Miss Kindness
@fionakindness3.bsky.social
School librarian at Holyrood Secondary, Glasgow 📚
Claire from Glasgow Libraries will be in the library at lunchtime today ( Wed) to lead us in another fabulous STEM/ using circuits/ poetry/ creative event today . ⚡️💡🔌
November 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Claire from Glasgow Libraries will be in the library at lunchtime today ( Wed) to lead us in another fabulous STEM/ using circuits/ poetry/ creative event today . ⚡️💡🔌
We enjoyed our visit from Tawona Sitholé today, leading us in celebrating our many spoken languages, with a bit of drama and fun😄 Well done to Mr. McGrath’s & Mrs. Cooper’s excellent pupils.
October 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
We enjoyed our visit from Tawona Sitholé today, leading us in celebrating our many spoken languages, with a bit of drama and fun😄 Well done to Mr. McGrath’s & Mrs. Cooper’s excellent pupils.
1D enjoyed a fantastic session with Etienne Kubwabo today. Huge thanks for helping us design our own graphic novel characters. 1D were very inspired to meet Etienne.
( we also had healthy breakfast snacks)🍏
( we also had healthy breakfast snacks)🍏
October 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
1D enjoyed a fantastic session with Etienne Kubwabo today. Huge thanks for helping us design our own graphic novel characters. 1D were very inspired to meet Etienne.
( we also had healthy breakfast snacks)🍏
( we also had healthy breakfast snacks)🍏
Having lots of fun, Hallowe’en decorating. Great Helpers in action😀 We re-use the same decorations every year to be sustainable♻️ Growing very fond of mr. Pumpkin 🎃
October 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Having lots of fun, Hallowe’en decorating. Great Helpers in action😀 We re-use the same decorations every year to be sustainable♻️ Growing very fond of mr. Pumpkin 🎃
For #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek, we had some great tannoy announcements and shared resources like #MissionDyslexia “I liked this book as it shows that all different types of people can be dyslexic - even superheroes! I used the Tips for Time Management”. (LN, Holyrood) 😄
October 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
For #DyslexiaAwarenessWeek, we had some great tannoy announcements and shared resources like #MissionDyslexia “I liked this book as it shows that all different types of people can be dyslexic - even superheroes! I used the Tips for Time Management”. (LN, Holyrood) 😄
All of our readers at Holyrood are absolute stars 📚🤩 Well done Sep/ Oct ‘Readers of the Month’ : Rayan, Aisha, Zainab & Prableen 👏
October 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
All of our readers at Holyrood are absolute stars 📚🤩 Well done Sep/ Oct ‘Readers of the Month’ : Rayan, Aisha, Zainab & Prableen 👏
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This Dyslexia Awareness Week Scotland (29 Sept–5 Oct), it's time to challenge common myths about dyslexia. Scotland will only become a dyslexia-friendly country when everyone knows what dyslexia is – and isn’t.
Explore 10 myths from Dyslexia Scotland: dyslexiascotland.org.uk/busting-dysl...
Explore 10 myths from Dyslexia Scotland: dyslexiascotland.org.uk/busting-dysl...
September 29, 2025 at 10:44 AM
This Dyslexia Awareness Week Scotland (29 Sept–5 Oct), it's time to challenge common myths about dyslexia. Scotland will only become a dyslexia-friendly country when everyone knows what dyslexia is – and isn’t.
Explore 10 myths from Dyslexia Scotland: dyslexiascotland.org.uk/busting-dysl...
Explore 10 myths from Dyslexia Scotland: dyslexiascotland.org.uk/busting-dysl...
