Friday, February 20, 2015

Library Highlights January & February 2015!

Visit to Year 7 by poet & author Sarah Crossan

Introduction to Translation
with MFL department
using beautiful Spanish & Italian 
picture books lent to Highlands by the
Italian Culture Institute

Lego Club
A kind colleague has donated some 
unwanted lego and 
we now have two boxes for students 
to construct things with during lunch or break.

Other projects;

Year 7 have been shadowing the Enfield Book Award with Enfield libraries in library lessons

We have started a Manga Club, Mondays in the library after school, all welcome




"It's my belief if you don't like reading, you just haven't found the right book yet."

Do you agree with this quote by Marcus Sedgwick? Plenty more like it in the article below: 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/31541605

Monday, February 9, 2015

Artist Brian Dettmar finds new uses for encyclopedias

"Maybe the reference book was never the right format for non-linear information.." Brain Dettmar, really interesting idea. I'm never quite sure what to do with old reference books in the library and this video gives me ideas for how we could use them at Highlands.

Blue Peter Book Awards 2015..Winners announced on World Book Day 2015!

Have a look at the books nominated for this year's  Blue Peter award.

Blue Peter Book Award Nominations

We don't have any of the books in the library yet!  Which ones would you like to see here?  Have a look at the video and write your suggestion here.

CBBC have a very good book website.  There is also an interview with Jeff Kinney on their page.