Virtual Meeting on Wednesday, 9th December 2020 at 4pm

SLA Scotland - Virtual Meeting 

Wednesday, 9th December 2020, 

4pm to 5:30pm 

The next meeting of the Scottish branch of the School Library Association will take place next Wednesday and will include our AGM. This meeting will be held online using the GoToMeeting platform (which will hopefully be accessible to everyone!)

Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, many of the activities we usually carry out in the school library to encourage reading are not possible - the library is being used for classes, gatherings are not permitted or are restricted to single year groups, making book groups and other events very difficult, and browsing for books is discouraged. This is an ideal opportunity to get together and share some ideas about how our school libraries are working during the pandemic.

The Scottish Book Trust have also agreed to talk to us about some of the activities they have seen school librarians carrying out to promote reading for pleasure. They will also pinpoint some of the resources from the First Minister's Reading Challenge that they think might be helpful.

For details on how to join the meeting, you can register on our Eventbrite page or email us at scotsla@gmail.com.

Book Week Scotland 2020

 

Book Week Scotland takes place this year from 16th to 22nd November. It will be very different this year, with many events taking place virtually. The Scottish Book Trust have released some resources which might be useful and there is a great programme of events listed on the website https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-scotland.

In schools, the current pandemic has curtailed many of the activities that would usually take place but we would love to hear what ideas you have for this year's Book Week Scotland.

Shadowing the CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Award

If you plan to “shadow” the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children’s Book Awards this year, register on their site by Friday (31st January) to receive a pack containing posters, bookmarks, stickers and activities to help you promote shadowing in your school. 

https://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/shadowing.php

There are usually some great books on the shortlist, which will be announced in March, and shadowing the judging is an excellent way for the pupils to engage with the books. It's also worth checking out the teaching notes and resources on the CKG site about the books.

Robert Burns Resources

The best-laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men
Gang aft agley,
An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain,
For promis’d joy!

If your best-laid plans for Burns Night have 'gang aft agley', here are some last-minute ideas: 

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/robertburns/: although this archive is no longer being updated, there are some great recordings and videos of the poems being read and sung by a variety of actors and artists available on this site. 

• https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/posters/: the Scottish Poetry Library has a good selection of posters to download and print (including Burns)

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ecc4wh:  Liz Lochhead's Authors Live event reading Burns and her own poetry

• https://www.bl.uk/people/robert-burns: links to articles and images of manuscripts and letters

• https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/topics/poetry: if your pupils are inspired by Burns, here are some fantastic poetry resources.

Please let us know about any other resources available.