Library News

Library News

Published: Tue 27 Jan 2009

'As you may know, Knox has been celebrating the Burns 250 anniversary in many ways: Burns poetry reading and writing in English, "Tam O' Shanter' illustrations in Art, Burns songs in Music, and the life of Burns in History. If you have a son or daughter in S1 or S2, he or she may well have entered a poem or drawing in a local or national competition, or won a prize in a Burns quiz.

To mark this event, Knox Academy is offering you the chance to purchase the commemorative £2 uncirculated coin at a discounted price. The reverse of the coin features an extract from the original manuscript of "Auld Lang Syne", while the outer ring contains the text 1759 ROBERT BURNS 1796, £2.

The coin is housed in a presentation pack which contains an illustrated booklet on the life and works of Robert Burns. It is available from Knox at the discounted price of £4.74 (Retail price £7.78)'.

If you are interested in purchasing a commemorative coin please contact Mr Plain (Librarian).

Thank you.

 

Published: Thu 15 Jan 2009

Books of the month will be announced on the second Wednesday of each month.  This initiative aims to promote recommendations from the School Librarian, English Dept and pupils of Knox Academy to get pupils reading!!   From February the Pupil Recommendation will be selected from a draw of the books pupils have nominated as their own personal favourite however this month the book has been selected based on borrowing statistics.

January Recommendations:

Pupil Recommendation
Candyfloss by Jacqueline Wilson

Classic of the Month
Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott

English Recommend
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

Mr Plain Recommends
The Remarkable Adventures of Tom Scatterhorn: The Museum’s Secret by Henry Chancellor