Monday 27 January 2020

Take a Risk 2019 - Prize Draw Winners


Take a Risk 2019 was
 as popular as ever. 




130 questionnaires were successfully
 completed and 42 spot prizes were given out.
All entries were then put forward for the
 free prize draw.

The following prize draw winners were presented
 with their prizes at Assembly.

Miriam 7BU          Denis  8IN             Rachel  9MX   



We had a great response - thank you to everyone who took part!

Tuesday 21 January 2020

500 Words 2020

The UK's largest story writing competition for kids is back for its tenth year. Here's everything you need to know to get involved.






500 Words is a story writing competition for children.
To enter you need to write an original story that is no more than 500 words long.


Who can enter 500 Words?

500 Words is open to any anyone aged between 5 and 13 years old on 12th June 2020, and is a full time resident of the UK.
The competition celebrates imagination and creativity - not spelling and grammar! - so people of all abilities are invited to enter.

What are the prizes?

As well attending a spectacular 500 Words Final at Buckingham Palace where superstar celebrities will read the winning stories live on the radio, six amazing illustrators: Tony Ross, Fiona Lumbers, David McKee, Sue Cheung, David Roberts, and Margaret Sturton – will each be set the task of illustrating one the winning stories.
The winners in each age category will also receive:
Gold Winners - Chris Evans' height in books and 500 books for their school.
Silver Winners - HRH The Duchess of Cornwall's height in books.
Bronze Winners - Their own height in books.
There is also a BRAND NEW Prize for 2020 and it doesn’t matter how good your story is just that you enter one. One entrant will be selected at random to receive a fabulous book bundle and an invite to the final (for child plus a parent or guardian). They will also win 500 books for their school – so the more pupils a school has that has entered the more chances they have of winning a brand new library.

Friday 10 January 2020

Book Challenge

We are really excited to be showcasing The Ravensbourne School "16 Before 16" and the "18 Before 18" book challenge in the War Memorial Library.  An amazing selection of great books for students and staff to browse and borrow.  

Go on .... challenge yourself in 2020!



New Year New Books 2020

Enough said!!!!  


Tuesday 7 January 2020

Costa Children's Book Award

Congratulations to Jasbinder Bilan winner of the Costa Children's Book Award for her debut novel Asha & the Spirit Bird - available in the Discovery Library.