William Hussey is back!

Highly acclaimed author William Hussey ... "the new king of horror" will be visiting King's again.

William be talking about his new book Gallows at Twilight the second part in the Witchfinder Trilogy,
at The King's School Library, 5.00 - 6.00pm
on Wednesday 9th February.

There will be copies of both parts one and two Dawn of the Demontide and Gallows at Twilight to buy and have signed.

This event is being organised by the Barrowby and Grantham Children's Book Group. Please let Mrs Dawes know if you would like to attend. 

" An ancient evil walks again . . .
Eight pale hands—some with fingers stripped down to the bone—rose out of the earth. Slimy with rain, the rat‐gnawed heads of four soldiers loomed into view. They moaned at the sky and their cry moulded itself into a word: ‘FLLLLLLEEESSSSSSHHHHHH!’" from  Gallows at Twilight

Witchfinder: Gallows at Twilight ∙ 978‐0‐19‐273191‐3 ∙ PB ∙ £6.99 ∙ January 2011 · Age 12+ 

e-books

For those of you who like e-books, I've just discovered this site.

Red House Book Reviews

The deadline for all red House Book Reviews is 1 February. 

Please bring any Red House books back to the Library together with your review slip before then. 

3 reviews = 1 merit; 5 review = a free book courtesy of Barrowby and Grantham Children's Book Group.

I'm Reading a Book

E-resources and audiobooks from your local public library

Did you know that you can now download audiobooks free with your Lincolnshire library membership?

Just go to https://virtuallibrary.lincolnshire.gov.uk/default.aspx and login using your library membership number (on your card) and PIN (available by contacting Lincolnshire Libraries online or Grantham Library). 

By selecting Online Resources on the left hand menu you can get access to a wide variety of e-resources direct from your computer at home, 24/7. 

For example, Britannica Online, Music Online and Naxos Music Library, News UK, Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford Art and Music Online, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford Reference Online, Time Digital Archive 1785-1985 and Who's Who.

You can also access a library of audiobooks that you can download free, direct to your MP3 player - enjoyable to listen to during your journey to and from school. Ebooks are coming soon ...

Similar e-resources are available from Nottinghamshire (http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/leisure/libraries/libraries-newlinc-gateway.htm#referencematerial) and Leicestershire Libraries (http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/leisure_tourism/libraries/information_technology/reference.htm). Public libraries are currently under threat from Government funding cuts so please make good use of your public library and their services before you loose them.

Visuwords

If you think visually then check this website out 

Visuwords http://www.visuwords.com/?word=library#. 

It's an online graphical dictionary and thesaurus.

7E starts Reading Challenge

Happy New Year from The King's School Library!

Today 7E started Reading Challenge. The challenge is to read 6 books in 6 weeks, one from each different genre on the set reading list. They have also been challenged by 7C - the current record holders for reading the most books between them. They read a total of 109 books!

Happy Christmas from The King's School Library!

Have a fantastic Christmas. I hope that Santa brings you all the books that you wished for and you come back refreshed in the New Year, ready to write reviews for the Library Blog!

Mrs :-D

The Library Christmas Party 2010

Diary of a Wimpy kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney

Unusually, for books I review, I have not yet finished this brilliant book but so far I’ve been captivated. Such is the magic of Jeff Kinney’s books that I read nearly half the book in WHSmith for an hour. This book does not disappoint any readers of the other books in the series documenting the life of Greg Heffley. In this particular book, Greg has had a fight with his best friend Rowley and has resulted in them not talking to each other for the beginning of the New School Year. Slowly, another problem arises. Greg realises the problems with growing up! I highly recommend this book as a book which will be enjoyed by all Diary of a Wimpy Kid fans. 5 Star

By Jack Shannon

Newton Book Launch

Tonight we held the launch of our book Isaac Newton of Woolsthorpe Manor and The King's School, Grantham, written by Year 7 boys from the school with John Haden. 

Copies are available to order from the school by emailing: admin@kings.lincs.sch.uk

Chocs away!

