NEWS FROM THE LIBRARY
ISSUE 3 | MARCH 2021
World Book Day Special It was a very unusual start to WBD month, but it ended on a high with all students back in school! WBD on Thursday 4 March, was celebrated by students and staff alike, with a ‘Match the Selfie with the Shelfie’; the winners were all called William! They each won an Easter egg for matching the most correct ‘Selfies with the Shelfie’. William Cadle
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Hymers College also had the honour of remote visits from two nn award-winning authors: Sophia ett Bennett in January and Sarah Mussi in March to celebrate World Book Month. Both inspirational talks gave an entertaining and fascinating insight into how they became successful authors and the obstacles they had to overcome.
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Click on the links below to listen again to the talks: Sophia Bennett talk Sarah Mussi talk
Tech Tip Access all our books online via Access-it. Our Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) is available to browse as well as access to hundreds of links to recommended databases and websites.
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STUDENT Checkouts @ the lrc
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AUTHOR VISITS
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Rosemary and the Witches of Pendle Hill by Samantha Giles Review by Isabella Hatley 7C
Link to Access-it online
“A book that takes you on a broomstick ride filled with witches and wizards, wormholes through space as well as a helping of magic and mystery. A book I would definitely read again.”
ODD FACT... THE LONGEST SENTENCE EVER PRINTED IS 823 WORDS IN VICTOR HUGO’S LES MISERABLES, ACCORDING TO BARNES AND NOBLE.
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This month’s ‘Genre Blast’ is Dystopia. A dystopian novel is set in a fictional world that is undesirable or frightening!
CARNEGIE BOOK AWARD 2021 – SHORTLIST HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED!
Link to For more information on each of the shortlisted books
Inspiring Book Podcasts
Beautiful Displays More beautiful displays created by Mrs Mason to showcase the variety of books in the LRC!
Scholastic Reads Episode 114 To fly among the stars: Celebrating Women in Science Link to Podcast
The LRC celebrated IWD with a selection of international fiction written by female authors.
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3 students have read over 1 million words each! Well done, Daniel P in 7A, Adam M in 7A and Ibaa K in 7C. We are introducing a reward stamp system for all students participating in Accelerated Reader: if students achieve over 65% correct on a book quiz, they will receive one stamp. Once they have collected 5 stamps students will receive a small prize and for 10 stamps they will be rewarded a larger prize. This new Reward Stamp system will be commencing after Easter.
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International Women’s Day 8 March
You may be born into a family, but you walk into friendships. Some you’ll discover you should put behind you. Others are worth every risk. from They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera