Goth Girl Rising by Barry Lyga
Tweet The brilliant Barry Lyga is running a competition ahead of the release of his new book Goth Girl Rising. You have to create a video trailer for one of his books, upload it onto Youtube, Myspace...
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HeadSpace Efford
Tweet Create a Comic project HeadSpace Efford took part in this online Manga storyboard activity in preparation for their first ever Manga RE-con at Waterstone’s in Plymouth. The theory behind the...
View ArticleLibrary Myth Busters
Tweet This is an idea I have been working on that can be run with a Reading Group and also for breaking the ice for new users in the Library: This event can be run by following the Myth Busters format...
View ArticleHalloweek: Monday 31st October Hallowe’en
Tweet Monday is Halloween so if you run a Teen Group or Chatterbooks group on this day it may be possible to run a pumpkin carving workshop or even a spooky story event – maybe combine the two. Think...
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Halloweek: Día de los Muertos Tuesday 1st & Wednesday 2nd November
Tweet The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. It is particularly celebrated...
View ArticleHalloweek: All Hallow’s Read
Tweet All Hallow’s Read is a Hallowe’en tradition. It’s simply that in the week of Hallowe’en, or on the night itself, you give someone a scary book. Rather than read about it you can watch Mr Gaiman...
View ArticleHalloweek: BOO!k Discussion
Tweet If your space and budget is limited you can fall back on a BOO!k discussion. You can put a Halloween theme on the proceedings by putting whatever snacks you provide for the group into trick or...
View ArticleHalloweek: Halloween Cosplay
Tweet For the manga and anime fans that use the library (and particularly if you have an established manga group) run a Halloween cosplay. There are a number of gothicy, scary manga series including...
View ArticleCreative Writing: Zombie Poetry
Tweet It is a quiet evening in the boarding house (apart from being a school librarian, these days I also take some duties as a house master in the boys boarding house) I was reading the New York...
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19th September: International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Tweet Ahoy mateys! Hoist the colours, splice the main-brace and raise the mizzen! Yes! International talk Like a Pirate Day is almost upon us again! Rather than rehash the suggestions I have made in...
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Activity Idea: Stop-Motion LEGO Movie
I had been toying with the idea of making a Lego stop-motion movie for quite a while before I had the idea for a Halloween short which gave me the impetus to get started. For the camera I used my...
View Article‘Doctor Who’ Spanish fan film: ‘El Mundo Imperfecto’
I just saw this mentioned on Twitter. A Spanish fan-made Doctor Who episode, created to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who. It would be perfect for a language day or for teachers of Spanish...
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Group Idea: STEM Cell
I had this idea ages ago and I promptly wrote down then got on with doing other things and it soon faded into the low murmur at the back of my mind. It popped up again this morning as I was reading an...
View ArticleNeil Gaiman Reads The Graveyard Book
If you run a teen group in a library you can have Neil Gaiman himself read your teens The Graveyard Book over nine weeks or even nine days if they are keen. With each chapter coming in at between 45...
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Holocaust Memorial Day Pack
I got back to my library today to find that the Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) Pack that I ordered from the HMD Trust had arrived while I was away. The theme for this years memorial is Keep the Memory...
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Book Review Bunting
Over the past few years of being a school librarian I have been using reading passports/diaries to help students keep track of their reading. These schemes were all relatively successful but did not...
View ArticleWorld Book Day 2016 Quiz
World book day quiz x from Matt Imrie Download the Quiz from Dropbox here Quiz Answers
View ArticleThe Reading Olympics
I have been racking my brains lately for a reading event for the new school year and then it hit me, the Reading Olympics! It will be a mix of reading stories based on Olympic sports, endurance reading...
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QUIRK BOOKS PRESENTS BOOK POP!
In honour of its 15 year anniversary, Quirk Books is launching a year-long celebration of books and pop culture, called Book Pop! Quirk has not forgotten their many fans in Britain and have launched...
View ArticleEvent Calendar
Looking for an event to create a display around in your Library? Why not check out the events calendar (below), it is a work in progress so if your favourite day (holy, hedoninstic or just hilarious)...
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