Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals
The 2017 Kate Greenaway medal for illustration was won by Lane Smith for There is a Tribe of Kids. …
Matt Dickinson – Author Visit – 14th June 2017
The author, Matt Dickinson, is a world renowned mountaineer and explorer, who only last month once again summited Mount Everest. He…
New Children’s Laureate Lauren Child
Author and illustrator Lauren Child has been named as the next Children’s Laureate. Speaking after the recent announcement of her…
Alex Rider – Never Say Die
Anthony Horowitz’s new book in his Alex Rider series is out now.
Wimpy Kid ‘Movie Diary’
The latest in the Wimpy Kid series is out this month.
Skulduggery Pleasant
The new title in Derek Landy’s Skulduggery Pleasant series will be out soon.
Happy Easter from LGS Library
For ideas for reading over the holidays click here and here.
Colin Dexter
Colin Dexter was a Classics teacher at school in the 1960s and the creator of the Inspector Morse novels.
YA Book Prize
The shortlist for the YA Book Prize 2017 has been announced. Included on the list are Malorie Blackman and Francesca Simon.…
The Empathy Gap
Recent articles in the Sunday Times have highlighted the importance of reading for pleasure to understand the thoughts and feelings…