Braes High School Library

For a while my Words For Well-being book group had a big Bluey fandom, we watched and discussed an episode every week 😂

I LOVE Bluey!! It works at all levels, for all ages!

a cartoon dog is standing in front of a sign that says boom on it ALT: a cartoon dog is standing in front of a sign that says boom on it

After a week of workroom/office reorganising, improvement planning, library classes timetable tweaking, book fest trip planning, poster designing, display making, cataloguing, processing, weeding and cleaning I am now done and on holiday til August ! #schoollibrarian #summerholidayjobs

My take on Us In The Before And After

Best friends Elk and Mab are inseparable, soul mates even. When a tragic accident hits, both girls are forced to confront their friendship, loves, loss and life.

Tweaked opening hours from August 2025

And my take on ‘What Happens Online:
IRL life isn’t going so well for Fred: at school he is invisible, he has no friends and things aren’t great at home. Online, however, he is the fabulously popular video game streamer Existor and no one at school has any idea about his secret identity…

Feedback from our first lunchtime Books and Bakes event was really good! General agreement that we should do this again on a regular basis! Thanks E for providing the bakes! #ReadingSchool #RRSA #Article31 #BePartOfIt

Feedback from our first lunchtime Books and Bakes event was really good! General agreement that we should do this again on a regular basis! Thanks E for providing the bakes! #ReadingSchool #RRSA #Article31 #BePartOfIt

Feedback from our first lunchtime Books and Bakes event was really good! General agreement that we should do this again on a regular basis! Thanks E for providing the bakes! #ReadingSchool #RRSA #Article31 #BePartOfIt

Our RED Book Awards Longlisted books: A Thread

My take on the shortlist..no spoilers and I’m not sharing my opinions here!

Trigger warning for Glasgow Boys: this book contains strong language and mentions trauma, abuse, panic attacks, substance abuse, abandonment, violence

I did not get time to actually read my book this lunchtime at our Books and Bakes event (because I was making hot choc for those who were reading😍) but this is what I would have curled up with. One of our RED Book Awards longlisted titles…

I did not get time to actually read my book this lunchtime at our Books and Bakes event (because I was making hot choc for those who were reading😍) but this is what I would have curled up with. One of our RED Book Awards longlisted titles…

Thanks to Bo’ness Academy Library for hosting! Certificates and prizes were distributed, games were played and refreshments enjoyed! And look at these lovely Bo’ness Library designed bookmarks that we were given!

Today Pupil Librarians E and J were recognised and celebrated at the annual Falkirk Pupil School Librarians Awards Ceremony! Their contributions to the school library this year have been fantastic and I hope they enjoy spending their book tokens!!

One week to go!

And here is our fabulous RED20 Longlist😍

In my enthusiasm to recruit readers ASAP I decided to send this out before I have the longlist set in the library and before a lovely longlist graphic has been made 😂
Here’s a sneak preview of the longlist and photos of the ones I have in the library so far,and I’ll share a prettier image ASAP 😊

Being a School #SaturdayLibrarian is rare but not unheard of! Had the best day running storytime (and giant jenga) at the @braesfamengagement.bsky.social Community Fun Day last weekend.

🙌 to Literacy Leader A for her entertaining readings of I Am A Bat by Morag Hood #ReadingSchool

Fantastic opportunity for
@braeshighschool.bsky.social pupils interested in deciding the Shortlist for the next
@lrsfalkirk.bsky.social #RedBookAwards 😍
I'm so excited about the Longlist but it'll be hard whittling it down!! #ReadingSchool #BePartOfIt #RRSA #Article31

This will be fun! @calips.bsky.social @wallacestoneps.bsky.social @adlc-updates.bsky.social
@shieldhillps.bsky.social

@shieldhillps.bsky.social

Reading Cafe for @braeshighschool.bsky.social @braeseng-media.bsky.social folk!!

#ReadingSchool #BePartOfIt #RRSA #Article31

Literacy Leaders are hosting a Reading Cafe in the Library at Lunchtime on Tues 17th June.

Come along to curl up & read whilst enjoying homemade treats.

All years welcome! Bring your own book or if you're looking for inspiration on what to read next, our Literacy Leaders will be happy to help!

Our winning alt book covers 🙌

YouTube video by M Paton Braes High 100 Tales From The Tokyo Ghost Cafe Trailer RED 2025

So hugely proud of A & her team F M M J O C & J for creating this years
@lrsfalkirk.bsky.social #REDBookAwards Creative Digital Interp entry for @braeshighschool.bsky.social

You worked so very hard on this, the artwork is absolutely stunning!
#BePartOfIt #ReadingSchool

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Massive well done to A and F for announcing to the #REDBookAwards audience both their creative digital interpretation and authors Julian and Chie!

🙌 to J and F for winning prizes in the alternative book covers comp

#ReadingSchool #BePartOfIt @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social @braeseng-media.bsky.social

.#REDBookAwards 2025 klaxon! I think we looked fabulous in our red accessories! Kicking myself for not having photographic evidence of Miss Smith as a Teletubby but I’m hoping the official photographer got that!
#ReadingSchool #BePartOfIt @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social @braeseng-media.bsky.social

Thank you Ms Smith’s S2 for making this year’s #REDBookAwards such a joy… your conga dancing really was something to behold! #ReadingSchool #BePartOfIt @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social @braeseng-media.bsky.social

I want to do something fabulous with these sketches and so watch this space!