15 Oct 2019

Year 7 Library Activity - Short's


Thank you to Year 7 Short’s who were our first participants from the new cohort for the Autumn Term and I hope you all feel as warmed up and ready to go as we do! Most of you have already been back in using the Library like pros which is always a good sign!




We began our journey through Library land by talking about all things fiction, exploring as a group, what we love, what other people love and what is new to love in teenage and young adult books. There was lots of talk about what we really enjoyed reading reminding us how pleasurable and relaxing reading our favourite things can be.  

After a few tips on how to read for relaxation we endeavoured to put them to the test.  
And then there was silence….

It really works, finding out what you like, where to find it and then taking 10 minutes escape with it can allow your mind and body to relax.

Great! Because there was no relaxing in the next week! Non-fiction is tricky and making it feel as dynamic as possible reminds us that if we want to find the right book for our studies we just need to learn how it is shelved and the Dewey Decimal System can help us do just that. There was running around the Library, there were quizzes, there were prizes, there was mess and...there were research skills. 

So…putting all this know-how into practice: after a promising session of research and presentation building, it was Imogen and Ruth who took home the first place for their talk on their favourite book and author. They presented with lots of good detail and interesting facts on Ruby Redfort and the Hunger Games and then, with an original twist, had asked three audience members to participate in advance who stood up and gave us their favourite author, opening up the group to lots of recommendations for what to read next. Well done both!

In second place was Anvith and Jack with an engaging talk on the British Library for which they had an enthusiastic and positive delivery style. Their work was well shared, prepared and paced. Congratulations.

And, last but not least, was Musaab and Ali who delivered a very well weighted debate on Books vs Ebooks presented via a very impressive script that they shared the work for commendably.

However, the prize opportunities were not yet over, the final week is a display of everything a team can muster about general knowledge, books, films and BGS History and playing for the win were: team ‘Funkbirthday.com’, ‘King Musaab’s Army’, ‘The BGS Boizz’ and team ‘Iraaei’…honestly, these names get weirder every time. It was pretty close throughout but the team that worked best together in the end was ‘King Musaab’s Army’ who ran away with 31 points (pretty high).

So Short’s went out with a bang in the end, well done! Looking forward to seeing you all again soon!

Thanks from the Library Team :)