigrant is fraught with difficulties. Faced with the biggest moral dilemma of her life, what will Alix do, and who can she trust? A literary, coming-of-age novel, dealing with courage, prejudice, human rights, judgement and the difficulty of sorting right from wrong in our complex world. Nominated for the 2012 CILIP Carnegie Medal."