Tuesday 12 April 2016

Water Week 11th - 15th April



This week is Water Week in The High School, being run by the Green Schools' Committee. The Library is hosting a Water Poem Competition. Come into the Library to see our display of books and to collect a choice of water quizzes for some fun and brain stimulation.

Please get composing your prose - anything water related, from conservation to energy production, the beauty of water to it's many uses. Drop your poem into the Library anytime this week, 11th - 15th April.

Water Haiku

The water is light
like air under floating wood
peaceful still and calm

New books!!

New books in the HSD Library for April


Asher, J. - "Thirteen reasons why"

Chevalier, T. - "The Virgin Blue"

Clarke, H. (ed) - "The Vikings in Ireland and Beyond"

Duffy, J. - "Children of the Rising"

Feynman, R. - "What do you care what people think?"

Grant, M. - "Front Lines"

Martin, G. - "My Autobiography"

Muchamore, R. - The Cherub series

Russell, R. R. - "The Dork Diaries"

Yancey, R. - "The 5th Wave"

Design Your Own Bookmark Competition Winners!

The winners of the World Book Day "Design your own bookmark" competition were:

1st prize: John Kennedy
2nd prize: Brian Carter
3rd prize: Thea Walsh Molony

Congratulations to the winners, very well done. Thank you to all who entered the competition - the bookmarks have made a colourful display on the Library wall!