Thursday 24 September 2020

David McKee wins The Book Trust Lifetime Award 2020

Author and illustrator David McKee, creator of much loved children’s books including Elmer and Not Now Bernard, has been recognised by The Book Trust for his outstanding contribution to children’s literature.  

If you are interested in writing and illustrating books for children, you might like to check out two new brilliant books in the Library:





Friday 18 September 2020

SLA Information Book Awards 2020 - Children's Choice trophy

Vote for your favourite SLA Information Book Award book of 2020 at www.sla.org.uk/iba-2020.

The three shortlisted books in the 13-16 age group are:



All of these books are available to borrow from the Library using the Oliver 'Click and Deliver' service.


Wild About Nature - Display

We have some amazing books for you to borrow featuring the natural world - both non-fiction and fiction - including the Carnegie and Greenaway Award Winners 2020, Lark by Anthony McGowan and Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan.



Saturday 12 September 2020

Meet the Author - Marcus Sedgwick

This October, award-winning author, Marcus Sedgwick, will be virtually visiting the school from his home in France, via the power of the internet!

We are giving 25 lucky Year 10 students the opportunity to ‘visit’ Marcus in his writing room and ask him a question, which you will need to submit in advance. This will be an interactive session and you will have the opportunity to find out what the job of a writer is all about.

We have lots of Marcus’s books available for you to borrow from the Library - check out the Oliver news page for a list.

To find out more email Mrs Nolan, Librarian or Mr Collins, Director of English.  

Meanwhile, you can watch Marcus reading an extract from his Carnegie shortlisted book Voyages in the Underworld with Orpheus Black, which he co-wrote with his brother Julian, below:

Thursday 10 September 2020

First News Digital Issue

First News is a weekly newspaper for children that the Library subscribes to. It covers difficult and positive news stories from around the UK and the wider world, as well as entertainment news, and articles on animals and science with competitions and reviews as well. This issue includes an article on Chadwick Boseman, the talented Black Panther actor, who has sadly passed away from cancer.

Below is a free digital edition of the current issue of the newspaper - simple click to view:

Wednesday 9 September 2020

Young Writers' Hunted Anthology - EPHS Student Entries

Some of our incredible students flexed their writing muscles last year and entered a short story for the Young Writers’ ‘Hunted’competition.

High intensity, extreme action and scary moments characterised all of the entries and judges were gripped by the stories. Their work was of an incredibly high standard and have been selected for publication in the Young Writers’ Anthology

Only a handful were selected but, in our opinion, all of the entries were brilliant and showed off the incredible skill of Eden Park students:

  • Eryk R
  • Hina K
  • Matti K
  • Soriyah R
  • Charlotte R
  • Louise H
  • Lola R
  • Joseph G
  • Finley M
  • Bryan N
  • Charlotte F
  • Mille S
  • Ella W
  • Bella T
  • Cheryl A
  • Isaac T
  • Romilly K

A copy of the anthology will be made available in the Library for students to borrow. Check it out and see what your fellow students have been creating!

Mr Addis, English Teacher.

Friday 4 September 2020

September Re-Opening - Borrowing From the Library

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the Library services will be operating a little differently for the foreseeable future.  We are now providing a ‘Click and Collect/Delivery’ service so that you can still borrow books whilst we must limit access to the shelves to reduce the spread of coronavirus. 
 
The process is simple: you find the book that you would like to borrow on Oliver, the Library Management System - you reserve it - we email you and your form tutor when it is ready – we deliver the item(s) to Year Group Areas during form time.  You will need to login to Oliver to reserve items – log in details will be sent out to you at the beginning of next week via your Form Tutors.

To access Oliver, follow this link, https://edenpark.oliverasp.co.uk/library/home/news . A helpful tutorial video on how to use Oliver is available to view below:




Alternatively, you can email the Librarian, Mrs Nolan (cnolan@eph.e21c.co.uk) or Ms Peters (tpeters@eph.e21c.co.uk) to request a book. 

If you are unsure what you would like to borrow, you can complete the ‘Click and Collect Questionnaire’ and the Library staff will hand pick a book especially for you. 

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