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Forest Hill School Library @fhslib.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Sadly I'm signing off from my role as Librarian @foresthillschool.bsky.social 👋 ...I'm moving on, leaving the library in the capable hands of my successor and have left lots of great books on display, ready for the new term: School Stories with a wide genre range, new fiction and new non-fiction 😀

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Louis Coiffait-Gunn @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Great to hear author Katherine Rundell talking with Amol Rajan about the joys of reading 'older' books as a child, the importance of media literacy, and of prison/school/public librarians as well as books & shelves www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Radical with Amol Rajan - Books v Screens: Why Every School Needs a Library (Katherine Rundell) - BBC Sounds

Children’s author Katherine Rundell on the crisis of reading amongst kids.

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Liz White @lizcwhite.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Looking for summer holiday activities? Find events and activities in your local public library, searchable by theme and location via #LibraryOn, funded by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social and delivered by @britishlibrary.bsky.social libraryon.org/libraries?pa... #LoveLibraries #LibrarySky 📚

A menu page inviting users to click and sort events by category

A sample page of facilities for Manchester Central Library, St Peter’s Square

Business Support
Cafe
BFI Replay
Computers
Digital Skills Sessions
Family History
Hobby and interest groups
Children’s activities

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Forest Hill School Library @fhslib.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Great news! This is why we have lots of "forced" reading time in library lessons @foresthillschool.bsky.social ...exposure to good books and requirement to engage (plus arranging the conditions this can happen in) produces the magic✨️😀

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Lesley Watts @ljwattswales.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Yes! You often hear the ‘library’ part but hardly ever ‘the librarian’ bit. Katherine Rundell is spot on.

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School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Manga for children. 📚👍🏼 schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/manga... #kidlit Manga for children including titles by Hayao Miyazaki, Osamu Tezuka, Haruichi Furudate, Kamome Shirahama, Konami Kanata, Keisuke Sato, Kristen Mai Gia...

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Manga for children

Manga for children including titles by Hayao Miyazaki, Osamu Tezuka, Haruichi Furudate, Kamome Shirahama, Konami Kanata and Keisuke Sato.

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Ginger Coffee Creams of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 08/08/2025

Tony Jones is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, champions of YA Horror, and today he gives you his pick of the last 10 years of the YA Horror Bram Stoker Awards gnofhorror.com/top-ya-bram-... #UkKidLit #BookBloggers 💙📚 🩸📚 😱📚

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My Top YA Bram Stoker Award Picks Of The Last Decade By Tony Jones. - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website 08/08/2025

My Top YA Bram Stoker Award Picks of the Last Decade by Tony Jones.

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Forest Hill School Library @fhslib.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Recently read "Journey to the river sea" Eva Ibbotson as never did at the time...LOVED it 😀 Another to push on people is "The Supreme Lie" Geraldine McCaughrean, both are beautifully written and great stories too. For YA fun "Ace of Spades" Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and "On the Come Up" Angie Thomas 📖

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Books for Keeps, the children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

The shortlists for The Wainwright Prize, a celebration of nature and conservation writing, have been announced. The Children’s Wainwright Prize now includes the Prize for Fiction, the Prize for Non-Fiction & the Prize for Picture Books. #KidLit #WainwrightPrize 🍃 booksforkeeps.co.uk/yuval-zommer...

Photograph of the books shortlisted for the 2025 Wainwright Prize Children's Picture Books.

Photograph of the books shortlisted for the Children's Non-Fiction category of the Wainwright Prize.

Photograph of the books shortlisted for the Children's Fiction category shortlist of the 2025 Wainwright Prize

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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · 01/08/2025

On 1 August 2008: Pauline Baynes passed away. One of Tolkien's favoured artists, her illustrated works include Farmer Giles of Ham, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, and Smith of Wootton Major. Her map of Middle-earth is notable for the amount of extra detail it includes. Photo © Brian Sibley

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BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk · 30/07/2025

It's #InternationalFriendshipDay, but did you know that reading is associated with improved interpersonal and social skills, helping children to form meaningful relationships? Find out more about the benefits of reading here: www.booktrust.org.uk/resources/re...

