Category: Library

Read Woke Badge Awarded

20/5/2021

Miss Owens, our librarian, was over the moon earlier this week when she awarded Isla her first Read Woke South Ayrshire badge. Isla has achieved this badge by reading four books on the South Ayrshire Read Woke list, she also read across multiple platforms, utilising the South Ayrshire eBook app Libby in the process. . All 17 books can be discovered here www.readwokesouthayrshire.co.uk. They have been chosen by library staff across the authority for their representation of minority characters, dealing with a social injustice, and raising awareness of various social issues.

Pupils will receive a badge as a reward for reading and reviewing any four books and then another badge when they read eight books. Isla is the very first person at Marr to receive her badge, even beating Miss Owens who has only read 3 books!! Isla said that her favourite book so far was Boy Everywhere by A.M Dassu, who just happened to respond via twitter.

Halloween writing succeeds in scaring our librarian!

10/11/2020

Yesterday Miss Owens, our librarian, announced the winner of the Halloween writing competition. Pupils in S1-2 were given the task to scare her with a spooky tale of no more than 500 words. The outright winner was Sophie in S2 and her story can be read over on our librarians blog. Here is Sophie with the two runners-up Cleo and Ryan. Well done to all three.

Celebrating Scottish Book Week

4/12/2017

Last week was Book Week Scotland and some of our S2 pupils joined in the celebrations. The theme this year was 'nourish' and our librarian, Miss Owens, asked pupils to share information about a book that means a lot to them, a book that has nourished them over time. Below you can read a selection of their responses, you might even get an idea for a present for Christmas! They then had some fun re-creating book titles with a food theme. Continue reading for a giggle at some of these.

Poppy Cat

Ottoline and the Yellow Cat

When I was younger this book was very special to me because every night before bed my mum would read it to me. If I didn't get it read to me I wouldn't want to go to bed. If I lost it she read it that often that she would read it to me without the book. I still have it today.

Pirates!

This book means a lot to me because it's hard to understand all her problems at first, but as you read it your understand what she's going through.

The Blitz

My favourite book is "My Story: The Blitz" as it was the first chapter book I have ever finished by myself. It has short chapters and isn't very long.

Guess How Much I Love You

I got this book read to me every night when I was younger with my mum, dad and sisters. My little sister still gets it read to her and sometimes I listen in too. It brings back memories from when I was younger.

Winnie the Pooh

The book that is really important to me is Winnie the Pooh because my Auntie read it to me before she moved to a different country and I don't see her anymore. It is my favourite because I used to love it and read it all the time and never read any other book except that one. My favourite character is Tigger because he is really energetic and talkative like me.

This book is special to me because I used to read it as a child all the time. It's about this girl called Ottoline solving mysteries and robberies. All the crimes are done by the yellow cat. I will always love this book as it is a memory.

Hunger Games

This is my favourite book because it is very exciting, fast moving, and it always make sense. (Its not confusing to understand) It improved my vocabulary and I love the movie too.

The big book of Christmas

This is my favourite because it was the only book that was at my grans and we would read it, even though it was only April.

RatBurger

It's a special book to me because when I was younger my mum would read a bit and so would I. I struggled in reading so when I was able to read Ratburger I managed to read other books, now I read so many different books.

Skullduggery Pleasant

My favourite book is Skullduggery Pleasant. I enjoyed the first book which is a mystery. At the start the protagonists uncle dies and at the funeral a mysterious man in a coat, scarf, hat and sunglasses arrives, who appears to be her uncles best friend. I love this book as there are loads of cliff hangers which keeps you on edge. I also love the story behind it as there are many stories which at the end all eventually link up with Skullduggery Pleasant.

Food Themed Book Titles

Pie of Mist
Of Mice and Melons
A Christmas Crumble
The Twix

A Christmas Carrot
Haribo Potter
The Hungry Games: Catching Fish
Harry and his bucketful of KFC

Peter Pancake
Where the KitKats Are
Harry Poptarts
The Famous Pies

Opportunity for Young Writers

28/8/2017

Check out the most recent library blog post for details of the Scottish Booktrust's search for teen writers and illustrators.

World Book Day Photo Booth

2/3/2017

All images from our photo booth today can be found by clicking on the image below. A full report of all the days celebrations will be posted by MIss Owens in due course. Do Something Booky!

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