@tortytales.bsky.social
Mixing up my reading with these two now, Songlight is from my library, and The Impossible Fortune from @falkirklibraries.bsky.social… I was 70th in line for it and my reservation arrived remarkably quickly!
November 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Mixing up my reading with these two now, Songlight is from my library, and The Impossible Fortune from @falkirklibraries.bsky.social… I was 70th in line for it and my reservation arrived remarkably quickly!
Oooof. This was a lot. Methodical and utterly terrifying.
I promise myself that the next thing I read will not be quite so grim…
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Oooof. This was a lot. Methodical and utterly terrifying.
@stuartmaconie.bsky.social New Order’s Tutti Frutti is indeed a perfect choice for a 5K soundtrack. What other songs would you suggest?
November 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
@stuartmaconie.bsky.social New Order’s Tutti Frutti is indeed a perfect choice for a 5K soundtrack. What other songs would you suggest?
I promise myself that the next thing I read will not be quite so grim…
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I promise myself that the next thing I read will not be quite so grim…
Oooft this was good! Read it in one sitting, big Black Mirror energy!
November 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Oooft this was good! Read it in one sitting, big Black Mirror energy!
Leaning into more unnerving science fiction…
November 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Leaning into more unnerving science fiction…
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One of Scotland's most popular wee hills, did you know Dumyat is pronounced 'DUMB-eye-at'?
An alternative to the usual shorter route from the Sherrifmuir road, we've just replaced our old Dumyat from Blairlogie route to make a fine circuit - live now.
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fife-stirlin...
An alternative to the usual shorter route from the Sherrifmuir road, we've just replaced our old Dumyat from Blairlogie route to make a fine circuit - live now.
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fife-stirlin...
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
One of Scotland's most popular wee hills, did you know Dumyat is pronounced 'DUMB-eye-at'?
An alternative to the usual shorter route from the Sherrifmuir road, we've just replaced our old Dumyat from Blairlogie route to make a fine circuit - live now.
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fife-stirlin...
An alternative to the usual shorter route from the Sherrifmuir road, we've just replaced our old Dumyat from Blairlogie route to make a fine circuit - live now.
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fife-stirlin...
Not sure what to expect from this but I’m going in!
October 31, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Not sure what to expect from this but I’m going in!
I was strongly recommended this by a couple of folk I work with and I’m glad they did. Cora reminded me so very much of a flatmate of mine from my first year of university…
October 31, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I was strongly recommended this by a couple of folk I work with and I’m glad they did. Cora reminded me so very much of a flatmate of mine from my first year of university…
Moving on to this, I suspect this will be my entertainment for at least the start of the tatty holidays 🙌
Thanks for the loan @falkirklibraries.bsky.social
Thanks for the loan @falkirklibraries.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Moving on to this, I suspect this will be my entertainment for at least the start of the tatty holidays 🙌
Thanks for the loan @falkirklibraries.bsky.social
Thanks for the loan @falkirklibraries.bsky.social
44 cakes baked for Books and Bakes group tomorrow. Well, technically I made 48 but my kids and their friends persuaded me that they needed to taste test some…
October 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
44 cakes baked for Books and Bakes group tomorrow. Well, technically I made 48 but my kids and their friends persuaded me that they needed to taste test some…
Finished this yesterday, it’s the next book to be discussed at @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social book group. I think this is yet another example of a book where the cover wildly misrepresents the content…
October 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Finished this yesterday, it’s the next book to be discussed at @lrsfalkirk.bsky.social book group. I think this is yet another example of a book where the cover wildly misrepresents the content…
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Rachel Reeves pledges a library in every primary school in England. Here at CILIP we hope that means trained library staff too #GreatSchoolLibraries
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Rachel Reeves pledges a library in every primary school in England
Exclusive: Chancellor also set to unveil plans to get young people back into work in party conference speech
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Rachel Reeves pledges a library in every primary school in England. Here at CILIP we hope that means trained library staff too #GreatSchoolLibraries
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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"Being read to when you’re very young is such a great boost."
Great to see our Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social @ #LabourConference2025 talking the importance of shared reading & our #ReadingRights report on @news.sky.com.
📺 From 52 mins:
news.sky.com/sunday-morni...
