Are You Ready to Take A Risk at Christmas?

The Library’s ‘Take a Risk’ competition is back by popular demand for Christmas!

To enter, simply borrow a mystery ‘Take a Risk’ book, fill in the short questionnaire, if you get the questions right you will automatically win a prize AND have your name entered into a free prize draw with the chance to win more prizes. PLUS, there are spot prizes to be won!

See a Librarian in the Discovery Library for details - everyone's a winner!!

National Non-Fiction November 2018

We are celebrating National Non-Fiction November in the Discovery Library with a display of fantastic non-fiction for you to browse and borrow!

SLA Information Awards 2018

The SLA Information Book Awards 2018 were announced on 7^th November.  They are designed to highlight the high standard of non-fiction resources and support school libraries.  This year’s winners include:

7-12 age category: 100 Things to Know About Food by Various Authors and illustrated by Parko Polo and Mariani Federico ISBN 9781409598619 (Usborne)

12–16 age category: From Prejudice to Pride: A History of the LGBTQ+ Movement by Amy Lamé ISBN 9781526301901 (Wayland)

12-16 age category: Escape From Syria by Samya Kullab, Jackie Roche and Mike Freiheit ISBN 9781770859821 (Firefly Books)

All these books are on our wish list!

In addition, the winner of the Hachette Children's Group Award for Outstanding Contribution to Information Books to mark an exceptional contribution to excellence in their field was Nicola Morgan.  You will find some of her books, including Blame My Brain and The Teenager Guide to Stress, in the Libraries.

Remembrance Day 2018

Armistice Day, also known as Remembrance Day, takes place on 11 November every year, marking the official ending of the WWI on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918.  A two minute silence is held to remember the people who have died in wars. This year marks the First World War Centenary, which is 100 years since the end of the Great War.

The Discovery and War Memorial Libraries have special Remembrance displays of war time books for you to borrow.  The display in the War Memorial Library also includes the names of those from the Ravensbourne School who lost their lives in the Great War.

The War Memorial Library at TRS is particularly dedicated to Clifford George Grail, Captain 7th North Staffordshire Regiment, who was killed in action at Gallipoli on 23rd July 1915 aged 24.  He was House Master at the school, originally Bromley County Grammar, from 1911 and was founder of the school corps or cadet group and would have inspired lots of boys to sign up and join the war.

At TRS, we have held assemblies for all form groups and sold poppies and other products in support of the Royal British Legion Annual Poppy Appeal. 

Dissent, subversion and satire at the British Museum

To compliment our rebellion themed display in the Discovery Library marking bonfire night and Guy Fawkes, you may be interested in visiting the British Museum exhibition I Object.

Running from 6 September 2018 to 2 January 2019, the exhibition brings together a collection of around 100 objects, hand-picked by Ian Hislop from Private Eye, that 'explore the idea of dissent, subversion and satire'.  Like Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators, the exhibits seek to show how through history people have always challenged and sought to subvert the established order to bring about change.