World Book Night 2023 - pledge to read more

World Book Night is a national annual celebration of reading organised by The Reading Agency with a focus on reaching people who don’t normally read for pleasure or with limited access to books.  It takes place on 23rd April.

As well as their free book giveaway and #ReadingHour, this year they have launched the Road to Reading initiative, a 10-week commitment to reading (or listening to an audio book) for pleasure for just 30 minutes a week to see what difference this can make to your well being and mental health.

This year's list of titles features a mix of YA and adult novels, dyslexia friendly quick reads and non-fiction.  To see the full list click here.  One of the books, Hello Mum by Bernadine Evaristo, is available to borrow now from the Upper Library.

Referencing Sessions

We are excited to be offering research and referencing sessions in the Upper Library!

As part of her apprenticeship, Ms Peters has begun offering sessions to improve students' research and referencing skills. These sessions can be tailored to each class to improve their relevancy to a subject.

Referencing skills are essential for further education and introducing them early makes the transition much easier.

Our first sessions will be taking place with the English Literature A Level students who will be learning all about The Handmaid's Tale and how to reference for their extended essay. This is a very exciting opportunity that we are really looking forward to providing.

If you would like to book a session with your class or would like to know more please speak to your friendly librarians; we're always happy to help.

Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize 2023 - shortlist announced!

Welcome back!  We hope you had a great Easter break and managed to find time to
relax with a good book.  If you are looking for your next great read, why not check out the books on this year's Jhalak Children's & YA Prize short list?

The Jhalak Prize celebrates and supports books by British and British resident writers of colour.  Set up by writers Sunny Singh and Nikesh Shukla in 2017, a sister prize, the Jhalak Children's & YA Prize, celebrating children’s & YA novels was launched in 2020.

This year's shortlisted novels are:

• In Our Hands by Lucy Farfort 
• When Our Worlds Collided by Danielle Jawando 
• Mia And The Lightcasters by Janelle McCurdy, ill. Ana Latese 
• Ellie Pillai Is Brown by Christine Pillainayagam 
• Rebel Skies by Ann Sei Lin
• Dadaji’s Paintbrush by Rashmi Sirdeshpande, ill. Ruchi Mhasane 

Two of the shortlisted novels, When Our Worlds Collided (also on this year's Read for Empathy Secondary list) and Mia and the Lightcasters, are available to borrow now from the EPHS Libraries.  The other two YA novels, Ellie Pillai Is Brown and Rebel Skies are on our wish list!