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School librarian, keeper of all things bookish, thoughts and opinions my own Blog 'Books & Beyond' - https://www.bedes.org/senior/academic/library/library-blog

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31.01.2026 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Students holding up pictures of their reading animals

Students holding up pictures of their reading animals

This term Dr O's Economics students are reading Talking to My Daughter by Yanis Varoufakis. They came up to the library today to collect their books, and while they were here they decided what reading animal they are - there were a lot of tortoises! #bedesreads #goallin #nationalyearofreading2026

19.01.2026 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Mini review: I really enjoyed this, really like her writing, found the main characters sympathetic apart from Donald and Hilde, who both needed a punch in the nose. Definitely recommend. 4.25/5

16.01.2026 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker

Cover of We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker

Miss Evans is currently reading... Share what you're reading in the comments! #bedesreads #goallin #nationalyearofreading2026

16.01.2026 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What Reading Animal Are You? Everyone enjoys books in different ways, and this week I thought it would be fun to imagine readers as animals.

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16.01.2026 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Image of cartoon zoo animals, text reads: The Reading Zoo: What kind of reader are you?

Image of cartoon zoo animals, text reads: The Reading Zoo: What kind of reader are you?

New blog post: What reading animal are you? Link in comments #bedesreads #goallin #nationalyearofreading2026

16.01.2026 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Book cover for Crooked Heart by Lissa Evans.

Book cover for Crooked Heart by Lissa Evans.

Miss Evans is currently reading... #bedesreads #goallin #nationalyearofreading2026

09.01.2026 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Go All In logo. Text reads Proud to support The National Year of Reading 2026.

Go All In logo. Text reads Proud to support The National Year of Reading 2026.

Bede's is Going All In! #bedesreads #goallin #nationalyearofreading2026

09.01.2026 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of blog post - Exams & Mental Health: Don't stress, the library's got you covered!

Screenshot of blog post - Exams & Mental Health: Don't stress, the library's got you covered!

New blog post - how the library can help during exam season. Link in bio. #bedesreads #booksky #libraries #exams

04.04.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not to pile on, but every 'c' in 'Pacific Ocean' is pronounced differently.

25.03.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4219    πŸ” 738    πŸ’¬ 92    πŸ“Œ 89

Your brain is such a wondrous thing! πŸ˜„

22.03.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bede's Loves... Read Miss Evan's latest review of The Glasgow Boys by Margaret McDonald...

New blog post - review of the brilliant Glasgow Boys! #bedesreads #booksandbeyond #booksky

20.03.2025 09:28 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Waterstones expands Books of the Month with YA and additional non-fiction offerings Waterstones is expanding its Book of the Month campaign in May with a new YA slot and another non-fiction offering. The retailer said it is β€œbuilding on the significant growth potential of the current...

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12.03.2025 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We'll be reading three of these titles in next term's Brilliant Books and Biscuits. But not The Things We Leave Behind or Glasgow Boys because we already read those - look at us, fingers all over the literary pulse! #bedesreads #booksky #libraries

12.03.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Lots of students and teachers in a library listening to stories

Lots of students and teachers in a library listening to stories

Brilliant Books and Biscuits Nostalgia Special: Dash of Wind in the Willows, a dollop of James and the Giant Peach, a drizzle of Frog and Toad, and a sprinkling of Pippi Longstocking - a really lovely World Book Day event! #bedesreads #booksky #libraries #librarylife

06.03.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Chairs in a big circle, blankets and cushions all over the floor and cushions and throws on the chairs, ready for storytime!

Chairs in a big circle, blankets and cushions all over the floor and cushions and throws on the chairs, ready for storytime!

Almost ready for our World Book Day Brilliant Books and Biscuits Nostalgia Special! #bedesreads #booksky #libraries #librarylife

06.03.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
4 school librarians recording a podcast

4 school librarians recording a podcast

These amazing #schoollibrarians are building a #library in Kenya this summer! Learn how you can help this Fri March 7 #episode 311. #tlsky @captainlibrary.bsky.social @librarianjones.com @andrea-trudeau.bsky.social

05.03.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Love in the Library Hey bookworms! Get ready to fall head over heels, because there’s a fresh batch of swoon-worthy YA romance novels in the library.

New library blog! πŸ₯³ #bedesreads #booksky #libraries #blog

04.03.2025 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #ParableOfTheSower by Octavia E. Butler. #BookSky

What did you think of Butler's use of diary entries to tell the story? Did it add to the impact? How?

04.03.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 0

George Eliot and George Sand were both authors, and women.

Happy Women's History Month.

03.03.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 676    πŸ” 121    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3

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04.03.2025 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œFive Bridges,” by Colm TΓ³ibΓ­n Being undocumented at a time when no one bothered much about illegal Irish people had almost suited him.

There's a new Colm TΓ³ibΓ­n story in this week's New Yorker, some gentle, mournful fiction about what America was and is for an ordinary man today www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

04.03.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
What a bookworm needs: books, money for more books and time to read more books.

What a bookworm needs: books, money for more books and time to read more books.

Good morning. We are open. πŸ“–β˜•οΈ

27.02.2025 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 256    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

Whatever career you want to pursue, reading books will get you there. #bedesreads #booksky

26.02.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Can't pick a favourite this time! πŸ˜„

25.02.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A brightly coloured noticeboard on a breeze-block wall, headed with the words Read Every Day, and covered in posters and slogans to do with reading, as well as pictures/illustrations/cartoons of, e.g., brains reading and lifting weights, piles of books, people reading.

A brightly coloured noticeboard on a breeze-block wall, headed with the words Read Every Day, and covered in posters and slogans to do with reading, as well as pictures/illustrations/cartoons of, e.g., brains reading and lifting weights, piles of books, people reading.

A productive afternoon spent with our Reading Ambassadors, putting together a jolly new noticeboard outside the Sports Hall! #bedesreads #libraries #booksky

24.02.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There are times when only Wodehouse will do…

23.02.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜I write all my poems with a quill by candlelight’: John Cooper Clarke on the joy of life without tech The punk poet has no smartphone, no email, not even a computer. Everyone should try it, he says

They go on a lot today about responsible drinking, but neighbourhood pubs used to enforce that. There’d be a pal of your dad’s in there saying, β€œYou’ve had a few too many, kid, steady on – it’s still three hours till closing time.” ~ John Cooper Clarke
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23.02.2025 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Just a friendly reminder that your desire to have a bookshelf with a rolling ladder is valid. Don’t let anyone ever disrespect you by telling you otherwise.

22.02.2025 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1273    πŸ” 209    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 19

Loved 'Isaac and the Egg' (available in your friendly school library), and looking forward to this one! #bedesreads #booksky

23.02.2025 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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