Last week I attended the launch of a new Scottish creative writing award at Barrhead Library; The Eileen Gilmour Award.
The award has been established in memory of Eileen Gilmour who worked as a librarian for over 30 years, until she passed away in 2008. Eileen loved reading, writing and exchanging stories with other people, [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Calling all creative writers…
Posted in Creative writing, public libraries on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Neil Gaiman’s Coraline comes to the big screen…
Posted in Books, Films on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m so, so excited about this!
Beware the buttons!
Check out a synopsis of the book here and the film blog here.
Most popular books in Scottish libraries…
Posted in Books, public libraries on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Crime and thriller books top the latest list of ‘most borrowed books from Scottish libraries‘ *:
1. The Naming of the Dead by Ian Rankin
2. The Overlook by Michael Connelly
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling
4. At Risk by Patricia Cornwell
5. Cross by James Patterson
6. Judge and Jury by James Patterson & Andrew [...]
