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Campbell College Librarian
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Librarian at Campbell College, Belfast, posting about libraries, reading, books, cats and nature.
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The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by CS Lewis (OC 1141), first published on this day 75 years ago.

Pictured by the lamppost at Campbell College that local lore says inspired him.
A copy of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by CS Lewis is held up in front of a black metal lamppost with a white base. The lamppost sits at the end of a long driveway, at the end of which is a red brick Victorian building. Trees line the driveway, and their leaves are changing to autumnal colours.
October 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Great new non-fiction titles available in the library now, and more on the way!

Whatever your interests, we’ve got the book for you.

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October 9, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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The library has had a busy start to term, with over 1000 books issued!

Year 8 have got off to a great start, borrowing 185 books in their first month at the school, while Price’s are the top house for borrowing so far.

What will October bring?!

#SchoolLibrary #LibraryStats
September 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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‘Smashing’ work from Year 8, who have completed our community jigsaw! No time to wait, they’ve decided to move on to the next - keep tuned to see which design they’ve decided to tackle this time. 🧩

#SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibraryLife #CommunityJigsaw #JigsawPuzzles
September 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Every day is a good day to read, but today is #NationalReadABookDay!

Here’s one of my current reads, ‘Norah’s Ark’ by Victoria Williamson - a lovely, thought-provoking story about two children from different backgrounds who bond over nature to form an unlikely friendship.

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A photograph of a book and a cup of tea on a wooden table. The book is ‘Norah’s Ark’ by Victoria Williamson.
September 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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New displays for a new school year.

Take some life lessons from literature, and kick off the year by reading one of our great sports themed books.

#SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibraryDisplays
A poster showing a collection of positive, character affirming quotes from books. “The world may be mean, but people don’t have to be, not if they refuse.” The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead “The real things haven’t changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures, and have courage when things go wrong.” Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder “Find your own way, you don’t have to follow the crowd. There’s only one you in this great big world.” Only One You by Linda Kranz “Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere.” Night by Elie Wiesel “‘Why did you do all this for me?’ he asked. ‘I don’t deserve it. I’ve never done anything for you.’ ‘You have been my friend,’ replied Charlotte. ‘That in itself is a tremendous thing.’” Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White “There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.” A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens “The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.” Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie “If every person in this room made it a rule that wherever you are, whenever you can, you will try to act a little kinder than is necessary - the world really would be a better place.” Wonder by R.J. Palacio “I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren’t all that different.” Divergent by Veronica Roth “Adventures are never fun while you’re having them.” The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis “I am coming to terms with the fact that loving someone requires a leap of faith, and that a soft landing is never guaranteed.” This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen “I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” Little Women by Louisa May Alcott A display shelf of sports themed fiction and nonfiction. It is accompanied by a poster that reads “kick off the year with a good book!”
September 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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And that’s a wrap on the 2024-25 school year!

Hope that you all have a lovely summer break: have fun, stay safe, be good!

#SchoolLibrary #LibraryStats
June 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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The library’s summer reading challenge is here!

Keep reading over the holidays by taking part in a reading scavenger hunt - how many items from the list can you find and read?

Small prizes, house points and certificates for all who enter; those who read all items will enter a prize draw.
The image of a reading- based scavenger hunt is displayed on a background that depicts a tropical beach, complete with golden sands and palm trees.
June 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Congratulations to 8B1, 9W1 and 10B2, who are our Battle of the Books class winners!

Between them, they read and reviewed 106 books over the last three months, and received muffins at break-time today as a reward.

Well done - and keep reading! 📖

#SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibraryLife #HappyReaders
Three photographs on a bright yellow background. The montage is titles, ‘Battle of the books: Class winners!’ The photographs show three groups of pupils standing on a staircase, holding muffins and books.
June 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Saturday: book, blanket, cat. ❤️
A brown Bengal cat is curled up on a person covered in a brown blanket. A hand holds a copy of ‘Wild’ by Cheryl Strayed.
June 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Lovely senior book group meeting after school this afternoon. We’re an eclectic little bunch, and discussed everything from books we’ve recently read or are reading to quantum physics!

Next meeting: in the new school year, and we’ll discuss what we’ve read over summer.
Five book covers displayed on a dark blue background, which are being, or have been recently, read: An absolutely remarkable thing by Hank Green Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell Cold Storage by David Koepp Did Not Happen: Misadventures During a Global Pandemic by George Mahood Little Bang by Kelly McCaughrain There is also text on the image, which reads, ‘we also had an eclectic discussion, covering: quantum physics, philosophy, Invincible (Prime series), Stranger Things.’
June 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Thanks so much to @readingagency.bsky.social and @johnmurrays.bsky.social for generously gifting us a copy of David Attenborough and Colin Butfield’s #Ocean. It’s stunning, and a valuable addition to our collection.
A photograph of a book, ‘Ocean’ by David Attenborough and Colin Butfield propped up against a ceramic vase, on a wooden windowsill.
June 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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A little round of up library statistics from the month of May.

#SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibraryLife #LibraryStatistics #TLSky
June 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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I will never, ever get tired of seeing a pupil’s delight when they get their hands on the book they’ve been desperate to read.

Best feeling, best job.

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May 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Great to collaborate earlier in the year with Digital Technology to teach research & referencing skills to some of our Year 14.

Their feedback indicates they found it a useful project - hopefully it’ll make the transition to university study a bit easier too!

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A montage of three photographs. The image is captioned Library & Digital Tech Collaboration. Top right: a woman wearing a face mask smiles at a pupil who is reading from a sheet of paper. The photo is captioned, ‘a practical exercise in plagiarism.’ Centre left: two photographs side by side showing pupils looking at a presentation displayed on a tv screen. The photo is captioned, ‘learning how to research and reference.’ Bottom right: a pupil talks through a presentation to peers. The photo is captioned, ‘putting new research and referencing skills to use in a presentation and report into ethics in digital technology.’ There is also a quote from feedback received from Year 14 pupils, which reads: “the online research skills I gained were definitely valuable in my view.”
May 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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What a difference a good weed makes.

Junior fiction looking much fresher and more inviting to use, after a day spent pulling outdated/unborrowed books from the shelves.

With 9 boxes of books removed from this section today, I’m now off home for a lie down!

#SchoolLibrary #TLSky #LibrarySky
A photograph of a section of a run of bookshelves. The shelves are full, and quite untidy. The same section of bookshelves, having had old, dated, or unborrowed stock removed. They have been tidied, and there is now space to face some books out on the shelves, which looks much more inviting.
May 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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In another episode of “things they don’t prepare you for as a school librarian…”

Thank you YouTube…

#JackOfAllTrades #SchoolLibrarian #SchoolLibrarianLife #TLSky #LibrarySky
A montage of photographs showing an axis cube being repaired on a yellow background. The top left photograph shows the cube with one piece dislodged. The top right photograph shows the cube disassembled. The bottom left photograph shows a woman wearing a green jumper and a facemask reassembling the cube. The bottom right photograph shows a successfully reassembled cube. Not shown, the number of times the pieces skidded out all over the desk as another was being put in…
May 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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It’s been a two five-star book weekend, thanks to beautiful weather and a boarding shift!

Reviews below.

#SchoolLibrarian #AmReading #MiniBookReview #RecommendedReading #TLSky #LibrarySky #BookSky

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A photograph taken outside on a sunny day. Two books are on a picnic bench next to a muffin, a travel cup of coffee, and a bottle of water. The books are ‘James’ by Percival Everett and ‘Little Bang’ by Kelly McCaughrain.
May 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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A timely quote from Dr. Carla Hayden: “Libraries are a cornerstone of democracy—where information is free and equally available to everyone. People tend to take that for granted, and they don’t realize what is at stake when that is put at risk.”
May 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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The life of a school librarian… half our time spent convincing you to borrow our books, and the other half desperately pleading with you to bring them back!

#SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibraryLife #SchoolLibrarian #Overdues #TLSky
A photograph of a stack of notices for pupils alerting them to overdue books on their accounts. Some have already been folded ready for distribution.
May 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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An assortment of brand new non-fiction heading out onto the shelves this week!

#SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibraryBooks #NonFictionBooks #NonFiction #ReadForInformation #ReadForKnowledge #ReadForPleasure #TLSky
May 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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May 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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April’s #LibraryStats are here! (Only 12 days counted this month due to Easter.)

We’ve received 115 ‘Battle of the Books’ competition reviews, Year 8 & Dobbin’s top their respective leaderboards, & borrowing from the library has saved you £2932.63 between January-April.

#SchoolLibrary #TLSky
May 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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We can't control what happens, but we can choose our response. Join us for Meaningful May and focus on the things that matter
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April 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Two photos taken on a beautiful walk from Whitespots Country Park to Bangor (and back again!).

#Hiking #NorthernIreland #LandscapePhotography #Outdoors #OffDutyLibrarian
A landscape photograph. The image is taken from the top of a hill, looking over the surrounding countryside. The foreground is dotted with large rocks, grass, gorse in flower, and small shrubs. The eye is led to a tower in the distance, which is situated on a rocky outcrop above a town which is situated at the edge of a lough shore. In the far distance, the outlines of the Mourne Mountains are silhouetted against the horizon. The sky is blue, and the white clouds shine in the sunlight. A landscape photograph. An uneven stony path bordered by flowering gorse and small trees leads towards an old stone windmill stack. Beyond this is a modern wind turbine.
April 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM