Royal High School Library

The forgotten story of the world’s first football club, established by @Royal_High_Sch former pupil John Hope on the 11th Dec 1824. A copy of the book "1824, the World's First Football Club" is available in the library. 📖⚽ independent.co.uk/sport/football…

It has arrived, the new Heartstopper Vol 5!! Just in time for some Christmas reading. 🎄📖

Taking part today Educating for Empathy conference with @EmpathyLabUK, a very interesting morning, finding out more on how books can help develop empathy skills and some of the research behind it. Looking forward to the workshop next. Thanks to @SLIC1991 for making it possible.

S3's in the library yesterday watching the streamed author event with the @BritishLibrary and Neil Gaiman, as a part of Fantasy: Realms of Imagination.

Hello! Next week is the October break and we have loads of extra events for young people running throughout the week! We've even made a handy dandy calendar for you to have a look at - It has all the information about dates and times of the events as well as wee ghosts!

@Royal_High_Sch You can also borrow some of the titles from the library!

On display in the English corridor are suggested texts to help develop empathy in our young people and the lived experiences of groups with protected characteristics. To view the selection online, you can use this padlet - padlet.com/90501171/disco…

Book group today, discussing Joseph Coelho's The Boy Lost in the Maze. Then we finished our redacted poems for national Poetry Day last week.

It was world Mental Health day yesterday. We have a selection of books to help manage emotions and cope with difficult times, available in the library every day. This Thursday lunchtime, we will be having a Mindfulness/Story cafe afternoon in the library.

It is #BHM and we have a great selection of non-fiction books around UK black history and a display of our new teen/YA fiction by black female authors, Celebrating our Sisters. click on the SWAY to see more details and borrow from the library. sway.office.com/eWLwulGJv8IDf1…

🌟SCHOOLS GIVEAWAY🌟 For 25 years, we've been working to empower EVERY child to become a reader. To celebrate our birthday and #DAW23, we're giving away a set of 25 Barrington Stoke books *of your choice!* To enter, follow and RT by 5pm 8th October. UK schools only. Ts&Cs in bio.

October's round of The Big Class Sets Giveaway kicks off with Black and British, an essential and important title for school collections. To win 30 copies for your school, follow our X account and reshare this post before Friday 6th October, 6pm. @MacmillanKidsUK

#DyslexiaAwarenessWeek. We are lucky to have a HUGE selection of @BarringtonStoke and Conkers books in the library, including Keith Gray’s new book The Den. The books are super readable, with dyslexia friendly font, easy to read layout, off white paper and fantastic stories!

In quiet library, I choose a book to transport my soul far away. It is #NationalPoetryDay Come to the library and get some reading…

It is #EmapthyDay2023 and also #PrideMonth and I have a lovely display of LGBTQ+ books in the library. Also, the book group started reading The Land of Never Endings by Kate Saunders and we did a Roll on the Wall for the main character Emily and the emotions she will be feeling.

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💥Giveaway!💥 We are giving away a copy of Looshkin: The Maddest Cat in the World by @jamiesmart to a lucky winner! To enter... ✅Follow us 👍Like and retweet 😍Comment a 😼 emoji Winner announced in 24 HOURS! @DFB_storyhouse

As we celebrate World Autism Acceptance Week, discover these fantastic books from our Neurodiversity reading list: tinyurl.com/ECRlist

It is #AutismAcceptanceWeek and you can find a selection of fiction books in the school library with Autistic characters. You can also pick up an Autism Myth Busting leaflet.