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Reading Matters – news from the world of children’s books

Posted on May 23, 2020 by

Hello and welcome to this week’s look at some of the highlights in the world of children’s books during the last week. These are articles I have enjoyed, resources that I think may be helpful and some news items that … Continue reading →

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Reading Matters – news from the world of children’s books

Posted on May 9, 2020 by

Welcome to another look back at the latest children’s book news and a visit to some useful resources encouraging reading for pleasure. As I write this there is continued speculation regarding the timing of the reopening of schools across the … Continue reading →

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Reading Matters – news from the world of children’s books

Posted on May 2, 2020 by

Welcome to this week’s look back at the latest news from the children’s books world. I am aware that teachers and school librarians are under a great deal of pressure at present and hope that some of the links collated … Continue reading →

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Reading Matters – News from the world of children’s books

Posted on March 28, 2020 by

Hello everyone and I hope you are managing to cope and to keep well during these strange times for us all. This week I have tried to balance news and articles with more links to book related resources available for … Continue reading →

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Reading Matters – News from the world of children’s books

Posted on February 1, 2020 by

Hello everyone and welcome to another look at some of the latest news in the children’s book world. Happy new month! We have lots to look forward to in February including Harry Potter Book Night,  International Book Giving Day and … Continue reading →

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Reading Matters – news from the world of children’s books

Posted on January 11, 2020 by

It is the time of year when many people make resolutions or set themselves new goals. Across social media there have been suggestions for reading challenges such as a greater number of books to read this year, reading a wider … Continue reading →

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H is for Harry – and thoughts on literacy, libraries and laureates

Posted on July 17, 2019 by

On Monday evening I attended a screening of H is for Harry a documentary created by Postcode Films. Through the eyes of an eleven year old boy and his classmates we view what life is like for those children who … Continue reading →

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Barnes Children’s Literature Festival – a celebration of children’s books

Posted on May 14, 2019 by

Five years ago the first Barnes Children’s Literature Festival took place with the aim to become an inspiration for book lovers everywhere. Since then it has grown into a two day event for families that is now the largest dedicated … Continue reading →

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The Copy and Paste Generation and The School Librarian

Posted on March 25, 2019 by

Each term the Surrey branch of the School Library Association holds a meeting where members have the opportunity both to network and to gain some CPD in the form of visiting speakers offering training, advice or new ideas. Our Spring … Continue reading →

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For the Love of Libraries

Posted on March 14, 2019 by

On Sunday 10th March I battled my way through gales, engineering works on Southwest Trains and fallen trees on Southern Rail to attend an event at the British Library. It was definitely worth it.  The afternoon brought together three wonderful … Continue reading →

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