UK Children's Authors Unite Against Plastic Pollution in our Oceans

Author, Lauren St John, has brought together fifty leading illustrators and authors to call for publishers, book shops, literary festivals and young readers to reduce the amount of plastic they use in favour of eco-friendly alternatives. 

Following David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II programme on plastic waste last year, in which he revealed that plastic will outnumber fish in the oceans by 2050, Authors4Oceans asks you to ‘be the change you want to see in the seas’. 

Their top tips to help you make the difference in conserving and protecting our seas and oceans and the wildlife that live there include ditching plastic bags, straws and bottles and eating only sustainable fish. To find out more click here.

Books by Lauren St John, and the other authors and illustrators that have pledged their support for the campaign, including Jacqueline Wilson, Michael Morpurgo and Chris Riddell, are available to borrow from the Discovery Library.

Welcome Back and Book News Round up

We hope you had a great Easter break and look forward to hearing what you were reading!  The Librarians are currently working their way through the Carnegie shortlist as part of the fantastic TRS Carnegie Shadowing book group known collectively as The Cosmic Ravensbourne Readers.

Among the things that happened in the book world over Easter are:

The announcement of a new Young People's Laureate for London, Momtaza Mehri. Working with Spread the Word, her mission is to raise the profile of poetry in London, engage and inspire young people through issues that affect them using poetry and support the development of young poet's talent in London.


The Man Booker International Prize 2018 shortlist - the prize is to encourage the publishing and reading of quality fiction in translation.

TRS Carnegie Shadowing 2018

We are delighted that TRS are taking part in the CILIP Carnegie Shadowing Scheme for the second

year.

A group of seven Year 8 students, Avril, Sebastian, Dominika, Alfie, Daniel, Philip and Oscar, collectively known as the Cosmic Ravensbourne Readers, will meet each Tuesday afternoon to read, discuss and review the eight shortlisted titles selected by the Carnegie judges.  

Check out our Shadowing Group page and blog here - while you're there why not take part in our reader's polls!