Great to see our Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social @ #LabourConference2025 talking the importance of shared reading & our #ReadingRights report on @news.sky.com.
📺 From 52 mins:
news.sky.com/sunday-morni...
Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips
Sky News' flagship Sunday morning programme each week at 8:30am
news.sky.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
"Being read to when you’re very young is such a great boost."
Great to see our Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social @ #LabourConference2025 talking the importance of shared reading & our #ReadingRights report on @news.sky.com.
📺 From 52 mins:
news.sky.com/sunday-morni...
Great to see our Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social @ #LabourConference2025 talking the importance of shared reading & our #ReadingRights report on @news.sky.com.
📺 From 52 mins:
news.sky.com/sunday-morni...
Now moving onto this, borrowed from @falkirklibraries.bsky.social and I chose this because of an unbelievably strong and persuasive recommendation from a colleague!
September 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Now moving onto this, borrowed from @falkirklibraries.bsky.social and I chose this because of an unbelievably strong and persuasive recommendation from a colleague!
This is what I’m reading today and I love it! A Classic @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social
Too impatient to wait for our copy to arrive I borrowed this from @falkirklibraries.bsky.social and intend to read a bit from chapter 9 to #wordsforwellbeing book group today. Hot chocolate and #storydeck cards also on the agenda! #readingschool
September 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is what I’m reading today and I love it! A Classic @ellemcnicoll.bsky.social
One chapter in from this loan from @falkirklibraries.bsky.social
and I think this is going to hurt my head in the same way as To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
and I think this is going to hurt my head in the same way as To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
September 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
One chapter in from this loan from @falkirklibraries.bsky.social
and I think this is going to hurt my head in the same way as To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
and I think this is going to hurt my head in the same way as To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
Going through my bookshelves at home, deciding which ones to take into work for the staff room book swap. Other School Librarians who spend many hours moving books from home to school and vice versa: I see you!
September 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Going through my bookshelves at home, deciding which ones to take into work for the staff room book swap. Other School Librarians who spend many hours moving books from home to school and vice versa: I see you!
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📢 We're launching a new training project to help young people spot and challenge disinformation online.
In partnership with @cilipscotland.bsky.social, @youngscot.bsky.social, thanks to support from @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk.
Find out more more: theferret.scot/the-ferret-h...
In partnership with @cilipscotland.bsky.social, @youngscot.bsky.social, thanks to support from @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk.
Find out more more: theferret.scot/the-ferret-h...
The Ferret helps young people to tackle disinformation in new training project
Young people in Scotland will be empowered to challenge disinformation thanks to a new project from The Ferret, CILIPS and Young Scot.
theferret.scot
September 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
📢 We're launching a new training project to help young people spot and challenge disinformation online.
In partnership with @cilipscotland.bsky.social, @youngscot.bsky.social, thanks to support from @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk.
Find out more more: theferret.scot/the-ferret-h...
In partnership with @cilipscotland.bsky.social, @youngscot.bsky.social, thanks to support from @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk.
Find out more more: theferret.scot/the-ferret-h...
Now reading this, borrowed from @braeslibrary.bsky.social
Removing the dust jacket always makes for a classier reading experience…
Removing the dust jacket always makes for a classier reading experience…
September 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Now reading this, borrowed from @braeslibrary.bsky.social
Removing the dust jacket always makes for a classier reading experience…
Removing the dust jacket always makes for a classier reading experience…
Going to read this now, borrowed it from @braeslibrary.bsky.social 🙌
August 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Going to read this now, borrowed it from @braeslibrary.bsky.social 🙌
Borrowed this from my daughter. It’s a choose your own adventure novel, I love the concept! Actually, I love everything about it! I want to have a book group chat about it to see what versions/timelines we all explored…
August 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Borrowed this from my daughter. It’s a choose your own adventure novel, I love the concept! Actually, I love everything about it! I want to have a book group chat about it to see what versions/timelines we all explored…
Really enjoying this book but utterly distracted by the fact @katiekirby.bsky.social threw into her Edinburgh book fest event that sprayed edges are done by hand 🤯
August 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Really enjoying this book but utterly distracted by the fact @katiekirby.bsky.social threw into her Edinburgh book fest event that sprayed edges are done by hand 🤯