The theme for this annual event is ‘united against bullying’ and we’re sure that’s a sentiment everyone can agree with. Stories can be really powerful in making children and young people understand how devastating it can be for victims of bullying. For extra information, visit the Anti-Bullying Week website here: http://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/anti-bullying-week Girl 38: Finding a… Read More Anti-Bullying Week, 16th–20th November
This is the season for festivals around the country: music, arts, literature – but none can take place in the normal way this year, which is very sad. However: there is still the virtual world we can link up with, and we recommend young people take a look at the programme for the Young Norfolk… Read More Festival Season
The theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is Kindness, and while that is always important, it is perhaps more urgent than ever that we show kindness to each other in these days of lockdown. It means being aware of how others are feeling, the extra difficulties they may be experiencing, how this mighty… Read More Treat People with Kindness
Monday 3rd saw the launch of The Reading Agency‘s Reading Well for Children collection, an unveiling which coincided with the start of Children’s Mental Health Week. All of the titles on the booklist were selected by a panel of health professionals (including NHS England and Mind) with additional support and input from children and their… Read More Reading Well for Children
11th- 15th November is Anti-Bullying Week, a country-wide initiative overseen by the Anti-Bullying Alliance, which seeks to raise awareness of bullying of children and young people in and away from school, while also drawing attention to the ways that we can both prevent and respond to instances of bullying. This year’s theme is change starts with… Read More Anti-Bullying Week 2019
Libraries Week is an annual celebration of all things library related and this year (7-12 October), it’s celebrating the role of libraries in the digital world, exploring how libraries engage communities through technology, building digital skills and confidence, encouraging digital participation and inclusion, as well as supporting health, wellbeing and education and much much more. If… Read More Libraries Week 2019
At the end of September, the National Literacy Trust published a report on the links between reading and mental well-being (Mental Wellbeing, Reading and Writing). We were inspired, so below are a few recommendations of recent titles which particularly connect with mental health: Stardust by Jeanne Willis, illustrated by Briony May Smith A beautifully illustrated picture… Read More Reading & Wellbeing
On 6th June, CILIP and the School Library Association are launching a campaign to get school libraries made an essential part of every Ofsted inspection, with funding for schools to nurture library staff. Ofsted’s own research shows that: “In the most effective primary and secondary schools visited, libraries and well trained specialist librarians had a… Read More Books about Books!
This post comes a little late, but we’ll blame our pre & post-christmas busyness for the delay! As well as our group based in Fakenham, the autumn term saw the introduction of a new Reading for Pleasure group based in Norwich, which we were very excited about. Led by one of our Librarians, Harriet, our… Read More KS2 Fiction Discussion- Autumn Term
Are you a fan of Tadpole’s Promise? If so you will love this latest picture book from the same brilliant pair, Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross. I can really say no more; it would give the game away, but this chicken is at least as foolish as its early relation in Chicken Licken (this title… Read More A cautionary tale for every child – and teenager
The Book Trolley 