Where 400 years of history meet the exciting energy of south London. Dynamic, enterprising, creative and full of fun for boys and girls aged 11-18. #AllWeCanBe
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5 Nov 2024
We're on the gram! Give us a follow for new releases, book club updates, and book recommendations! instagram.com/alleynslibrary…
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7 Feb 2025
Thank you to award-winning author and @AlleynsSchool alumna, Katya Balen (Cribb’s 2008) for capturing the imaginations of #AlleynsYear7 with the inspiration behind 'October October' and tips on becoming storytellers. Full story: alleyns.org.uk/news/2025-02-… #AlwaysAlleyns
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6 Feb 2025
We're SUPER excited to announce that our Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2025 shortlist is here! ✨
Chosen by our marvellous booksellers across the country, discover the amazing shortlisted authors and illustrators: bit.ly/3w9ZuZb #WCBP25
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27 Jan 2025
Miss White is still soldiering on with Middlemarch, Mrs O'Donnell dusted off @johngreen's Turtles All The Way Down for Y8 book club, and Miss Lagerberg has started Once More With Feeling by Elissa Sussman
27 Jan 2025
A Monday morning question: which book(s) did you spend your weekend with?
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24 Jan 2025
#AlleynsEnglish saw an excellent production of Lonely Londoners last night - thank you @KilnTheatre! #AlleynsUpperSchool @AlleynsSchool
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22 Jan 2025
We're excited to get back to hosting another great term of MET talks here in the library! #AlleynsLibrary
21 Jan 2025
A huge thank you to Redemption Roasters co-founder Ted Rosner (Spurgeon’s 2006) for yesterday's inspirational Monday Evening Talk on Reducing Reoffending Through Coffee. Full story: alleyns.org.uk/news/2025-01-… #AlwaysAlleyns
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20 Jan 2025
Really interesting stuff here about falling reading rates and the benefits of reading!
17 Jan 2025
“Half the nation doesn’t regularly read, 35 per cent of that 50 per cent used to read regularly, but they’ve dropped their habit.”
Non-readers are more likely to experience loneliness, stress, and depression, says The Reading Agency’s Carina Spaulding.
@rialina_ | #TimesRadio
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14 Jan 2025
Have you seen our #NationalStorytellingWeek resources yet?
When children enjoy writing, they write more often. Supported by @AmazonUK, these resources take pupils on a storytelling adventure - reimagining their world through everyday magic.
Explore: literacytrust.org.uk/resourc…
ALT Children and young people who write in their free time say it helps them: to be creative (59.1%), express ideas (52.8%), Express their imagination (52.8%), process thoughts and feelings (47.7%), to relax (40.4%) and to feel happy (33.1%)
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9 Jan 2025
Something exciting to get your new years writing projects going! @Alleyns_English
6 Jan 2025
Do you have/know children between 4 and 15? Do they enjoy books and writing stories? Then you could steer them in them direction of the annual DAUNT BOOKS CHILDREN'S SHORT STORY COMPETITION. Please share this! Entries close 31st January. Good luck!
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13 Dec 2024
Library is open until noon today! I repeat: you have until noon to borrow some festive reading!
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12 Dec 2024
From skateboarding to satellites with some festive poetry & recipes in between - enjoy our latest edition of student magazine The Trib: web.alleyns.org.uk/publicati… @AlleynsSchool
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10 Dec 2024
We're sharing some cool stats over on the Alleyn's Library Instagram! #AlleynsLibrary #2024Wrapped
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9 Dec 2024
We're counting down the days to the holiday. Your library team are on hand to furnish you with some cosy Betwixtmas reading, or even with last minute gift ideas for your bookish family members! #AlleynsLibrary
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3 Dec 2024
It's finally time... THE 2024 NERO BOOK AWARDS SHORTLISTS ARE HERE! 🥳🥳
Congratulations to all of the shortlisted authors 👏
Find out more here: nerobookawards.com/2024-shor…
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Library at Alleyn's School retweeted
19 Nov 2024
Yesterday’s MET Talk by the incredible Dr. Marie-Annick Moreau: ‘Green’ but mean?: The social impacts of hydropower on Tanzanian fishing communities 🐟
@Alleyns_Eco #AlleynsEcoWeek #AlleynsSchool
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14 Nov 2024
Miss White also guessed this... big day for the book world!
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14 Nov 2024
Booyah! Teamwork makes the dream work! If you ever have concerns that your library team don't know what's what in the book world, take this as evidence to the contrary.
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13 Nov 2024
Congrats to Samantha Harvey on her win! Staff book club will meet to discuss this afternoon. A beautiful, atmospheric read!
12 Nov 2024
‘Sometimes you encounter a book and cannot work out how this miraculous event has happened’
We're delighted to announce that the winner of the #BookerPrize2024 is Orbital by Samantha Harvey. 🌌✨
Discover the book: thebookerprizes.com/the-book…
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5 Nov 2024
We've been reading the @Literacy_Trust report on reading's shocking findings this afternoon. We'll be having a good think about how to get more noses in books! #AlleynsLibrary
5 Nov 2024
In our latest blog, Head Jane Lunnon discusses the decline in reading for pleasure among young people, as screen-driven entertainment takes over. We can rekindle their love for books by making time for free reading and fostering curiosity.
Read here: bit.ly/4huITT1
#Allwecanbe #alleynsschool
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4 Nov 2024
Welcome back everyone! A little bit of late Autumnal inspiration from the great L.M. Montgomery to start half term! #AlleynsLibrary
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