Nero Book Awards - shortlist announced

The Nero Book Awards have launched this year to highlight and celebrate outstanding reads written by authors based in the UK and Ireland.  There are four categories - Children's Fiction, Fiction, Debut Fiction and Non-fiction.  

The shortlisted for the Children's Book Category are pictured below:

Gwen & Art are not in Love and Bitterthorn are available to borrow now.  The other two are on our wish list!

The winners in all categories will be announced in February 2024. To find out more, you can follow the Awards on social media at @nerobookawards.

Anti-Bullying Week 2023: Make A Noise About Bullying

Anti-bullying week takes place every year and is aimed at raising awareness of the bullying of young people and how to effectively respond and prevent this happening.

This year anti-bullying week takes place from Monday 13th to Friday 17th November and the theme is Make A Noise About Bullying.  

Below are some book recommendations that deal with the subject of bullying and help promote empathy - search Oliver or ask your Librarians for recommendations.  We have many more for you to browse and borrow - just ask!  Please remember that your Libraries are safe spaces.

YOTO Carnegies 2024 - nominations announced

Formerly know as the CILIP Carnegie and Greenaway Awards, the YOTO Carnegies celebrate the best in Children's and YA fiction and illustrated books.  Every year, students and staff from EPHS, 'shadow' the Carnegie Medal, now the Medal for Writing, and read the shortlisted books alongside the judges, voting for our favourite.

The nominations for both medals have now been announced, some of which we have in the Libraries for you to borrow.  Shadowing will commence in March, when the short lists are announced, and the winners will be announced in June.  Carnegie Shadowing is one of the highlights for us and we are really looking forward to taking part again next year!

Previous Carnegie Medal winners are available to borrow from the EPHS Libraries.  Click here to view on OLIVER.

Remembrance 2023

Armistice Day, also known as Remembrance Day, takes place on 11 November every year, marking the official ending of World War I on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918.  A two-minute silence is held to remember the people who have died in wars.  

This year, the Royal British Legion, the largest Armed Forces charity, are remembering and honouring 'service'.  This is to mark the 75th anniversary of  Windrush and the contribution that generation made in fighting for and helping to rebuild Britain and the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean war. 

Eden Park High School will be supporting the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. This year, as well as poppies, we have been sent a variety of items to be sold as part of the appeal, which are available from main reception.

The Library has a special display of books featuring wartime, which are available to borrow and browse.

Diverse Book Awards 2023 - winners announced

Created by award winning author Abiola Bello and publicist Helen Lewis, the Diverse
Book Awards highlight the best of diverse voices, novels featuring Black, Asian, Latin American and/or inclusive main characters, published in the UK and Ireland.

The Awards are divided into four categories, best picture book, best children's book,  best Young Adult book and best Adult book.  The winners of the children's and YA categories are:

• The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries: Drama and Danger by J.T. Williams, illustrated
  by Simone Douglas

• When Our Worlds Collided by Danielle Jawando, winner of this year's YA Book Prize and YA Jhalak Prize and available to borrow now from the Upper Library.