A photo of two boys sitting outside looking at a book together plus the words: "Reading is associated with improved interpersonal and social skills, helping children form meaningful relationships"

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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Tuesday wisdom from Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social in her fascinating look at the great Library of Alexandria. “Knowledge is hard-won, but easily lost… Cherish your libraries. They are places that scare people who don’t want us to think for ourselves.” www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

BBC radio 4 banner advertising Natalie Haynes programme

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Forest Hill School Library @fhslib.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Boys' secondary: non-fiction according to interests (including sports biogs), GNs, Chris Bradford books including the Barrington Stokes titles, Dan Freedman books (helps that we regularly have both for author events!), Rick Riordan books including GNs, Darren Shan Cirque du Freak, Nathaniel Lessore

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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Why read books? Because there's a book for EVERYONE out there. And once you find the right book - reading will change your life forever! #literacy (Art: Charles M Schulz)

Cartoon by Charles M Schulz showing the Peanuts gang reading - Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy and Woodstock all with books - Woodstock weighed down by War And Peace!

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World Book Day UK @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Looking for an audiobook to listen to while on the move? 🚗Or in the sunshine? ☀️ We've got some fantastic audiobooks available including new arrivals - Gargoyles Guardians of the Source, BrainBots Science Fair: Plants and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. 📖 Available to listen here - buff.ly/vObI72d 🎧

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The Bell Foundation @thebellfoundation.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Multilingual classrooms are now the norm, with over 1 in 5 pupils speaking #EAL in England. But a policy vacuum, alongside the disappearance of expertise and services, has left learners unsupported and teachers unprepared. We’re calling for urgent changes to plug the gap: bit.ly/4nSDEje

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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Libraries are vital parts of our communities, offering free access to knowledge, resources, & shared spaces. But library engagement in England has declined. This report offers valuable insights for policymakers, library staff, and the general public alike. dcmslibraries.blog.gov.uk/2025/07/16/r...

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Rediscovering libraries: new insights on engaging non-users

Editor’s Note: Libraries have long been essential parts of our communities, offering free access to knowledge, resources, and shared spaces. However, recent decades have seen a concerning decline in ...

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Anne Thompson @librarylady.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Schools across the country have now broken up for the summer holidays and if you are looking for ways to encourage children to enjoy books and stories I hope that some of the books and links I am sharing here will be helpful. #UKKidLit #SchoolsOut #Summerreading alibrarylady.blog/2025/07/23/s...

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Summer Holiday Reading Fun for Children

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Forest Hill School Library @fhslib.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Happy to say we have a copy in the school library, agree a great book. We have lots more important and well written recent non fiction too, including social history. Would recommend Natives, How Westminster Works and Why It Doesn't, Invisible Women...

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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Take your kids to libraries and bookshops, and let them browse freely. These are places of magic and wonder - the places where we find the books that make us readers; the ones that shape us at the deepest levels and stay with us forever. Librarians and booksellers change children's lives! #literacy

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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

We welcome the news that the Government is committing to ensure all primary schools have libraries by 2029. But don't forget librarians. To build a school reading culture you need trained staff. @sla.org.uk #GreatSchoolLibraries www.thebookseller.com/news/governm...

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Forest Hill School Library @fhslib.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Many schools could improve their library provision, with adequate budget, space & staffing (ideally a Chartered Librarian plus assistant) as we do @foresthillschool.bsky.social where this year we've had approx 35 visitors coming to hear about and see what we do for RfP; & we are a boys' state school

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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

I totally support the National Year Of Reading initiative. We desperately need a culture of reading for pleasure to replace the culture of constant testing in schools, backed by proper government funding. And we need STORYTIME to be part of the school day, every day! #literacy (Art: Chris Riddell)

Quote by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Chris Riddell: "Let there be half an hour of STORYTIME at the end of school in primary schools up and down the country. Make this the half hour they all long for, that they don't want to be over. Let the children go home dreaming of the story, reliving it, wondering." Illustration shows dreamy bookish child holding a book, bear with scarf, flying ship and dragon...

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 14/07/2025

The better you are at a thing, the more "AI" will be a drag on your time, because it's operating at a lower level of skill than you are, and you have to fix what it does, rather than just do what you already know how to do.

