It's Halloween...

Afraid of bats or spiders? Then approach the Halloween display slowly and cautiously! Overcome your fear and discover some scary reads for Halloween. Titles to make your hair stand on end include:

Malcolm Rose - The tortured wood

Nick Shadow- Blood and sand

Sarah Wray - The trap

Linda Cargill - The dark

Victoriana

Unable to decide what to read next? Have a look at our display of books in the imaginatively titled "What should I read next" section of the Library. The Victorian era is a fascinating one and there are some non-fiction books which can satisfy even the most curious mind as well as some excellent fiction books by modern authors which are set in Victorian times. If you would like to find more books on a similar theme just ask the Librarian.




Try these fiction titles:

Joan Lingard - The eleventh orphan

Catherine Webb - The obsidian dagger

Eleanor Updale - Montmorency

Philip Pullman - The ruby in the smoke


Some non-fiction (information) books:


Victorian children by Brenda Withing

Victorian Britain by Sean Connolly

The facts about the Victorians by Kay Woodward.

National Poetry day

Thursday 7th October is National Poetry Day. This year the theme is 'home'. Come to the Library to see our display of poetry on the theme of home - you might feel inspired to write your own poem!

For more information and further inspiration visit the Scottish Poetry Library website http://www.spl.org.uk/