Boris models the latest Library Assistant uniform! (Courtesy of Will G)

Film Review: Invictus (12)

A truly brilliant film, not just a good watch for Rugby fans but for a much wider audience. It follows Nelson Mandela's first days in office and his growing like for Rugby and with the South African rugby team (the Springboks). It also shows the South African rugby captain's ( Brad Pitt) gradual increase in respect for Nelson Mandela, who he at first simply see's as a terrorist turn into a idol. A film I highly recommend.

Jack Shannon, 8A

Searching websites

Did you know that you can search for topic based websites using the school library catalogue? We have a vast number of weblinks added to the catalogue which are suitable for secondary school use. 

To access the catalogue just log on to a school computer and select favourites in Internet Explorer. Select Library Portal and click on Search. Type your search topic in the box, click the binoculars and hey presto! Hopefully, you will see details some relevant books (if we cover you topic in the school library) and websites. The websites are directly accessible for the catalogue listing. 

Remember you can always ask Mrs Dawes, Mrs Snee or one of the Library Assistants to help you.

Film Club: Sherlock (12)

We will be showing the BBC Sherlock series in Film Club during this term, with the first programme being shown on Tuesday 9/Wednesday 10 November at lunchtime in the Library.

"Co-created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, Sherlock stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the new Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as his loyal friend, Doctor John Watson. Rupert Graves plays Inspector Lestrade.

The iconic details from Conan Doyle's original books remain – they live at the same address of 221b Baker Street, have the same names and, somewhere out there, Moriarty is waiting for them.

Steven Moffat says: "Conan Doyle's stories were never about frock coats and gas light; they're about brilliant detection, dreadful villains and blood-curdling crimes – and frankly, to hell with the crinoline. Other detectives have cases, Sherlock Holmes has adventures, and that's what matters.""

From BBC website http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t4pgh [accessed 8 November 2010]

Welcome to the Library Blog 7D!

During your PDC lesson in the Library on Tuesday 9 November, we would like you to complete a short questionnaire about your reading preferences and your experiences of the school library. You can access it here: Reader Profile 7D 2010-11.

Please feel free to have a look at the Library Blog while you are here. We also have Library webpages on the school website at: www.kings.lincs.sch.uk. The Library pages can be found under the School Information section. Direct link here.

Mrs Dawes

Celebrate National Non-Fiction Day

National Non-Fiction Day is an annual celebration, initiated by the Federation of Children’s Book Groups in partnership with Scholastic Children’s Books. It aims to celebrate all that is brilliant about non fiction and show that it’s not just fiction that can be read and enjoyed for pleasure.

The first National Non-Fiction Day will be celebrated on the 4th November 2010, and annually thereafter on the first Thursday in November.

For further details go to: http://nnfd.org/

King's Cool Readers

The Year 7 and 8 Book Group will meet this Wednesday, 3rd November, in the Library at lunchtime. 

Bring your sandwiches and your book, or just come along after your lunch, and be prepared to chat about your favourite books and authors.

New fiction books in the Library

Welcome back! Hope you had a relaxing Half Term.

We have lots of brand new fiction books in the Library on loan from Barrowby and Grantham Children's Book Group to review for the Red House Children's Book Award 2011. To take part all you have to do is to nominate any book or novel first published in the UK during 2010 by rating it using the following options:
*Brilliant! A winner.
*Very good indeed. I'd definitely recommend it.
*Pretty good, better than most.
*Nothing special.
*Rubbish! Bury it in the garden.

You can nominate as many different titles as you like and nomination forms are available in the Library. 

Review 3 books and receive a merit; review 5 books and receive a free book from a selection kindly provided by Barrowby and Grantham Children's Book Group.

For further information about the Red House Book Awards go to: www.redhousechildrensbookaward.co.uk

Calling all young books fans

The Guardian is planning a new dedicated books site for young readers – and they would like the target audience to help put it together ...

 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/oct/14/calling-young-books-fans