OLHS Library

What happens in the Library, plus news, competitions, stories, resources, #infolit and all sorts of interesting stuff. Tweets mainly by Mrs Macfadyen.

[OLHS Library @OLHSLRC]

My last day as School Librarian at @OLHSMotherwell (job deleted). I've loved my years here of mad ideas, laughter, awards, inspiring colleagues, amazing young people and wonderful storytelling.
Always say goodbye with a smile if you can, so enjoy a final wee story from me 😊xxx

[Martin Maudsley @StoryMartin]

Once, Wren travelled to Hell to bring fire to the world. As she flew back with a burning ember, her tail ignited. Robin wrapped her in his feathers to douse the flames. Now: wrens have short tails, robins red breasts & we have 🔥 in #winter.
#FolkloreThursday #TellingTheSeasons

[OLHS Library @OLHSLRC]

Thanks to @scottishbktrust for sharing news that we've become a Gold Reading School. Brilliant work from around the school, Reading Leaders, faculties, our wonderful young people, and the whole @OLHSMotherwell community for supporting us
@nlcpeople @TimesSpeaker @WishawPress

[OLHS Library @OLHSLRC]

Fingers crossed @OLHSMotherwell @scottishbktrust @readingschools #ReadingSchools.

Now we wait ...

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

Webb Takes a Stunning, Star-Filled Portrait of the Pillars of Creation
Credit:NASA/ESA/CSA

[OLHS Library @OLHSLRC]

Scroll down to read the free short story 'Silent Night' by @tompalmerauthor, or watch as Tom reads the story to you @OLHSMotherwell @BernadettesPS @StBrendansPS @OlgaPrimary

https://t.co/p5eST09gjn

[Mrs Baird 📚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🐉 @StNiniansLib]

Final “Who am I?” (As a reader) lesson with S1. With a bit of persuasion, lots of chat and some interesting examples EVERYONE saw themselves as readers and that’s exactly how it should be.

[OLHS Library @OLHSLRC]

@jonnybid I used to ask pupils to create wordless ppts so they couldn't stand and read from the screen, but had the chance to practise their presenting skills. Sometimes, I'd suggest they could present in whatever way they liked except ppt. Oh the disbelief! The confusion! The horror 😱

[OLHS Library @OLHSLRC]

Brilliant book to be won here @OlgaPrimary @StBrendansPS @BernadettesPS

[Tom Mitchell @cakesthebrain]

Exciting news: it’s a #Xmas #giveaway. RT this, make sure you’re following me, and you’ve a good chance of #winning one of three signed copies of When Things Went Wild, a children’s novel described by The Sunday Times as ‘an observant and captivatingly funny story’. #competition

[Tom Palmer @tompalmerauthor]

I've written a short story for school or home based on events Audrey Hepburn was involved with during Christmas 1944. Linked to Resist. To be released in print and a video tonight. (Cover by @jamesinnerdale.)

[OLHS Library @OLHSLRC]

There are some brilliant competitions with fantastic prizes available to enter at Caboodle, especially if you're a book monster like me.

Don't forget the dastardly Hidden Books Game.

https://t.co/a4PUT5F8Q3

[OLHS Library @OLHSLRC]

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[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

One pretty cool geological fun fact is that the Scottish Highlands, the Appalachians, and the Atlas are the same mountain range, once connected as the Central Pangean Mountains

[source: https://t.co/u9taoxtSFe]
[read more: https://t.co/eFPLlBUQSv]

[OLHS Library @OLHSLRC]

A perfect choice for St Andrew's Day reading?

Luke and I sat and read each line aloud, comparing and loving the translations into Scots. Scots just says it so much better. Where's the audiobook?

[OLHS Library @OLHSLRC]

@crosbie_mrs Sorry, @AirdrieAcadLRC, got your handle incorrect!

[OLHS Library @OLHSLRC]

Congratulations, especially to @crosbie_mrs and especially especially to @AirdrieAcademyLRC for digging in under horrible circumstances and achieving such a brilliant result.
Evidence of the value of school librarians right here!

[Airdrie Academy Reading School @AirdrieReads]

Thrilled to be the first NLC secondary to achieve Gold @scottishbktrust
Thanks to our Reading Leaders, whole school community, School Librarian Mrs Agnew and Mrs Crosbie for all their hard work and dedication.
@AirdrieAcademy @AirdrieAcadLRC @crosbie_mrs @nlcpeople @neilgraysnp

[OLHS Library @OLHSLRC]

@BigPicturePress Best food ever is a Thai Green Curry with gorgeous naan bread. Num!

[OLHS Library @OLHSLRC]

Another excellent giveaway competition here @OlgaPrimary @BernadettesPS @StBrendansPS

[Big Picture Press @BigPicturePress]

😋 A TASTY GIVEAWAY! 😋

We are giving you the chance to WIN one of 5 copies if #TakeABite the delicious new book from the award-winning duo behind the bestselling #Maps series!

To enter simply RT, follow, and tell us your favourite food.

Closes 7 Dec. T&Cs Apply. 🇬🇧&🇮🇪 only.

[OLHS Library @OLHSLRC]

@scottishbktrust Delighted that we'll be welcoming @strangelymagic to @OLHSMotherwell on Friday morning to speak to our S1 and S2 pupils about War of the Wind. Can't wait!

[OLHS Library @OLHSLRC]

Did you all know about the Cambusnethan Bog Body? And if you did, why did no-one tell me?

https://t.co/eK59jGHHWW

[Sue Williamson MBE @librarychampion]

Reading this I have yet again moved from a sense of anger and disbelief that we are yet again having this conversation to an overwhelming sense of sadness but a need to say again why libraries are so important,look again at what they do and who their partners are

[The Wildlife Trusts @WildlifeTrusts]

Our natural world is in a critical condition. Choreographer @SadeckW and students from Bird College have created a beautiful "human murmuration". This shows how world leaders must work together at #COP15 to restore nature and halt biodiversity loss. https://t.co/tFXOdiyo03