LibraryLass

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School librarian, keeper of all things bookish, thoughts and opinions my own Blog 'Books & Beyond' - https://www.bedes.org/senior/academic/library/library-blog

Photo of Jennifer Lynn Barnes and the covers of some of her books
Students holding up pictures of their reading animals
Cover of We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
Image of cartoon zoo animals, text reads: The Reading Zoo: What kind of reader are you?
Book cover for Crooked Heart by Lissa Evans.
Go All In logo. Text reads Proud to support The National Year of Reading 2026.
Screenshot of blog post - Exams & Mental Health: Don't stress, the library's got you covered!
Lots of students and teachers in a library listening to stories
Chairs in a big circle, blankets and cushions all over the floor and cushions and throws on the chairs, ready for storytime!
A brightly coloured noticeboard on a breeze-block wall, headed with the words Read Every Day, and covered in posters and slogans to do with reading, as well as pictures/illustrations/cartoons of, e.g., brains reading and lifting weights, piles of books, people reading.
Full library with John answering a question at the front
School library, set up with audience chairs in rows, a low table and 2 comfy chairs for the Q&A, and a lectern with fairylights for poetry reading
The book cover of Glasgow Boys by Margaret McDonald
'Read the World' display on a big inboard. In the middle, a world map. Around it, images of book covers, each connected by a piece of string to the country the story is set in. Each book cover has the country's flag attached to the top left corner, and a banner with the country's name across the bottom right corner. The whole board has a yellow boarder and 'Read the World' is in big blue letters above the board, with the 'o' in 'world' substituted for a stylised round image of Earth.
A display of YA fiction books, facing out, all with covers in shades of orange, yellow and red, each with a handwritten shelf-talker with a quick one-line synopsis of the story
A group of three students dance on a table as another student films them
The side of a library shelf unit by my desk, with little book covers cut out and stuck on each time I finished a book
The word is dillydally
Cover of the book - faded blue and white horizontal stripes like the uniforms the jews were forced to wear, with suggestions of barbed wire running through.
Some blackout blinds hang in front of a large window in the library, with twinkle lights glowing in front. Students and teacher enjoy the festive effect.
Fake Addams Family school production fireplace being transformed into Christmassy fireside, with stocking and garlands and gifts, oh my!
Tiny blonde teacher sporting a very fluffy Santa suit, belly padded out with a cushion.
A display of new YA fiction