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Said it before I’ll say it again. If you can afford a holiday that’s fine. But for those of us who can’t, taking your kids to the beach for a paddle, or swim in a river is now a luxury we’ve had taken away. It may not sound like much to you but for us it was everything. So knowing water companies would rather pay their shareholders than look after the infrastructure, why should WE be bailing them out? We should renationalise… who’s gonna look after it better, a company who chose to neglect the system and pay shareholders or us as country owning it again?

I adored this book 🤍

“Quite simply, reading is good for you.” Read the findings of our major national reading survey in this @guardian piece by @ella_louise_c 👉 theguardian.com/books/article/… #RebootReading

Day 1 of the big reorganisation of the non-fiction section of the library. Very pleased with how much I actually managed to get done!

✨ World Book Day is the perfect time to pick up a book, so why not grab one of our longlisted books for writing. Happy World Book Day! And happy reading! 📚📚 #YotoCarnegies24 #WorldBookDay @WorldBookDayUK

"This House further believes that every school in the UK should have a library with access to a professional #librarian, library staff or a schools library service." - fantastic call-to-arms @MGreenwoodWW. Encourage your MP to sign! edm.parliament.uk/early-day-moti… #GreatSchoolLibraries

The sun is shining. ☀️ #Giveaway time. This is all for all #teachers and #librarians. A signed copy of Are you Okay Elliot Hart? For your school. With bookmarks and pin badges. To enter: 🧡 follow me 🧡 retweet 🧡 like this post TWO winners to be announced on 17/06/23 🧡

@Joseph_Fasano_ ‘we should be kind While there is still time’

What is your favorite line of poetry? You never know what might save someone on this thread. ❤️

🐣 It's competition time! 🐣 Enter and you could win the Folio limited edition of The Tales of Peter Rabbit and FIVE different children's titles. TO ENTER: RT this post. Open internationally. Entries close 23:59 (UK time) Tuesday 11 April.

One last time for the people at the back (and @Telegraph). 1,265 is not the total number of hours teachers work per year. It’s the total number of hours they can be told *where* to work. If teachers only did those hours, the school system would collapse.

Over 2000 people think our children deserve school libraries. Are you one of them? Petition: Make school libraries and librarians a statutory requirement petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6342…

Celebrating 5960 (!) followers with a giveaway 😃 Win * The Colour Storm * The Bleeding (complete with sprayed edges 😍) * Really Good, Actually special SIGNED edition * Chocolate * Bookish candle Like, follow, RT to be in with a chance Closes Sun 25th at 5pm. UK only please.

We are thrilled to reveal the 2023 Yoto Carnegies shortlists! Celebrating unforgettable voices and bold storytelling, we hope this year’s shortlists will inspire and empower young readers. #YotoCarnegies23 Read the full press release here: yotocarnegies.co.uk/2023-shortlist…

✨👻 We’ve got a GRAPHIC NOVEL GIVEAWAY!! 👻✨ To WIN a set of ‘The Sad Ghost Club’ by @thesadghostclub, just RT by 31.03.23. UK only. GOOD LUCK! ‘A heart-warming series about friendship, compassion and finding your kindred spirits’

For no other reason than I’m giddy about my new bookmarks! It’s #giveaway time! A signed copy of Are you Okay, Elliot Hart? WITH BOOKMARKS for two lucky people. Just retweet and like to enter. 🧡 UK only 🧡 Ends 24/3/23 #ya #BookTwitter #youngcarer #MentalHealthAwareness

Let's create a thread of lines of poetry that have changed our lives. Maybe this will be something people can carry around and scroll through to find what they need. 🖤 I'll start with Derek Walcott's final line from "Love After Love": "Sit. Feast on your life."

#2 GIVEAWAY! 📚 Next up we've got some totally brilliant novels for readers aged 10+. Read their books and then come and see them at the festival - you're in for a treat. @redbreastedbird @FrancesHardinge @JosephACoelho @whatSFSaid. Retweet and follow us to win! #giveaway

@uksla Secondary please 🥰

Appearances aren't everything, and we don't judge books by their covers! So this #ValentinesDay & #BookGivingDay we're spreading the love by giving 2 people the chance to #WIN 2 books in a mystery #giveaway! ❤️ #Follow, #RT & tell us your Primary/Secondary preference to enter👇🏼