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On Thursday Larbert Library hosted an in-person World Book Night quiz. Find out how you would have fared by trying three of the rounds below!
Sadly we couldn’t include the picture and music rounds. How did you do? Comment with your score below.
Well, World Book WEEK, really.
Thursday 4th March was the 25th World Book Day! Of course when you’re dealing with a silver anniversary, you find the celebrations tend to go on a bit beyond the special day. Our libraries had decked the halls, created brilliant bookish displays and went on to welcome visitors from local schools and nurseries all week long.
Festivities started bright and early on Monday, with Basil from Bonnybridge Library spending the day with St Joseph’s Primary.
Debbie welcomed children from Denny nursery on Monday…
…And again on Wednesday.
While Zetland nursery enjoyed Storytime at Grangemouth Library with Lynn on Thursday.
Everyone was dressed up at Larbert Library – including the library staff!
Wait, that’s not Laura, it’s a Dragon Rider! We had to tell ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ author Cressida Cowell about it.
And she wasn’t the only author who engaged with her fans on Twitter….
We love meeting pupils and staff. We were really pleased that Victoria Primary could join us at Falkirk Library.
And that St. Mary’s Primary had such a great time at Bo’ness Library.
The St. Mary’s children left us with some great book artwork, which now has pride of place on the library walls.
Seems some of our visitors have been inspired to create their own stories. We’ll look forward to seeing what these youngsters have created.
Thanks to all the schools who visited and tagged us in their photos. We hope we’ll see you all again soon – remember it doesn’t need to be a special occasion to visit the library!
The online world has made much of life easier, connected us to other people, knowledge and entertainment in ways we never thought possible. The links below offer straight-forward advice to help you to keep going about your digital business in safety.
Cyber Scotland week aims to keep everyone more cyber aware and resilient:
Read mygov.scot’s comprehensive guide to keeping the whole family safe online
Cyber Aware teaches you how to spot website scams and deal with malware
Find unbiased and easy-to-understand information on online safety from Get Safe Online
Visit Take Five to learn how to protect yourself against financial fraud
The Parent Club provides guidance on host of internet safety topics, including setting online boundaries
Required reading is this excellent, comprehensive guide from the Scottish Business Resilience Centre:
Young Scots Digi Know covers everything from cryptocurrency and hacks, to online gaming etiquette
Thursday 3rd March sees the 25th World Book Day!
We hope you’ll pop in after school, or this coming weekend to choose some brilliant books from our World Book Day displays. While you’re visiting:
We’d love to see your World Book Day costume or your library visit, whether it’s your family reading in our junior section, or the pile of books you’ve borrowed. Share your photos and tag us on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter for the chance to win a library goody bag!
You have until midnight on Saturday to tag us in your photo – the competition is open to families and anyone under 18. Bonus points for photos featuring books or costumes or both!
We’ll have colouring, quizzes and other acitrivity sheets hanging around in your children’s area, We’d love to see your artwork.
Most of our libraries are looking forward to visits from local schools and nurseries this week. Bo’ness Library are welcoming Bo’ness Public P2s on Thursday and St Mary’s on Friday, while Ladeside Primary are spending the day with the gang at Larbert Library.
Debbie from Denny Library is excited for Bookbug fun with Denny Nursery and Grangemouth are storytelling with Zetland Nursery.
Falkirk Library are spending Wednesday morning with Bantaskin nursery and they’ll welcome Victoria Primary P7s on Thursday.
Bonnybridge Library are already well into the World Book Day spirit. On Monday 28th Basil had a great day meeting so many of the pupils at St. Joseph’s Primary
The World Book Day website has so many ideas, from how to decorate, to what to read. You can watch the special 2022 events on You Tube.
Join Libraries Aloud with the Beano. The Beano comic is on a mission to make libraries loud – and we agree. We think libraries should be full of fun and stories.
Head over to the Beano website for games, quizzes and cool author videos.
The Scottish Book Trust suggested some activities for schools, but you could try any of these at home:
