Friday, 12 December 2014
Wednesday, 10 December 2014
Monday, 8 December 2014
Thursday, 4 December 2014
But first, let me take a shelfie...
The shelfies are growing in number daily. Students and staff, old girls, family and friends are all joining in taking a shelfie with their favourite shelf or book.
Here's our favourite so far...
Why don't you join in too?!
Wednesday, 3 December 2014
The British Library
Coming out of the subterraneous
passage in King’s Cross station, we entered into the fantasy world of the
British Library’s exhibition called ‘Terror and Wonder: The Gothic
Imagination’. After meeting our tour guide, we started by looking at images depicting
the story considered to be the first in the Gothic literature genre, ‘The
Castle of Otranto’. Left to explore the wonders behind the hidden corners of
the exhibition, we had the opportunity to view original copies of many Gothic
texts, including the first handwritten draft of Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’,
which featured amendments and annotations from Percy Shelley. We then used our
booklets to identify the key features that influenced Gothic literature,
including the likes of Shakespeare and the ‘Graveyard Poets’.
We proceeded to learn about the
typical settings, characters and fear factors within the Gothic genre, as well
as looking at the Gothic under different themes, for example ‘the divided self’
and ‘science’. As we continued through the exhibition, we noticed how it
chronicled the development of Gothic literature over time, ranging from ‘The
Castle of Otranto’ and ‘The Monk’ to ‘Twilight’. After thanking our tour guides
and visiting the gift shop, we headed home. We all had a great time, not just from
creeping up on our friends in the dark, but also because the trip was an
insightful experience, which has provided us with a thorough grounding in the
context behind Gothic literature.
Tuesday, 2 December 2014
Monday, 1 December 2014
Love Letters to Libraries
From places to go for kindly advice to havens of hush, libraries play a special role in cultural life. With councils up and down the country sharpening the axe, Book Week Scotland has launched a campaign to get readers to write love letters to their favourite temple of reading.
Authors read and share their love for libraries, here are a few of our favourites:
Why don't you write a love letter to your library?
What does your library mean to you personally? What memories do you have from them? Perhaps your love of reading started there, you spent countless hours studying in them, made new friendships or discovered great books in them? Does your library have any special features, or a special role in your community?
Authors read and share their love for libraries, here are a few of our favourites:
Why don't you write a love letter to your library?
What does your library mean to you personally? What memories do you have from them? Perhaps your love of reading started there, you spent countless hours studying in them, made new friendships or discovered great books in them? Does your library have any special features, or a special role in your community?
"I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library." – Jorge Luis Borges
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