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Forest Hill School Library @fhslib.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

A school librarian in every school can go a long way to address this, as we do @foresthillschool.bsky.social #AReadingSchool

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BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk · 09/07/2025

We know lots of children will be preparing to start school later this year - but did you know that sharing books and stories can help them to get ready? Here's how 👇🧵

A photo of a woman and child sharing a book plus the words: "How books and stories can help your child get ready for school"

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Forest Hill School Library @fhslib.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

It will soon be time to reveal the 2025 Reading Championship Heroes @foresthillschool.bsky.social ...who has won the medals, vouchers & sweets? And have Turing retained the cup? All will be revealed in Thursday's Reading Celebration assembly 📚 🏅

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Forest Hill School Library @fhslib.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Cool display by our @foresthillschool.bsky.social #LibraryHelpers promoting & celebrating our visit by Chris Bradford 4th July 😁 We've also been reading from his books in library lessons 📚

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Forest Hill School Library @fhslib.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Lovely new books being borrowed as they are catalogued and reach the new books table @foresthillschool.bsky.social ...plenty of Manga and other fiction waiting in the library office, should be out within the week 😀

New books in front of "summer reads" sign

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BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk · 26/06/2025

The move to secondary school can be a really exciting time - but a bit nervewracking too. Books can help children to process these emotions, so we asked Zak Monroe is (Not) My Friend author @simonpackham.bsky.social to recommend some to try: www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recomme...

The front covers of Zak Monroe is Not My Friend, The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh, A History of My Weird, Go Big, New Kid, Being Miss Nobody and The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks, plus the words: "Books about starting secondary school"

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Faith Rogow @insightersed.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

#Teachers, #SchoolLibrarians, #EdTech folks... Please don't allow / encourage students to ask AI to answer factual questions. It's not a replacement for curated, vetted library resources. @astrokatie.com provides this great, simple explanation you can share #MediaLiteracy #InformationLiteracy 🍎📚

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L. A. Ravn @l-a-ravn.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” - C. S. Lewis #BookSky #WritingCommunity

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 19/06/2025

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

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EmpathyLabUK @empathylabuk.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Oh wow! This looks amazing - thank you for taking part!

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Forest Hill School Library @fhslib.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Preparing for our Empathy Assemblies @foresthillschool.bsky.social next week with displays of #PositiveMasculinity books & reading aloud from #The57bus by Dashka Slayer to yr8s & #CoramBoy by Jamila Gavin to yr7s. In yr9 & 10 assembly we'll read from #Lads by Alan Bissett @empathylabuk.bsky.social

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Forest Hill School Library @fhslib.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak Duck in the Truck by Jez Alborough Owl babies by Martin Waddell

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BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk · 27/05/2025

Our new research highlights how the role of reading and sharing stories evolves across the early years. From supporting bonding with babies to developing toddlers' imagination, find out more in our report, based on longitudinal research with families: www.booktrust.org.uk/resources/fi...

An infographic showing the role of reading and sharing stories evolving from ages 0-7. Between 0-1: "supporting bonding between parent and babies and sensory discovery". Between 1-2: "becoming a tool for exploration and play". Between 2-4: "developing into a richer, more interactive experience that connects children to their imagination and the world around them." Between 4-7: "becoming more structured with the transition into school, balancing school books focused on learning with shared reading for relaxation at home"

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Forest Hill School Library @fhslib.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

We're promoting our collection of musical books this week, playing "Ghost Town" in library lessons & reading the chapter from #MusicalTruth by Jeffrey Boakye #780DDC 😊 🎶

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Forest Hill School Library @fhslib.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

For #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek we are promoting our #ShelfHelp books @foresthillschool.bsky.social & reading aloud from #GoldfishBoy @lthompsonwrites.bsky.social & #BoyInTheTower by Polly Ho-Yen in Yr7 & 8 library lessons...great books!

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JanPam @janpam65.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

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Forest Hill School Library @fhslib.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

In library lessons this week @foresthillschool.bsky.social we are reading from #AfterTheWar by @tompalmerauthor.bsky.social & screening part of Tom's video. Our display of WWII fiction & non-fiction books features #TopicalTalk material, helping us commemorate, reflect & think about current wars...

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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

If we care about the future of our children - we need a library & a librarian in every single school, to help every single child find the books that will make them lifelong readers! Libraries & librarians create the readers of the future! #libraries #librarians #literacy (Art: Chris Riddell)

Illustration by Chris Riddell showing a librarian helping a child to read a book, with the caption "LIBRARIANS CREATE THE READERS OF THE FUTURE"

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Forest Hill School Library @fhslib.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

This week in library lessons @foresthillschool.bsky.social we have been reading from the modern classic & Carnegie Prize winning #TheOtherSideOfTruth by Beverley Naidoo and marking #WorldPressFreedomDay, discussing how Journalists can be Heroes 🖊 💪

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