A thriving library in the heart of the school. Promoting the love of reading.

Joined September 2021
Congratulations to Joseph Coelho on becoming the next Children's Laureate!
Here's our brand new Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate 2022-2024 @JosephACoelho with a fantastic poem to celebrate his appointment! What a way to kick off his time in the role 👏 booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/…
Day 2 with @eltonhighpe! Some top marks orienteering and kayaking as part of their @OCR_PhysEd course! @BritishCanoeing @GBRorienteering @BurySchoolGames @EltonHighLRC
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We're so excited to be giving away this ENTIRE set of #EmmieAndFriends graphic novels - incl the new #RemarkablyRuby by @terrilibenson For the chance to see if 'A little awkward' Ruby & X-friend 'Popular' Mia can see eye-to-eye again! UK RT&Flw by July 1 @Harper360UK #WRDMagComp
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🌟NEW TWITTER ACCOUNT!🌟 Welcome to our new account - dedicated to brilliant books for teaching! Let's start with a #GIVEAWAY🤗 We've 3 double-signed copies of THE LOST SPELLS to give to schools, complete with a gorgeous glossary poster! 🌟To enter RT & FOLLOW by Fri 1st July!
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And for the very first time, we are delighted to announce the 2022 James Cropper Wainwright Prize longlist for Children’s writing on nature & conservation!!! Congratulations to our 12 longlisted authors and illustrators!! 🌱🤩📚 #WainwrightPrize22 #JCWP22 @jamescropper
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Manchester City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries returns for 2022! This county-wide celebration of Greater Manchester’s 133 libraries will take place from Wednesday 15th to Sunday 19th June, 2022. Join us for various events in the Library: buff.ly/3HlEFeE
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The Elton High LRC retweeted
🎉WIN! A book BUNDLE from @kidslitfest! Barnes Children's Literature Festival is 25-26 June. Win a festival book bundle by Rob Biddulph, Michelle Paver, Emma Carroll, M.G. Leonard & Sam Sedgman and David Baddiel! To enter, follow us & RT by 20/6. T&Cs: booksfortopics.com/giveaway
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The Elton High LRC retweeted
Etymology of the day: the ‘texts’ we write descend from the Latin ‘texere’, to ‘weave’, because we weave and thread our words just as we weave our cloth.
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The Elton High LRC retweeted
Saka copies have just arrived at Heroes HQ, so why not, let's do another #bookgiveaway! To enter, just FOLLOW and RT #Gunners #Arsenal #England #kidslit #readingforpleasure #footballbooks
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✨Giveaway!✨ Want a chance to win this gorgeous UK advance reader copy of my upcoming book, Nothing More to Tell? RT & follow to enter! International OK, open until 1pm ET on Thursday, June 9. Good luck!! 💚
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A well-deserved win for Marcus Rashford. A brilliant book that all young people need to read. Copies are available to borrow from the LRC.
And finally, the winner of the Overall Book of the Year is... YOU ARE A CHAMPION by @MarcusRashford with @AnkaMan616 - a book that ‘broke the mould’ as well as changing the lives of those it reached - congratulations!! @MacmillanKidsUK #BritishBookAwards #Nibbies ✒️📚🏆
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Win #Heartstopper Volumes 1-4! To enter, just follow us and QT this tweet with the hashtag #HalfPriceAtLaburnum by 10am BST on 28/05/22. Competition open to employees of UK schools only. You can buy #Heartstopper for #HalfPriceAtLaburnum from our shop: bit.ly/laburnum-heartstopper.
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📣 UK School Librarian Giveaway 📣 🌟Win either a customised ePlatform eBook library 🌟OR an extension to your existing eLibrary for one year (Value £495 with access to 1,600+ titles) 🌟OR a £250 voucher for print books from Peters 🥳📚 To enter simply like, follow & retweet!
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The Elton High LRC retweeted
Ready? It's COMPETITION TIME again! To be in with a chance of winning one of our new Phil Foden books, just follow + RT. #mcfc #england #foden #bookgiveaway #kidslit
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The Elton High LRC retweeted
10 years ago today my very 1st book was published 🥳 It's a total privilege to share stories & I'm SO grateful! To celebrate I'm giving away all 10 books I've written so if you want to join the fun then just Like - Follow - Retweet 🎉#giveawayalert #BookTwitter #win Thank you 🎉
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The Elton High LRC retweeted
Your U16 National Clubs Champions are… @YWCABuryNC🏆 Read the full competition wrap-up here 👇

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The Elton High LRC retweeted
The girls were awesome - unbeaten all weekend and thoroughly deserve the title of National Champions. Fantastic team performance - great teamwork both on and off the court. So well deserved - been working so hard for the past two years for this💚💜@eltonhighpe
Your U16 National Clubs Champions are… @YWCABuryNC🏆 Read the full competition wrap-up here 👇

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Can't wait to watch series 2 of Noughts and Crosses! A fantastic series of books that every young person should read at least once!
48 hours to go and counting... Noughts + Crosses series 2 is nearly here. 😀😍 @noughtcrosstv
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𝔾𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕪 📚 Want to WIN one full set of the Penguin Classics #GreenIdeas series, feat. 75 years of essential writing about the environment? RT this to enter! UK only. Closes midnight | 29th April. #EarthDay2022
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Look at this amazing collection of books we have received through fundraising with @Supportyoursch! Lots of award-winning and shortlisted titles for our students to enjoy. Thanks again to everyone who donated to our fundraising campaign. #lovereading #readingforpleasure
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