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
Back before lock down began, we welcomed a new addition to our small team: Andrea, who now works with us part time as a library assistant. Even though her time in our physical office has so far been limited, we’re very pleased to have her join us. In lieu of a proper in-person introduction to… Read More A New Arrival to the Team!
“The need for an empathy education programme has never been greater. Hate crimes are at their highest level since records began, and we face new challenges to the civility and standards of our public life. There are increasing concerns about young people’s mental health, and the potentially empathy-draining effects of social media.” Evaluation Report 2016-2018… Read More Empathy Lab Pioneer Schools
Once we’d dealt with the initial excitement of schools being back in session for a new academic year, we were faced with another harsh reality- one of our team was leaving! After nearly a decade of working for the School Library Service, one of our esteemed Librarians- Mandy- retired this week. Even though it’s been barely 24 hours… Read More Farewell Mrs Steel!
This week saw the launch of Write on Norfolk, a county-wide summer writing competition for 5-13 year olds. Norfolk County Council are working in partnership with EDP for the initiative, designed to run alongside the annual Summer Reading Challenge. The theme is (as you may have guessed) Norfolk! Entries must be no more than 500… Read More Write on Norfolk
The Book Trolley 