Posted in Top 10 Books

TOP 10 BOOKS READ: OCT HALF TERM!

It seems the first half term back of the new school year has seen a real trend in the most read books!

The ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’, ‘Tom Gates’ and ‘Dog Man’ series are proving to be extremely popular amongst the Year 7s and Year 8s, along with ‘High Rise Mystery’ which is on our Black History Month reading challenge!

All of the top 10 books below can be found in the library to loan out:

⭐KEEP UP THE GREAT READING!⭐

Posted in Reviews

BOOK REVIEW: HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE

  • Title: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
  • Author: J. K. Rowling
  • Genre: Fantasy
  • My rating (out of 5): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This is the first book in the Harry Potter book series and it is sure to keep you gripped and wanting to read the rest of the series!

The book is about a boy called Harry Potter, who on his 11th birthday learns he is a wizard and is famous amongst the wizarding world! He enrols at ‘Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry’ and it is there that he meets his best friends, his enemies, learns to play Quidditch, explores the magical grounds and begins to learn of his mysterious past and what is in store for his future…

The book takes you to a magical word and leaves you wishing that you weren’t a muggle and that your Hogwarts acceptance letter must have just got ‘lost’ in the post!

I would recommend this book to everyone and especially those who are fans of the film series (as there is a lot more detail in the books that the films miss out)! πŸ§™β€β™‚οΈβš‘

Posted in Character Challenge

BLACK HISTORY MONTH READING CHALLENGE!

OCTOBER IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH

To celebrate it, here in the library we have launched a reading character challenge!

Borrow and read as many of the below books as you can during October and upon return you will receive character points if you can speak reflectively about the book

You can find a selection of these books on display on the first set of shelves in the library

So get learning and celebrating by reading these books!

Posted in FAQ

DIGITAL LIBRARY!

THE DIGITAL LIRBARY IS BACK 😁

On the digital library you are able to access a huge range of ebooks- all for freeπŸŽ‰ (Some titles are even exclusive to the digital library)!

β€’ To borrow and read a book on the digital library you will first need to sign in. Your username is your login name for The City of Leicester College (first initial, surname and 3-digit number) and the password is Library1

β€’You can read the ebooks on your browser https://tcolclibrary.eplatform.co/ or on the ePlatform app (available on the Apple app store, Google play store and Windows 10 app store). Once you’ve downloaded the app you will then need to search for The City of Leicester College on ‘Find Your Library’, and then sign in with your username and password.

β€’Simply browse the digital library or search for a specific title and click ‘borrow’ to borrow the ebook. Then click on ‘read’ to start the book.

β€’ You can borrow up to 2 ebooks at a time (some titles are age restricted).

β€’ Ebooks are loaned for up to 14 days and are automatically returned after that time period (so you don’t have to worry about due dates) or you can click β€˜return’ to return sooner.

πŸ“š HAPPY ‘DIGITAL’ READING! πŸ“š