School Library Opening

Today was a first experience for me and completely wonderful. 

I was asked to come along and do the honour of snipping the ribbon surrounding the brand new library at High Beeches Primary School.

It was such a privilege to be able to talk about the importance of libraries and our shared love of books, then take hold of the enormous scissors (aka garden shears) and declare the library officially open.

I was even lucky enough to be asked back at school closing to meet the children and parents and sign some copies of my books.

Here's wishing all the best for all the users of High Beeches Primary School Library. What a wonderful thing to be a part of, especially in this day and age when we hear about the death of books and libraries.

It is so important to get behind our local libraries and support them in every way we can. It's a right to be able to read for free and libraries are the only way we can do this. Books make a difference on so many levels. It's not just about literacy, books are freedom to travel, to be someone different, to gain knowledge, to gain power and insight. They help us to communicate and to empathise with others. Books are brilliant.

Go borrow a book now and thank your librarian as you do!

All the best High Beeches Primary School Library - oh and a special mention to Annemarie who remembered me from Y4 when I visited the school during World Book Day week. It made my day that you loved Jarred Dreams so much you bought my other two books!