Books galore being returned today😄
Our Holyrood young people have borrowed & returned 1,538 books since August🎉👏
And here’s our ‘Cosy Autumn Reads’ book display created by lunchtime helpers 🍁📚
#RoodReads
Our Holyrood young people have borrowed & returned 1,538 books since August🎉👏
And here’s our ‘Cosy Autumn Reads’ book display created by lunchtime helpers 🍁📚
#RoodReads
September 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Books galore being returned today😄
Our Holyrood young people have borrowed & returned 1,538 books since August🎉👏
And here’s our ‘Cosy Autumn Reads’ book display created by lunchtime helpers 🍁📚
#RoodReads
Our Holyrood young people have borrowed & returned 1,538 books since August🎉👏
And here’s our ‘Cosy Autumn Reads’ book display created by lunchtime helpers 🍁📚
#RoodReads
Chapter Chats PODCAST coming soon🎤
Thanks to Annabeth, Foxface, Yvonne, Richard Hannay, and Mr. McGrath (we chose favourite book characters as our aliases); so much fun starting our podcasting adventure today. Thank you to Mrs. Panaretou for technical help. 💖
Thanks to Annabeth, Foxface, Yvonne, Richard Hannay, and Mr. McGrath (we chose favourite book characters as our aliases); so much fun starting our podcasting adventure today. Thank you to Mrs. Panaretou for technical help. 💖
September 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Chapter Chats PODCAST coming soon🎤
Thanks to Annabeth, Foxface, Yvonne, Richard Hannay, and Mr. McGrath (we chose favourite book characters as our aliases); so much fun starting our podcasting adventure today. Thank you to Mrs. Panaretou for technical help. 💖
Thanks to Annabeth, Foxface, Yvonne, Richard Hannay, and Mr. McGrath (we chose favourite book characters as our aliases); so much fun starting our podcasting adventure today. Thank you to Mrs. Panaretou for technical help. 💖
Well done to all who visited the library this week😊
60 young people at our #AutismFriendly lunchtime, all behaviour calm & considerate💙
Some excellent Lego work from S1
Today at Chapter Chats #BookGroup we watched video of Sarah J. Maas, & what inspired her to start writing✍️ New members welcome!
60 young people at our #AutismFriendly lunchtime, all behaviour calm & considerate💙
Some excellent Lego work from S1
Today at Chapter Chats #BookGroup we watched video of Sarah J. Maas, & what inspired her to start writing✍️ New members welcome!
September 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Well done to all who visited the library this week😊
60 young people at our #AutismFriendly lunchtime, all behaviour calm & considerate💙
Some excellent Lego work from S1
Today at Chapter Chats #BookGroup we watched video of Sarah J. Maas, & what inspired her to start writing✍️ New members welcome!
60 young people at our #AutismFriendly lunchtime, all behaviour calm & considerate💙
Some excellent Lego work from S1
Today at Chapter Chats #BookGroup we watched video of Sarah J. Maas, & what inspired her to start writing✍️ New members welcome!
Very much enjoyed our first Chapter Chats #BookGroup of the new term
August 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Very much enjoyed our first Chapter Chats #BookGroup of the new term
The library #CostOfTheSchoolDay trolley is stocked up😄 Plenty of snacks, stationery items, sanitary products - Holyrood pupils, just pop in. ✏️📔
August 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The library #CostOfTheSchoolDay trolley is stocked up😄 Plenty of snacks, stationery items, sanitary products - Holyrood pupils, just pop in. ✏️📔
Wednesday is #AutismFriendly lunchtime in Holyrood School Library. Relax, read & make friends
a penguin is laying in the grass with books and a bag of potato chips
ALT: a penguin is laying in the grass with books and a bag of potato chips
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August 20, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Wednesday is #AutismFriendly lunchtime in Holyrood School Library. Relax, read & make friends
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If you take away the librarian, you don’t have a library. Please sign and share to save Glasgow’s school librarians. www.change.org/p/save-our-s...
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July 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
If you take away the librarian, you don’t have a library. Please sign and share to save Glasgow’s school librarians. www.change.org/p/save-our-s...
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READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children’s life chances. So whatever else you do, please never stop helping kids find books to read & love. Never stop sharing books, talking about books, celebrating books & reading. It will change their lives! #literacy
July 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children’s life chances. So whatever else you do, please never stop helping kids find books to read & love. Never stop sharing books, talking about books, celebrating books & reading. It will change their lives! #literacy
The ‘Seeds of Resistance’ reading group at the Rumpus Room sounds perfect for our Holyrood Seniors.
Fri evenings, starting 25th July. For more info and to sign up, contact rumpusroomteam@gmail.com 📚
Fri evenings, starting 25th July. For more info and to sign up, contact rumpusroomteam@gmail.com 📚
July 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The ‘Seeds of Resistance’ reading group at the Rumpus Room sounds perfect for our Holyrood Seniors.
Fri evenings, starting 25th July. For more info and to sign up, contact rumpusroomteam@gmail.com 📚
Fri evenings, starting 25th July. For more info and to sign up, contact rumpusroomteam@gmail.com 📚
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I like the idea of a year that prioritises reading. Let’s make 2026 the year we reopen closed libraries, open new ones and reverse the loss of school librarians.
ICYMI: A National Year of Reading will take place in 2026 aimed at curtailing the reading crisis among children and young people. The initiative was launched by education secretary, Bridget Phillipson ahead of a reception to be held at 10 Downing Street 👇 #BookSky
Trade comes together for government backed National Year of Reading
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July 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I like the idea of a year that prioritises reading. Let’s make 2026 the year we reopen closed libraries, open new ones and reverse the loss of school librarians.
A great prize - always wanted to start a Book Club for young people and dads/carers. These would be ideal 🤞📚
Alex Wheatle MBE (1963-2025) was our charity's patron.
Thanks to Hachette UK & @barringtonstoke.bsky.social we have 10 sets of seven of Alex's brilliant books to give away to UK school libraries.
To enter, follow us and share this post. Closing date: 18 July.
#ReadingForPleasure #UKKidLit 1/2
Thanks to Hachette UK & @barringtonstoke.bsky.social we have 10 sets of seven of Alex's brilliant books to give away to UK school libraries.
To enter, follow us and share this post. Closing date: 18 July.
#ReadingForPleasure #UKKidLit 1/2
July 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A great prize - always wanted to start a Book Club for young people and dads/carers. These would be ideal 🤞📚
#GlasgowZineFest starts tmrw 😄💖 Great line-up of events⬇️ Tramway is beautiful, handy for Southside Glasgow. I’ll be going!
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Glasgow Zine Fest 2025 Programme
http://www.glasgowzinelibrary.com
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July 1, 2025 at 10:22 AM
#GlasgowZineFest starts tmrw 😄💖 Great line-up of events⬇️ Tramway is beautiful, handy for Southside Glasgow. I’ll be going!
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BREAKING on @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Glasgow schools face losing their librarians as part of council cuts aimed at saving £100k.
Glasgow Life won't say why this information is only coming out a few days before schools close for the summer.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2525653...
Glasgow schools face losing their librarians as part of council cuts aimed at saving £100k.
Glasgow Life won't say why this information is only coming out a few days before schools close for the summer.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2525653...
Glasgow schools to lose librarians due to council budget cuts
The proposed changes have only come to light days before schools close for the summer.
www.heraldscotland.com
June 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
BREAKING on @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Glasgow schools face losing their librarians as part of council cuts aimed at saving £100k.
Glasgow Life won't say why this information is only coming out a few days before schools close for the summer.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2525653...
Glasgow schools face losing their librarians as part of council cuts aimed at saving £100k.
Glasgow Life won't say why this information is only coming out a few days before schools close for the summer.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2525653...
We had a great lunchtime today, with our Prize draw for readers who have recently borrowed books📚Special guests from SDS drew the names, and we had a bit of a celebration ( that’s bubbles, not confetti in pic 3)🫧🗯️🥳 #RoodReads
June 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We had a great lunchtime today, with our Prize draw for readers who have recently borrowed books📚Special guests from SDS drew the names, and we had a bit of a celebration ( that’s bubbles, not confetti in pic 3)🫧🗯️🥳 #RoodReads
#BookGroup members have set ourselves reading goals for the Summer😄 mine is to read the BookTok sensation #ShatterMe
June 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
#BookGroup members have set ourselves reading goals for the Summer😄 mine is to read the BookTok sensation #ShatterMe