Really useful library links
To email Miss Johnson, school librarian (to renew books or ask any questions – please include your name):
Access the school library catalogue (via Students/Online Resources on the school website)
Lower down the home/news page you can see some free online resources available – click on the headings to access them. These include:
Libraries 4 Schools – includes access to authors’ and illustrators’ websites
Harry Potter: A History of Magic – from the British Library exhibition
Project Gutenberg – over 60,000 free ebooks available, mostly older works published before 1924
Public library service – offers free access to ebooks and other online resources if you have a library card.
If not, enrol online (with parental/guardian support):
Hay Festival children and Young Adult author talks
Great for readers and budding writers, poets and artists!
Children and YA author talks from last May’s Hay Festival are still available to access for free:
The 2020 authors were Cressida Cowell, Onjali Q Raúf, Patrice Lawrence, Muhammad Khan, Konnie Huq, Emma Carroll, Sue Cheung, Karl Nova, Chae Strathie, Pamela Butchart, Lucy Worsley, Jon Chase, Christopher Edge, Eloise Williams, Laura Coryton, Dean Atta, Liz Pichon, Bali Rai, Laura Bates and Michelle Paver.
To access each talk, click on ‘This event is available on Hay Player’, located at the bottom of the information provided about each author. Email me at library@fbaok.co.uk to let me know how these talks have inspired you, so that I can add your comments to the library news page.