Grangemouth high school library

The WONDERFUL latest Books for Keeps reviews The Invisibles by @susiebower.bsky.social, Captain Danger and the Stupid Shadow by Victor Engbers, and The Otherwhere Post by Emily J Taylor 🥳

The @harpercollins.bsky.social team have announced a new clamshell boxed set for the 70th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings, calling this the "ultimate edition" with exclusive features. Get details via their mailing list: smarturl.it/Clamshell-Newsletter

Will you be buying it? Are you excited?

Graphic novels display up in the library ready for pupils returning on Wednesday next week. Out of our top 15 items borrowed from January- August, 7 were graphic novels!

Through our Water for Wildlife initiative we provide year-round access to this vital resource. With 49 boreholes, and linked water troughs, and nine water bowsers ferrying water from rivers or boreholes, we’re ensuring creatures great (think elephants) and small (think birds) stay hydrated.

Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen Official Michael Rosen Channel Every video and playlist here is approved by Michael himself. If it’s on this channel, it’s the real deal and safe for children. You may see “YTP” or “poop” remixes on...

Hi there folks holidaying with children, here are the latest stats from our YouTube channel of poems and stories. Just crashed through to 154 million views.
835K subscribers
571 videos
154,019,164 views
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With Muwingu in the lead, our Ithumba orphan herd is heading home for the evening. Everyone has a spring in their step knowing that bed and a fresh bottle of milk are waiting!

Learn more about orphan rescue-to-rewilding, a process we have honed over more than half a century: t.co/RdBLQsX9Bz

Glasgow parents put pressure on council over plans to cut school librarians PUPILS and parents from across the city are putting pressure on Glasgow Life and Glasgow City Council to abandon plans to cut school librarians.

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RIP

A red admiral butterfly looking toward the camera while perched on small purple flowers, against a blurred green background

We’re getting out for the count! Are you? 🦋

All you need is 15 minutes in a sunny spot, counting the butterflies & moths you see.

Take part in @savebutterflies.bsky.social #BigButterflyCount & help take nature’s pulse 👉 bigbutterflycount.org

📷by Michael Preston

Elephants are wonderfully demonstrative with their emotions. In the wild, they show affection through trunk hugs and body contact. For our orphans, an 'elephant hug' means the same thing — I love you!

Connect with an orphaned elephant like Toto through our adoption programme: swt.bio/toto

‘There is no political power without power over the archive’ Titles banned, data deleted, the nation’s librarians sacked without explanation – Donald Trump’s war on books is a threat to democracy across the world, ...

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www.facebook.com/share/p/16HV... and idea for cluster, I think!! Bookaid are truly wonderful. the libraries I made in Kenya all received books from them

Red Book Award longlist! Pupils are reading them over the holidays to create the shortlist! @philearle.bsky.social Northern Soul; @jennyvalentish.bsky.social Us in the Before and After; Nate Lessore, What Happens Online; Margaret Macdonald, Glasgow Boys; Ben Oliver, The Kill Factor, +2 more!

Carrongrange High's colourful Elephant Walk in 24 pictures Pupils and staff at a Grangemouth school had great fun before the end of term taking part in their annual Elephant Walk.

The Great Elephant Walk at Carrongrange- reported by the Falkirk Herald!such a joyful event! www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/people/...

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Today we mark 61 years of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

In the face of efforts to reverse this progress and erase our histories, this anniversary is a reminder that the fight for equality requires a constant, active effort.

Inquiry finds British committed genocide on Indigenous Australians It is the country's first formal "truth-telling" inquiry that ran for four years from 2021.

The world we know was built on mass killings, weaponised disease, sexual violence, cultural erasure, and slavery.

And genocide *always* went hand-in-hand with ecocide.

You won't understand what's happening globally today if you don't understand these basic facts.
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Readable and dyslexia-friendly books for children Explore some of our favourite readable texts for children, including graphic novels, illustrated non-fiction and dyslexia-friendly printed books.

A list of really readable books for every child 📚✨

Photo of spines of Alex Wheatle books: Liccle Bit, Crongton Knights, Straight Outta Crongton, In The Ends, The Humiliations of Welton Blake, The Girl with the Red Boots and Kerb-Stain Boys. Text reads: Win for your school library Book Clubs in Schools logo

Alex Wheatle MBE (1963-2025) was our charity's patron.

Thanks to Hachette UK & @barringtonstoke.bsky.social we have 10 sets of seven of Alex's brilliant books to give away to UK school libraries.

To enter, follow us and share this post. Closing date: 18 July.

#ReadingForPleasure #UKKidLit 1/2

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The Bibliosaur: June 2025 A lot has been happening this session; from Sci Fi week at Grangemouth High, to Celebrating Africa Day at Carrongrange, from Kate Leiper in residence at Carrongrange, to Red Book Award at Grangemouth

The latest edition of our cluster library newsletter! sway.cloud.microsoft/8hIL9JsF01Ze...

The last of this academic year's reading certificates presented today by our head of languages Ms Gouther! Well done, S. M and I!! S was awarded our first GOLD punctuality Pro certificate, for returning 30 books on time!!