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Hunting for treasure in Freya's Gold
Video/Vlog
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Freya's Gold (Nosy Crow) is an exciting, pacey adventure about secret tunnels and hidden treasure, but it's also a story that explores community, feelings of belonging, and being brave enough to do the things that make us feel scared.
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The Reading Quest launches in Suffolk
Saturday, June 1, 2024
Suffolk Libraries is introducing a new summer reading programme, Reading Quest, which has been created to encourage children and their families in Suffolk to embark on a reading adventure together this summer. Children's librarian Erin Hamilton, pictured, explained, "S...
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2024 English 4-11 Picture Book Awards winners announced
Book Awards
Sunday, May 26, 2024
The winners of the 2024 English 4-11 Picture Book Awards have been announced. The awards are presented by the English Association to the best children's picture books of the year and include awards for fiction and non-fiction in age ranges 4-7 years and 7-11 years. There is also an award for...
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Finalists for School Library and Librarian of the Year
Meet A School Librarian
Thursday, May 23, 2024
School libraries and librarians are celebrated for helping ignite children's love of reading in the School Library Association's shortlist for the Peter Usborne Primary School Library of the Year Award and the Honour List for the 2024 Secondary School Librarian of the Year Award.</stro...
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More screen time, less story time, contribute to decline in reading for pleasure
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
The last decade has seen an ongoing decline in the number of children and teenagers (0-17 years) reading for pleasure. Can regular storytime in schools, and more emphasis on reading for wellbeing, help to halt the decline?
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What are YA readers looking for?
Friday, May 17, 2024
With just 16% of those aged 14 to 25 reading daily - and only 11% of boys doing so - it's easy to feel that the messages about the benefits of reading for pleasure are missing their mark among teenagers and young adults.
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Does rewilding work? Find out in Explodapedia: Rewild
Video/Vlog
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Ben Martynoga & Moose Allain introduce Explodapedia: Rewild and ask, can nature and rewilding help to heal our world?
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The Klaus Flugge Prize 2024 shortlist announced
Book Awards
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
The shortlist for the Klaus Flugge Prize 2024 has been announced, celebrating the most promising and exciting newcomers to children's picture book illustration
