Hudson Library at Alexandra Park School 📚

@apschool.bsky.social students were invited to meet author extraordinaire Kwame Alexander @cityoflondonschool.bsky.social They are all reading signed copies of The Door of No Return! His passion for poetry and enthusiasm for reading has rubbed off. Thank you for the invitation. #readingforpleasure

Great fun this week working with @britishlibrary.bsky.social
on their sustainability workshops for the future and coming up with ideas for the Kings Cross site! #readingforpleasure #sustainabilityforfuture @apschool.bsky.social
Thanks Elsa & Emily

@apschool.bsky.social Great day @britishlibrary.bsky.social listening to @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social discuss his latest book, 24seconds from now. Being open and honest about the subject matter allowed for an open and honest discussion with the teenagers we took to the event.

Laura Arnold

Sketches of the Picklesticks

More Picklesticks

Group focused on drawing

So good to meet author and illustrator #LauraArnold today. Pupils listened to her latest story about Mr & Mrs Skips and the Picklesticks and created their own illustrations. So engaging, thank you. @apschool.bsky.social #illustrationforpleasure #readingforpleasure

Looks like a great #giveaway not to be missed. @gcalibrary.bsky.social @lauradlibrary.bsky.social

Lewis Dartnell book signing

Lewis Dartnell book signing

Book signing session with @lewisdartnell.bsky.social @apschool.bsky.social and more questions from students. Always more to learn! #readingforpleasure

Alex Wheatle, novelist and ‘Brixton Bard’, dies aged 62 The writer, who found success with young adult novels, inspired one of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe films which was based on the author’s childhood British writer Alex Wheatle, the author of books including East of Acre Lane and the Crongton series, has…

Alex Wheatle, novelist and ‘Brixton Bard’, dies aged 62

@macmillankidsuk.bsky.social
Thank you for a great evening, always good to hear from authors and can't wait for read Wish you were her
@ellemcnicoll.bsky.social @apschool.bsky.social
#readingforpleasure

Catherine West MP meets students in the library

@catherinewestmp.bsky.social joined us in the library, speaking to pupils about the work she does, how things have changed since Labour came to government and answering so many questions about AI, Education etc. Inspiring and informative, thank you. @apspolitics.bsky.social @apschool.bsky.social

A great day for our year 10 students with a presentation from @lewisdartnell.bsky.social followed by a workshop, book signing and an interview in the library. I'm putting my apocalypse survival kit together this weekend! @apschool.bsky.social #readingforpleasure #scienceforsurvival

Lucy Strange signing books for us at ASP

APS at Alexandra Palace

A packed house at Alexandra Palace with children from across Haringey.

It was a packed house at Alexandra Palace for #Bibliobuzz
book award. Thank you to everyone who organised the event, fantastic shortlist, @apschool.bsky.social Book Club loved them all and congratulations to winner, Lucy Strange. #readingforpleasure

Food for thought today in Balham from @rapcl.bsky.social at @ylglondon.bsky.social Unconference. Always good to review our library stock and think about what we purchase, promote and of course weed! @apschool.bsky.social

@goraina.bsky.social If you are ever looking for some help with illustration maybe Leyla could step in, here's her Claudia and mean Janine storyboard. Perfect use of colour. #readingforpleasure @apschool.bsky.social

@lindsaylittleson.bsky.social looking forward to meeting you at the BiblioBuzz awards. Sharing a storyboard created by Mimi. #readingforpleasure @apschool.bsky.social

@rickriordan.bsky.social Natalie has turned Magnus Chase and the sword of summer into a storyboard. Loving "Magnus sees Valhalla and is kinda grossed out" 😅 @apschool.bsky.social

@ukparliament.parliament.uk Thank you Emma and Scott (Education Centre) for an inspiring day. Hopefully some of our students will be seen on the green benches in years to come. @apspolitics.bsky.social @apschool.bsky.social

Rounding off #worldbookday celebrating all things Jane Austen with a library session writing like #JaneAusten250 Quills and ink, very relaxing and therapeutic #readingforpleasure @apschool.bsky.social

Happy #worldbookday It's all about #JaneAusten @apschool.bsky.social as Jane and Lydia Bennett pop by. #readingforpleasure

So I can reveal:

On Saturday we will have a keg of locally produced craft beer available at a great price per pint. Fab Goodness Yes! beer.

Other drinks are also available from our bar.

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Check out our Creative Edition newsletter, outstanding work from pupils. @apschool.bsky.social

#readingforpleasure on our lovely new sofas. We are constantly improving our book collection and we have lots of super keen readers @apschool.bsky.social so it was time for a mini upgrade. #relaxandread

And here we go! Time to start reading and rating this years #excelsioraward shortlist. Outstanding illustrations! Let's see what the pupils think. #readingforpleasure #stanlee @apschool.bsky.social

Book covers: Auschwitz a New History Auschwitz Not Long Ago. Not Far Away Auschwitz a Doctor's Eyewitness Account Auschwitz Inside the Nazi State Auschwitz The Dressmakers of Auschwitz the True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive The Sisters of Auschwitz The Auschwitz Photographer Last Stop Auschwitz

If you know nothing, or very little about what happened, why not pick up one (or more) of these books and learn why the phrase "Never again!" is so necessary.
#Auschwitz

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And here we go! Time for book club to get stuck into this years #Bibliobuzz #alexandrapalace @apschool.bsky.social @catherinebruton.bsky.social @strangerfiction.bsky.social @lindsaylittleson.bsky.social & Sam Sedgman, Guy Bass & Chibundu Onuzo. We'll be in touch with questions! #readingforpleasure

Thank you @britishlibrary.bsky.social for hosting #HSLG Sharing good practice with fellow school librarians is the best #CPD around. We got the chance to have a look around the #medievalwomen exhibition, beautiful and informative. @apschool.bsky.social #readingforpleasure

We had the pleasure of hosting author David Fenne who ran incredibly creative D&D workshops. He talked about how he initially trained as an actor, being an author, where he gets ideas from and how hard it is to get published. The assembly was full of energy & enthusiasm @apschool.bsky.social

Our Year 8 pupils were given the opportunity to discuss #sustainability at @britishlibrary.bsky.social in October. We looked at changes the library could make in the future and how we can all move forward and tackle #climatechange An inspiring day. @apschool.bsky.social #readingforpleasure