Happy Birthday LM Montgomery!

Lucy Maud Montgomery was born on this day in 1874. She was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables (one of our BoB titles). The inspiration for the book came from a newspaper article about a couple who were mistakenly sent an orphan girl instead of a boy, but decided to keep her. Find out more at the LM Montgomery Resource page.

BoB reviews

Battle of the Books summaries are now available - take a look at what the teams are reading this year.

Alex Rider by Anthony Horowitz

You may have heard that the Alex Rider series, about a teen who gets involved with MI6, is going to be made into a movie. It is now in 'post production' and due to be released in 2006. For more information on the Alex Rider series, and to see a trailer of the movie, go to http://www.alexrideradventures.com/. All the Alex Rider books are available in the library.

Literary classics become txt msgs

Here's an interesting story from BBC news: Literary classics become txt msgs: "Some of English literature's greatest masterpieces have been condensed into a few lines of text message to help students revise for exams." Pride and Prejudice and Romeo and Juliet are used as examples, and you can read the stories in a few lines.
Does this sound like a good idea? Would a service like this help you to understand these masterpieces better? Let us know by posting a comment.

Happy Birthday James Bond!

James Bond was "born" on this day in 1924, and first appeared in the novel Casino Royale by Ian Fleming, published in 1953. Fleming wrote about Bond from 1953 to 1964, in such books as From Russia With Love (1957) and Goldfinger (1959); later the series was carried on by authors John Gardner and Raymond Benson. Many of the titles are available in the library's senior fiction section, including On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Thunderball, Die Another Day and Diamonds are Forever. Enjoy!

Cuba 15

Cuba 15 by Nancy Osa is another of this year's Battle of the Books titles. This novel won 4 book awards, and is the first one from a writer who says "it all started because I wondered about where I came from." See more about this book at Book Clubs; and more about Nancy Osa at www.nancyosa.com.

Databases available at KGV

For research on all subjects, don't forget the databases available through the KGV Library web site. EBSCOhost helps you quickly find the articles you need for your assignments, and is available on the school computers with no password. The ProQuest trial databases are user-friendly comprehensive databases, and give access to multi-media information as well as links to web resources for each topic. For passwords, please contact your teachers or librarians, or use your CLC log in and password.

Try them out and let us know what you think!

Bookheads

Are you a Bookhead? Then this site gives you a chance to tell the world about yourself and the books you enjoy ... http://www.bookheads.org.uk

Check out the 2005 Booktrust Teenage Prize winner. Century by Sarah Singleton, as well as all of the other shortlisted books, is available in the KGV Library.

Battle of the Books review

Here is the first BoB book review from one of our team members, Alice of Year 7:
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
This story is about a poor farm boy down on his luck and when he hunted in the Spine, a place so deadly and fatal no one dares speak of it, he found a big, oval sapphire, or so he thought, that could at the very least provide his family meat for a week. But on that very night, the egg, he mistakes it for a sapphire, started hatching...and out came a...dragon.
More Battle of the Books information later

Welcome to KGV Library zone

Today is the first day of KGV Library Zone. The purpose is to post news, links, and information related to the KGV School Library. Please check daily for library updates. Library staff will also use the zone to post advice about new resources & services.