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[Smithies Library CRGS @SmithiesLibrary]

The perfect weather for a cosy Sunday spent indoors with a good book! This one beats everything I read last year! Reserve it via Accessit! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Smithies Library CRGS @SmithiesLibrary]

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[Smithies Library CRGS @SmithiesLibrary]

Finally got round to ordering some new fiction for June. Happy reading Year 12!

[Smithies Library CRGS @SmithiesLibrary]

To celebrate diversity and inclusivity for "Priday" at CRGS this week, the library's display includes older and more recently published fiction with LGBTQ+ themes.

[MASSOLIT @massolit]

The MASSOLIT Video Essay Competition is officially open! Please spread the word and encourage them to enter.

If they need some inspiration the 2023 winner and runners-up can be found on the MASSOLIT YouTube channel: https://t.co/Resl1qtmcD

[Tom Gauld @tomgauld]

My first @GuardianBooks cartoon for 2024

[Smithies Library CRGS @SmithiesLibrary]

@SaltysEnglish There is so much I'm looking forward to reading in this issue! Moomins and the Oxford comma especially!!! And wow, the cover is stunning. 😍

[New York Times Books @nytimesbooks]

Benjamin Zephaniah, British Poet and Author Who ‘Overturned Ideas of Who a Poet Could Be,’ Dies at 65 https://t.co/nJ41QQiMm2

[Smithies Library CRGS @SmithiesLibrary]

@BorrowBox Libby provides this as a feature, and it is definitely helpful!

[School Library Association @uksla]

📣 1 week to go until #ReadHourUK!

And taking part couldn't be easier. All you need to do is spend an hour of your day on the 8th September reading.

What could be better?! 😍📖

The official Read Hour will be from 2pm – 3pm, but you can take part at any time... ✨

[Smithies Library CRGS @SmithiesLibrary]

@LauraSRobinson My copy arrived today! 😍

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@uksla Will it be recorded so we can watch later? Thanks!

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@SaltysEnglish 🙂

[MASSOLIT @massolit]

Brand new for #EnglishLanguage Dr Jon Ward explores how language, power and race interact in cultural texts.

A must-watch, check it out today: https://t.co/ACNsv8LYLt

[Smithies Library CRGS @SmithiesLibrary]

Literacy Trust - Please can you create a 2023 version of this poster? Thanks!

[National Literacy Trust @Literacy_Trust]

There are only two weeks to go until #ReadHourUK. To take part, all you need to do is spend one hour reading on Wednesday 8 September, or join the official Read Hour between 2 – 3pm. https://t.co/NvyOAgxURy

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

In Budapest, there is a fountain that looks like an open book. At regular intervals, a sheet of water curves to one side to give the illusion of a page being turned

📹 Da Min

[Smithies Library CRGS @SmithiesLibrary]

Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Main School and Sixth Form is fundraising for UK for UNHCR. Check out their @JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! #JustGiving https://t.co/BtW0plnvyG

[OpenLearn @OUFreeLearning]

Ever fancied being an oceanographer?🌊🐬

Take a journey into the Earth's oceans and discover whether you've got what it takes... Explore ocean depths, currents, temperatures and find out more about the future of our #oceans in this game:

https://t.co/TL6JLP5lxF

#WorldOceansDay

[Amelia Brown @ameliabrowntale]

There was, of course, a library at the edge of the universe.

https://t.co/TVQsKPODNH

art by Jaguaros

[Smithies Library CRGS @SmithiesLibrary]

Mrs Moorby is currently reading The Whispering Muse by @spookypurcell and what a gripping novel it is for fans of gothic mystery!