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A box full of returns from yesterday - same again today! We've had a community of great summer readers.

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So many of the suggested books flying off the shelves after our World Book Day assembly! We watched a film of pupils recommending books to staff, heard about the importance of stories and learned about the Children's Book Project. Here are your donations gratefully received.

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We had an early World Book Day visit from the wonderful @katyabalen. Year 7 loved listening to how she wrote 'October, October' and my favourite book last year, 'The Light In Everything'. We all got to exercise our creative muscles and use our imagination freely. Thanks, Katya!

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Ten months ago, we launched the Vesuvius Challenge to solve the ancient problem of the Herculaneum Papyri, a library of scrolls that were flash-fried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

Today we are overjoyed to announce that our crazy project has succeeded. After 2000 years, we can finally read the scrolls:
This image was produced by @Youssef_M_Nader, @LukeFarritor, and @JuliSchillij, who have now won the Vesuvius Challenge Grand Prize of $700,000. Congratulations!!

These fifteen columns come from the very end of the first scroll we have been able to read and contain new text from the ancient world that has never been seen before. The author – probably Epicurean philosopher Philodemus – writes here about music, food, and how to enjoy life's pleasures. In the closing section, he throws shade at unnamed ideological adversaries – perhaps the stoics? – who "have nothing to say about pleasure, either in general or in particular."

This year, the Vesuvius Challenge continues. The text that we revealed so far represents just 5% of one scroll.

In 2024, our goal is to from reading a few passages of text to entire scrolls, and we're announcing a new $100,000 grand prize for the first team that is able to read at least 90% of all four scrolls that we have scanned.

The scrolls stored in Naples that remain to be read represent more than 16 megabytes of ancient text. But the villa where the scrolls were found was only partially excavated, and scholars tell us that there may be thousands more scrolls underground. Our hope is that the success of the Vesuvius Challenge catalyzes the excavation of the villa, that the main library is discovered, and that whatever we find there rewrites history and inspires all of us.

It's been a great joy to work on this strange and amazing project. Thanks to Brent Seales for laying the foundation for this work over so many years, thanks to the friends and Twitter users whose donations powered our effort, and thanks to the many contestants whose contributions have made the Vesuvius Challenge successful!

Read more in our announcement: https://t.co/rUlrdGXBMs

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Two Year 7 pupils just told me they became friends when they bonded over their enjoyment of everything written by @SomanChainani. The perfect basis for a friendship!

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It's here! You've been waiting and asking for this for so long and finally, here it is. I'll wait for the stampede. @AliceOseman

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The Book Club elves were out in force today. The Library looks lovely now!

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Delighted to hear Adam Kay @amateuradam showing the importance of school libraries on 'Parenting Hell' and then found this podcast. Reading not only influences positive outcomes in life it also adds calm, happiness and excitement to children's lives.
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The Y9 Book Club leaders did a great job with their Murder Mystery in the Library. Everyone was suspicious of the Librarian - so I hate people bringing books back late?🤷It's all very normal, nothing to see here. Here are some of the other witnesses cracking under the pressure.

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A little experiment that took ages for one corner of the library! I have organised all the lower school fiction into genres and will do the upper school next year. Our pupils seem to be finding it easier to locate books. Photos here showing the stages. #librarians

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🎉 Congratulations to the 2023 Winners of the Yoto Carnegie Medals for Writing and Illustration, and Shadowers' Choice Medals @CarnegieMedals: Jeet Zdung, @ManonSteffanRos, @JoeToddStanton and @RutaSepetys! #YotoCarnegies23 Read the press release: https://t.co/vBongMUmR9

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As a treat for my hard working Book Club leaders we went book buying together today. Actually, it was a treat for me to have some expert help in choosing our new library stock. Thanks to Alicia, Charlotte and Laylaa in Y9 for all their help this year.

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How wonderful! While I generally want all the books in the library to be borrowed, this one may be harder to find today.. ready for my summer holiday.

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We are absolutely thrilled to announce that this year’s #WomensPrize for Fiction winner is Barbara Kingsolver with Demon Copperhead 

Congratulations Barbara for being our first EVER two-time winner of the Women’s Prize!

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There are so many favourite books from my childhood here. What about yours? I'm sure there are plenty more that could be added from more recent years.
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I was looking forward to seeing the shortlist so that my book group can get going on the Carnegie shadowing scheme. I haven't read it yet, but Ruth Sepetys never disappoints.

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We are thrilled to reveal the 2023 Yoto Carnegies shortlists!

Celebrating unforgettable voices and bold storytelling, we hope this year’s shortlists will inspire and empower young readers. #YotoCarnegies23

Read the full press release here: https://t.co/AmwPoRhKlA

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Y7 moved around the Library today to find new books. Each table had a different genre so that they discovered great fiction they may not have noticed before. Determined Crime enthusiasts ended up borrowing Fantasy and Historical Fiction. It was a lovely hour of pure enthusiasm.

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We had a really popular, creative and loud Manga workshop today with some great entries for the bookmark competition. Five minutes later there was a Physics test at the same tables. Seamless. The life of a Library on #worldbookday.

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A great deal happening in the Library this week and we have had so much fun. A scavenger hunt with teams running round finding clues, Y9 classes choosing a new book they will love in a speed dating session and a big book giveaway! #WorldBookDay

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Thank you very much @sarahgovett for kicking off our library events for World Book Day (Week). I'm sure everyone listening to your talks and workshops now have all the creative writing tips downloaded to their brain in true dystopian style! We loved having you here @STAHSEnglish