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Lesley Watts
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Retired librarian with 27 years in the rip-roaring world of libraries (last 13 years in a school library) Books, films, gardens, nature and fretting about climate emergency.
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Lesley Watts @ljwattswales.bsky.social · Nov 17
As the UK School Librarians starter pack has grown, I thought I would repost. For those with school library experience working in the UK. Let me know if you have school library connections and would like to be added
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Choose 20 #FeelGoodMovies that have stayed with you. One per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just the poster.
Day 6: Amelie
Amelie, played by Audrey Tatou, smiles puckishly at the viewer in a red, v-necked top against a green background.
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Choose 20 #FeelGoodMovies that have stayed with you. One per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just the poster.
Day 5: Sing Street (2016)
Young guy playing acoustic guitar with young woman in sunglasses and dressed in early Madonna style behind him staring out to the right of the poster.
November 30, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Neat!
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November 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Reposted by Lesley Watts
tygertale.bsky.social
I'm looking for the best children's books of the 21st century. There are so many amazing graphic novels, fantasy, historical, picture books, contemporary, non-fiction and funny books that didn't make my original crowd sourced list - please tell me yours! tygertale.com/2019/10/09/t... #kidlituk
November 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
ljwattswales.bsky.social
Choose 20 #FeelGoodMovies that have stayed with you. One per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just the poster.
Day 4: Rye Lane
Head and shoulders shot of two young people played by David Jonsson and Vivian Oparah Vivian’s character is looking straight at the viewer but David’s character (Dom) who has headphones around his neck, is glancing sideways at Yas (Vivian Oparah). The background is bright orange with ‘Rye Lane’ in large beige letters between the two actors.
November 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Reposted by Lesley Watts
theclpe.bsky.social
Our Power of Reading project offers unique insights into what makes reading teaching successful in primary schools. This free booklet shares what teachers say is needed to foster a lifelong love of reading. Download now: https://clpe.org.uk/research/reading-pleasure-what-we-know-works
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Choose 20 #FeelGoodMovies that have stayed with you. One per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just the poster.
Day 3: Gregory’s Girl (1980)
Poster for Gregory’s Girl showing teenage Gregory doing a thumbs up and Dorothy, his crush, wearing her football kit.
November 28, 2025 at 8:36 AM
ljwattswales.bsky.social
Choose 20 #FeelGoodMovies that have stayed with you. One per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just the poster.
Day 2: Some Like It Hot (1956)
Marilyn Monroe is winking as she puts her arms around Tony Curtis and Jack Lemon dressed as her female band mates in the original poster for Some Like It Hot.
November 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Reposted by Lesley Watts
theguardian.com
The Artist by Lucy Steeds wins Waterstones book of the year
The Artist by Lucy Steeds wins Waterstones book of the year
The debut novel took the top prize while The Café at the Edge of the Woods by Mikey Please was named children’s book of the year The Artist by Lucy Steeds has been named this year’s Waterstones book of the year. The novel, which is set in 1920s Provence and blends mystery with a love story, also took home the Waterstones debut fiction prize earlier this year, and was longlisted for the Women’s prize for fiction. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Reading for pleasure – MPs launch new inquiry to explore how to keep joy of reading alive - Committees - UK Parliament
Amid a worrying decline in the number of children reading for pleasure, the Education Committee has launched a new inquiry to understand how reading can be nurtured, and what its benefits are. 
committees.parliament.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
ljwattswales.bsky.social
Choose 20 #FeelGoodMovies that have stayed with you. One per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just the poster.
Day 1: The Holdovers (2023)
Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Dominic Sessa. Young man and his teacher sitting at a table having a meal whilst the school cook stands looking at the viewer and a Christmas tree with one strand of tinsel lurches in the background.
November 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Reposted by Lesley Watts
carelpress.bsky.social
NEW: we’ve added a plagiarism quiz to the Library Learner Quiz Pack. Why not have a 2 week free trial of the whole pack? carelpress.uk/library_succ...

#Librarians #libraries
#schoollibrary
November 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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A movie that takes place where you're from
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995) Hugh Grant pictured in a hat, waiscoat, shirt and tie with various bags of equipment over his shoulders and a panoramic view of Mid-Wales in the background.
November 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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janinegibson.ft.com
It's the Books of the Year! Who doesn't want to know what FT scribes think you should read/buy your relatives for Christmas? Something for everyone here*
*as long as everyone has a bias to non-fiction and a penchant for infrastructure. on.ft.com/47VvwbL
Best books of 2025: Roula Khalaf, Jay Rayner and other FT journalists pick their favourites
[FREE TO READ] FT editors, columnists and specialists share the titles that have inspired them
on.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Nero Book Awards shortlists

www.waterstones.com/category/cul...
The Nero Book Awards | Waterstones
Recognising great writers in the UK and Ireland, the Nero Book Awards ranges across fiction, debut fiction, non-fiction and children’s fiction categories.
www.waterstones.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Good article on advocacy for school librarians

www.facetpublishing.co.uk/page/article...
Speaking Up For Libraries, Ourselves and Our Profession
Barbara Band explores the importance of advocacy in libraries
www.facetpublishing.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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National Trust Christmas advert. Everyone say aawww!

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National Trust | Christmas Retail Ad 2025
YouTube video by Happy Hour Productions
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November 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Bid now on our Christmas Appeal Auction featuring artworks by @jamiesmart.bsky.social, Axel Scheffler, @debigliori.bsky.social and other top illustrators.

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Illustration by Jamie Smart Illustration by Debi Gliori. Illustration by Axel Scheffler.
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Two episodes in to The Beast in Me (Netflix) and can recommend so far, particularly for the performances of Clare Danes and Matthew Rhys.
Poster for The Beast in Me shows close-ups of Clare Danes and Matthew Rhys facing one another but staring at the viewer. In the background is a blurry shot of a large house.
November 19, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Found some art I really liked when I was noodling around online looking for art depicting Welsh scenes and discovered the artist was someone I was in school with
November 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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booksforkeeps.bsky.social
"Science books offer strong narratives aimed at explaining the world around us and can be a fantastic way to draw in young readers"

Discover the shortlist for the 2025 @royalsociety.org Young People’s Book Prize, the year's best #science books for under 14s.

booksforkeeps.co.uk/rocks-prehis...
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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kastrel.bsky.social
Library friends! All Souls College, Oxford, is hiring a Fellow Librarian, and they want them to be an *actual qualified librarian* (who will then be made a fellow). Please share! #libsky www.asc.ox.ac.uk/fellow-libra...
Fellow Librarian | All Souls College
www.asc.ox.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
ljwattswales.bsky.social
Yes, go to a library and check out different books, but also consider asking a librarian for some suggestions - we love that kind of thing!
November 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Quotes about flooding in Monmouth not being this bad for 20-30 years My husband is from there and says he never remembers flooding that bad when he was growing up there 60 years ago www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Storm Claudia: Major incident declared in Monmouth after flooding
Met Office yellow rain warning was in place early on Saturday with 83 flood warnings issued for England and 12 flood warnings across Wales.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Husband has gone next door to help neighbour in bailing out her flooding cellar. I am on standby.
November 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM