School librarian. Can and will talk about books for longer than you, probably.
London, England
Joined March 2022
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Library Lady retweeted
I cannot say this enough. Schools cannot hold up the whole world. Housing, jobs, dentistry, doctors: we need other policy areas to work if there’s any chance at improving children’s lives.
"The biggest barriers to social mobility and children's wellbeing lie outside of schools."
@miss_mcinerney from our podcast on The Schools Bill.
🎧 Listen to the episode: ifs.org.uk/articles/schools-…
I’m not on here very often now, but I just had to come and rave about The Vulpine by Polly Crosby! I picked it up this morning and have ripped through 100 pages. Can’t wait to finish it! Already fairly sure I’m going to buy a set for tutor reads. #BookTwitter #Literacy #library
My small suggestion to SLT is that if you ever feel like arranging a trip for an entire year group on the last full day of term, then don’t? Ta. X
Library Lady retweeted
🩷👇GIVEAWAY! 👇 🩷 Fancy winning a hamper packed *full* of delicious/scented/beautiful goodies - all inspired by #TheNightInQuestion and its heroine, Florrie?? 💐 If so, just retweet this and follow me to enter. (You can enter via IG, too, to double your chances 😊) GOOD LUCK! x
ALT A hamper containing a book, candle, soap, mug, tea, whisky, guide to Paris and more.
Thursday sees the kick off of my first ever Library Winter Countdown! Giving away a book a day for ten days, kids just need to complete the quiz/puzzle of the day to enter a raffle which we’ll pull a winner from at the end of each lunch. Can’t wait!
82 kids turned up to this today. We had a whole library countdown from ten before I pulled the winning name out of the raffle, as well as a tabletop drumroll! So much fun. Created a real buzz in the #library - can’t wait for tomorrow!
Library Lady retweeted
🚨 School libraries & librarians are vital to education!
We stand with @CILIPinfo, @CILIPSLG , @GreatSchLibs, @UKSLA & @ASCELUK in advocating for their role in the schools. Properly resourced libraries break barriers & equip young people for future success.
CILIP, SLG, the Great School Libraries Campaign, SLA and ASCEL have written a joint response to the DfE's Curriculum & Assessment Review, highlighting the power and potential of school libraries and librarians.
Read full story and find out more:
cilip.org.uk/news/news.asp?i…
ALT image of a boy reading some books sitting on the floor
Library Lady retweeted
We are kicking the week off with a competition to win a Class Set of 30 School Dictionaries worth over £200! laburnumhouse.co.uk/product/… Simply like and share this post. The winner will be announced 6/12/24. To view our full range please visit: laburnumhouse.co.uk/c/dictio… #competition
So I hoofed my way through The Invasion by @TheCallYA within 48 hours of owning it! Just in time, too, as all the gorgeous new books I ordered for the library last week arrived. Making a start on what promises to be a delectable read by @hafsahfaizal - A Tempest of Tea!
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"These benefits [of reading] are becoming a kind of invisible privilege. This has gone on long enough. The bad news is that we are at risk of losing a generation. The good news is that the solution is in our hands"
- Children's Laureate @frankcottrell_b #GrowAGenerationOfReaders
ALT Book being held up to camera in a book shop. The book is a copy of Millions: the not-do-great train robbery by Frank Cottrell-Boyce and illustrated by Steven Lention. The book has a sticker applied reading: Warning! This book may cause the reader to relax, feel happy, become more empathetic and build confidence.
Library Lady retweeted
8/9 A fully funded school library run by a qualified librarian can change lives. It’s proved time and time again. Every school needs a library and every library a librarian. That’s one way to get books in children’s hands and encouraging a life-long love of reading...
Library Lady retweeted
This has been reshared a lot recently. Many #schoollibrarians are sharing stats which show that reading in their schools is not in decline-quite the reverse. The evidence is clear: having a librarian in school can build and embed a reading culture. Follow us to find out more.
⚠️Reading enjoyment has fallen across all ages.⚠️
The sharpest decline is among pupils aged 11-14 - from 40.4% in 2023 to 30.7% in 2024. As children transition to secondary school, their reading engagement dips - a trend that is worsening.
Learn more: literacytrust.org.uk/researc…
ALT Reading enjoyment has declined across all age groups. Ages 11 - 14 have seen the steepest drop - from 40.3% in 2023 to 30.7% in 2024.
Library Lady retweeted
The decimation of libraries probably affects under 5s - the age where reading for pleasure is established - more than any other group. Books for little kids are short and expensive, but you used to be able to go to a library and take 5 different ones home every week.
Report finds ‘shocking and dispiriting’ fall in children reading for pleasure theguardian.com/books/2024/n…
Library Lady retweeted
Just a bookseller, standing here, pleading journos to remember that children's books can and should be included in your book of the year round ups 💕
Update! Finished it. What a stonking read that was! Cue much sitting around, twiddling thumbs until book two turns up on my doorstep…
So I’m on page 153 of The Call by Peadar O’Guillan - @TheCallYA - and I don’t think I’ve actually taken a breath since I started. Even Eddie the cat is cowering in terror (or being annoyed that I’m disturbing his sleep, one or the other). Help!
So I’m on page 153 of The Call by Peadar O’Guillan - @TheCallYA - and I don’t think I’ve actually taken a breath since I started. Even Eddie the cat is cowering in terror (or being annoyed that I’m disturbing his sleep, one or the other). Help!
Finally, FINALLY, getting around to Fallout by @WelshDragonParr - just under halfway through and I already know it’s a ‘finish in one sitting’ book! How do you make them so consistently unputdownable? ❤️
Finally, FINALLY, getting around to Fallout by @WelshDragonParr - just under halfway through and I already know it’s a ‘finish in one sitting’ book! How do you make them so consistently unputdownable? ❤️
Our school only opened in 2019 and I started the library from scratch, so I’ve not had to do lots of weeding yet. But this week has been my first big weed since I started, and there is MUCH excitement amongst students about how I’m getting rid of the withdrawn stock🥰 #libraries
