World Book Day 2nd March 2023

 HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY

As part of the World Book Day celebrations there is a display of books in the Library. The books are all fiction and are set in different countries to encourage you to 'read around the world' and find out about life and culture in different places, and different times.

World Book Day

 Many thanks to the students in Mrs McMillan's S2 ILP class for the World Book Day posters which are on display in the Library together with some fantastic fiction. 

St Andrew's Day

 St. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and we celebrate his day on 30th November. In the Library there is a display which tells the story of Saint Andrew. There is also a display of books by Scottish authors. For more information come along to the Library - Room F27.

Halloween

 It will soon be Halloween and you can find lots of spooky and scary reads in the Library. Come along and select something from the displays in the Library in room F27.

Remembrance Day 2015

In memory of all of those who gave their lives in two world wars and in conflicts around the world since.

There are non-fiction books relating to the First World War on the main display and fiction books set during times of war on display around the Library.

Primary 7 Information Evening

Prospective students and their parents were welcomed to Inveralmond by staff and senior students on Thursday evening. After a talk by members of the Senior Management Team and the Head Boy and Head Girl there were tours of the school. Finally in the Dining Hall there were displays highlighting the work done in literacy and numeracy skills by the English and Maths Departments and the Library.

Macmillan Coffee Morning

We are having our Macmillan Coffee Morning at break-time today. If you cannot make it or would prefer to read rather than eat, here are some cake related books - available in the Library!

World Book Day

There are lots of events happening around the school for World Book Day for both staff and students.In the Library there are competitions for students and lots of books on display.
School staff selected the book that they would read if stranded on a desert island - some of these books are now on display at the Library entrance.
"Books are friends forever..not just for World Book Day" is the title on the display board with a selection of books to match the type of friend you may be looking for including scary, funny, sporty, gifted and nasty!!

Valentine's Day

For all those romantics out there the Library has taken on a bit of a pink hue. There are love stories galore around the Library for you to choose from. If you would prefer you can come along and make some paper hearts to add to the display board or to give to your true love.

Learn how to make a paper heart

Read a romantic novel

Holocaust Memorial Day

 
Every year on the 27th of January, the date of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp at the end of WW2, the world remembers all of those who have been affected by acts of genocide whether in the concentration camps or during conflicts in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia or Darfur. The theme for HMD 2015 is 'Keep the memory alive'. There is a display in the Library to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

Burns Night

Sunday 25th January is Burns Night. The Library has a selection of books about Robert Burns and  how to organise a Burns supper as well a books of the Bard's poetry. Everything you need to celebrate the birth of Scotland's most famous poet can be found in the Library (well, except for the haggis...and the bagpipes!)

Best Wishes

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year from Mrs Aitken in the Library.

Why not come into the Library and borrow a book about Christmas or with a  Christmassy theme.

Book Week Scotland

This year Book Week Scotland runs from the 24th to the 30th November, as well as lots of events run by West Lothian public libraries there is also a lot happening in the School Library.
Add your pledge to the BWS Pledge Wall - you pledge to do something book related for the whole week. Ideas for pledges include:
 My family will sit down and read together for Book Week Scotland 2014

•I will read something Scottish for Book Week Scotland 2014

•I will alphabetise my bookshelves for Book Week Scotland 2014

•I will colour-code my bookcase for Book Week Scotland 2014 (send me your pictures for the Library Blog!)

•I will go to a Book Week Scotland event for Book Week Scotland 2014

•I hate [SCI-FI, ROMANCE, NON-FICTION, etc] but I’m going to read ……………. for Book Week Scotland 2014.

 

Why not vote for your favourite character in a Scottish book? There will be a box to place your votes in on the Library Issue Desk. Characters you could vote for include: Harry Potter or  Hermione Granger(Harry Potter): Norm (World of Norm); Kyle (Invisible fiends); Adam or Salim (Crusade); David Balfour (Kidnapped) - the list could go on.

 

There will aslo be displays and competitions in the Library during the week.

 

For lots more information about Book Week Scotland visit the Scottish Book Trust website

 

Books get a Movember makeover

To support all those growing moustaches for charity in November, some of the fiction books have had a 'Movember makeover'.

Display for Halloween

As the nights grow ever longer and darker and the weather becomes colder and wetter what could be better than to sit indoors and read a lovely, long... horror story!!
Celebrate Halloween by choosing from the many horror books on display around the Library. If you are not afraid of spiders you could even borrow one from the shelves beneath the display board! So, 'Don't be a scaredy cat.. read some horror!!'

 

New display

The idea for the latest display in the Library was taken from a television program which is a favorite of many staff and students alike - The Great British Bake Off. Or, in this case, "The great book-ish bake off" highlighting books with cakes or other bakes in the title!

Welcome to a new term

The first display of the new term welcomes you 'Back 2 school'. This is a fiction display of books with a school based story, so includes some very familiar titles like the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling and 'The worry website' by Jacqueline Wilson. Also some less familiar books, for example 'Concrete chips' by Bali Rai and 'Wayside School is falling down' by Louis Sachar.

New display

The latest display in the Library highlights books about VOLCANOES. There are both fiction and non-fiction books on the display, so a must for all would-be volcanologists.

Be my Valentine

As you must be aware it is Valentine's Day on Friday (14th February). To celebrate there is a display in the Library encouraging you to 'Fall in love with a good book' with a selection of romantic fiction to choose from.

Chinese New Year

The year of the horse begins on 31st January. To celebrate the Chinese New Year there is a display in the Library with information about the Chinese zodiac and books about China and horses!