We need space, as well as heaps of money! But mainly space at the moment. There are so many demands on our spaces that it is getting hard to accommodate everyone.
Teachers and classes want teaching spaces, as well as access to computers. I want a space where I can have a class reading in comfortable [...]
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It is the English Head of Department’s fault. The book, Gone, was sitting on her desk and I happened to ask her what she had thought of it. I knew another English teacher had raved about it so I was curious. The she told me that she was considering it for inclusion in the Year [...]
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There are many things which happen in school libraries which are not quite “proper” and which would probably offend some people. Many teacher-librarians develop house rules to accomodate their own local situations and here is one that we have adopted.
Many fiction titles which are part of a series can be easily lost in a large [...]
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Having read an excerpt including the prologue and part of the first chapter of ‘Once Bitten, Twice Shy’ in the back of ‘Beyond the Shadows’, third book in the ‘Night Angel Trilogy’, by Brent Weeks, I completely enjoyed it, and I did not hesitate to purchase this book. Although not a thick book, it delivered a sufficiently enthralling storyline. [...]
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There was some discussion about this book recently on OZTL_NET, with some people questioning (I thought) the book’s placement in a primary school library. I guess that is their call but thought I had better read it to make sure I knew what the fuss was about.
It is a fantastic book. I read it [...]
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Without doubt, one of the best smalles in the world is that of a brand new National Geographic magazine. Rush out now to a newsagent, find one and open it up to the gloriously-scented centre pages, then breathe in deep. I have no idea what they use or how it is created but it is [...]
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I try to periodically go through the fiction shelves looking at titles, thinking about culling various books due to their age or appearance. It amazes me that sometimes people will say that there are no good books yet there are some older titles sitting there which are still great reads. For some reason, usually appearance, [...]
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