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“Deep-versed in books and shallow in himself.” John Milton
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Welcome to the Reading Room, a place where you can find out about the latest news on the subject of books and reading. As 2008 is the National Year of Reading we've launched this blog to give you all the opportunity to contribute. Please join in and tell us what you think about any of the issues raised here. Let's get Rotherham Reading!
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23rd May 2008 |
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 We in the library world have been subject to merciless stereotyping for so long that even we begin to believe it after a while. See how the images thrown our way by a biased media have affected my poor co-workers: Read full post
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12th May 2008 |
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As promised, here are details of the Children's Book Festival's open events... Read full post
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9th May 2008 |
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I am currently involved in the organising of the Rotherham Children's Book Festival (Saturday 28 th June – Sunday 6 th July). The festival aims to inspire a love of reading in Rotherham's young people by inviting a range of authors, storytellers, poets and performers. Read full post
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2nd May 2008 |
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 Following on from my France trip, one of the things that jumped out at me were the designs of their book covers… or rather, the lack of them. This isn't to say that the books all looked exactly the same, but it appeared that the French don't entirely follow our habit of ‘over-marketing' books. Many of the covers were quite plain, or had abstract designs or often had similar fonts and colours. Read full post
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