St Andrew's Day

To celebrate St Andrew's Day (30th November) there is a display of books by Scottish authors in the Library.



The Scottish Book Trust have just announced the result of their poll to find Scotland's favourite book from the last fifty years. In first place was 'Trainspotting' by Irvine Welsh; second place went to 'Lanark' by Alasdair Gray and in third place is Ian Rankin's 'Black and blue'.

Every book it's reader

The display for Book Week Scotland features some books which although fairly new in the Library have yet to be borrowed. So, to find their reader these 'unloved' books are advertising their stories in, hopefully, an amusing way. Come along to the Library and see if any of the books are your ideal match.

Does your pet read enough?

The photographs below show my pets catching up with their reading. Mist,y the cocker spaniel, is reading 'The knife of never letting go' by Patrick Ness. Though I will not be allowing her to finish it, as the story gets VERY sad towards the end and especially traumatic for dogs (don't tell her about Manchee!!). Tank, the red-toed Amazonian tortoise, is making his way to his book of choice - 'Catching fire' by Suzanne Collins - perhaps he might get there before the third and final book in the series makes it into the cinema!!

Book Week Scotland 2013

Book Week Scotland 2013 runs from Monday 25th November until Sunday 1st December. During the week there are all sorts of book-related events taking place throughout Scotland for readers of all ages. For more information about Book Week Scotland visit the Scottish Book Trust's link

Here in the Library there will be competitions for you to enter as well as lots of books on display.

I am going to enter the pets reading competition and I will post the photos (Tank the tortoise is taking a bit of time to find the book he wants!!) on the blog tomorrow. If you have any photos of your pet reading that you would like diplayed in the Library please let me know and remember to enter the SBT competition too.

The display this week is about two rules of Library science:
1. Every book it's reader
2. Every reader his/her book
(But more of this later)

If you would like to find the book of your dreams why not come along to the Library and check out the "Library of unloved books" where you just might find the perfect book!

Book of the week - 18th November

Mosi's War by Cathy MacPhail is book of the week this week. It is a terrifying urban tale set in Glasgow, a book which will keep you on the edge of your seat and turning the pages until the end.
From the blurb: 'Patrick and Mosi are very different.  Patrick has only ever known the council estate where he lives and the local boys who are like him. Mosi has just arrived in Glasgow and desperately needs to start his new life without any trouble.
Then Patrick sees a man fall to his death from a neighbouring tower block, and a dangerous figure appears from Mosi's past - a man who really terrifies him.
Mosi has no choice but to tell Patrick a secret. But for Patrick and Mosi, knowing the truth also means facing unimaginable danger - together.'

Check out Cathy MacPhail's blog to read where her inspiration for this book came from or view the book trailer:

Movember

Some of the books in the Library have undergone a Movember makeover in recognition of all those trying to grow a moustache for charity. So I moustache you to come long to the Library and check out some of these books!

Book of the week - 11th November

This week's book of the week is 'Soldier dog' by Sam Angus. This book fits in with two of the display themes in the Library - Remembrance and animals. The story is set during the First World War and is a moving story about the bond between humans and dogs.
From the blurb:
'He''ll always be true, faithful and brave, even to the last beat of his heart.
It is 1917. In the trenches of France miles from home, Stanley is a boy fighting a man's war. He is a dog handler, whose dog must be so loyal that he will cross no-man's-land alone under heavy fire to return to Stanley's side, carring a message that could save countless lives. But this journey is fraught with danger, and only the bravest will survive.
As the fighting escalates and Stanley experiences the true horror of war, he comes to realize that the loyalty of his dog is the only thing he can rely on...'

If you like this book why not try:

Lest we forget

There is a Remembrance display in the Library with fiction books which have a wartime setting, and non-fiction books about war.

Fiction display

On display in the fiction area of the Library are books which are all about animals or have the name of an animal in the title.

Colourful Reads

After all the dark, black, bleak horror and scary books that were on display for Halloween thought it was time for some colour. So, a bright colourful display of books will be found at the Library entrance and on the display board. So if you DO judge a book by it's cover and you want a cheerful image on the front of your book come along and borrow one of the books on display.

 

 

Book of the week - 4th November

'After tomorrow' by Gillian Cross is an exciting, page-turning, dystopian novel set in a time when the banks have crashed and there is not enough food to go round and as it says on the cover "survival is your only option". It is quite a frightening novel because it makes you think about what it would be like if this actually happened. So if you like a read that is excting and thought-provoking you should try this one.

From the blurb : "What if you woke up tomorrow and everything had changed? Money is worthless. Your friends are gone. Armed robbers roam the streets. No one is safe. For Matt and his little brother, Taco, that nightmare is a reality. Their only hope of survival is to escape through the Channel Tunnel. But danger waits on the other side...Stay or go. What would you do?"