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📚 New in the Library!
We Were Here by Larne Ababa Bakare
A powerful voice in contemporary fiction, Bakare weaves a story of friendship, identity, and resilience in the face of a world that refuses to see you.
This moving novel explores what it means to be young, Black, and unapologetically yourself
We Were Here by Larne Ababa Bakare
A powerful voice in contemporary fiction, Bakare weaves a story of friendship, identity, and resilience in the face of a world that refuses to see you.
This moving novel explores what it means to be young, Black, and unapologetically yourself
June 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
📚 New in the Library!
We Were Here by Larne Ababa Bakare
A powerful voice in contemporary fiction, Bakare weaves a story of friendship, identity, and resilience in the face of a world that refuses to see you.
This moving novel explores what it means to be young, Black, and unapologetically yourself
We Were Here by Larne Ababa Bakare
A powerful voice in contemporary fiction, Bakare weaves a story of friendship, identity, and resilience in the face of a world that refuses to see you.
This moving novel explores what it means to be young, Black, and unapologetically yourself
We asked students to vote for their favourite book!
The top pick was It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover, with Pride and Prejudice and Little Women as close runners-up
We then invited students to redesign the covers of these favourites! Entries were imaginative, thoughtful, and beautifully crafted!
The top pick was It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover, with Pride and Prejudice and Little Women as close runners-up
We then invited students to redesign the covers of these favourites! Entries were imaginative, thoughtful, and beautifully crafted!
May 23, 2025 at 8:26 AM
We asked students to vote for their favourite book!
The top pick was It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover, with Pride and Prejudice and Little Women as close runners-up
We then invited students to redesign the covers of these favourites! Entries were imaginative, thoughtful, and beautifully crafted!
The top pick was It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover, with Pride and Prejudice and Little Women as close runners-up
We then invited students to redesign the covers of these favourites! Entries were imaginative, thoughtful, and beautifully crafted!
Need a quiet spot to study over the Easter break? The library is OPEN! Monday to Thursday 9am – 4pm and Friday 9am – 3:30pm. The library will be CLOSED Friday 18th April and Monday 21st April. Whether you're catching up on coursework, revising or want a quiet place to read, we’re here for you!
April 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Need a quiet spot to study over the Easter break? The library is OPEN! Monday to Thursday 9am – 4pm and Friday 9am – 3:30pm. The library will be CLOSED Friday 18th April and Monday 21st April. Whether you're catching up on coursework, revising or want a quiet place to read, we’re here for you!
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The 30th #WomensPrize for Fiction shortlist is here! You can find these six brilliant books in your local public #Library to borrow for free! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTth...
April 2, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The 30th #WomensPrize for Fiction shortlist is here! You can find these six brilliant books in your local public #Library to borrow for free! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTth...
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Are you ready? See you here at 8am tomorrow for the 2025 #WomensPrize for Non-Fiction shortlist announcement!
March 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Are you ready? See you here at 8am tomorrow for the 2025 #WomensPrize for Non-Fiction shortlist announcement!
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A US survey suggests that giving children smartphones can actually improve their wellbeing and social connections, but allowing them to use social media may be more harmful.
Smartphones may be beneficial to children – if they avoid social media
In the ongoing debate over the benefits and harms of smartphone use in children, initial data from a US survey suggests the devices can actually improve well-being and social connections, but social media use may be more harmful
www.newscientist.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
A US survey suggests that giving children smartphones can actually improve their wellbeing and social connections, but allowing them to use social media may be more harmful.
📚✨ Redesign a book cover & win! Choose from It Ends With Us, Little Women, or Pride & Prejudice. The winning design will be displayed in the college library! 🏆🎨
📅 Deadline: 23rd April 2025 (World Book Night)
Submit via QR code! #BookCoverCompetition #WorldBookNight
📅 Deadline: 23rd April 2025 (World Book Night)
Submit via QR code! #BookCoverCompetition #WorldBookNight
March 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
📚✨ Redesign a book cover & win! Choose from It Ends With Us, Little Women, or Pride & Prejudice. The winning design will be displayed in the college library! 🏆🎨
📅 Deadline: 23rd April 2025 (World Book Night)
Submit via QR code! #BookCoverCompetition #WorldBookNight
📅 Deadline: 23rd April 2025 (World Book Night)
Submit via QR code! #BookCoverCompetition #WorldBookNight
📚✨ Happy World Book Day, Aquinas! ✨📚 Whether you love paperbacks, e-books, audiobooks, magazines. It’s time to crown AQUINAS’S FAVOURITE BOOK! 🏆📚 Our Book Tournament is on, and YOUR votes decides
📍 Vote now forms.gle/ur9krYec3dFf...
Also, tell us in the comments: How do YOU love to read? ⬇️✨
📍 Vote now forms.gle/ur9krYec3dFf...
Also, tell us in the comments: How do YOU love to read? ⬇️✨
March 6, 2025 at 9:17 AM
📚✨ Happy World Book Day, Aquinas! ✨📚 Whether you love paperbacks, e-books, audiobooks, magazines. It’s time to crown AQUINAS’S FAVOURITE BOOK! 🏆📚 Our Book Tournament is on, and YOUR votes decides
📍 Vote now forms.gle/ur9krYec3dFf...
Also, tell us in the comments: How do YOU love to read? ⬇️✨
📍 Vote now forms.gle/ur9krYec3dFf...
Also, tell us in the comments: How do YOU love to read? ⬇️✨
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A huge thank you to our #InternationalBooker2025 judges Max Porter, Caleb Femi, Sana Goyal, Anton Hur and Beth Orton.
Here's what they had to say about the books on the this year's longlist.
youtu.be/4nvXekfTNhw
Here's what they had to say about the books on the this year's longlist.
youtu.be/4nvXekfTNhw
The International Booker Prize 2025 Longlist | The Booker Prize
YouTube video by The Booker Prizes
youtu.be
February 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
A huge thank you to our #InternationalBooker2025 judges Max Porter, Caleb Femi, Sana Goyal, Anton Hur and Beth Orton.
Here's what they had to say about the books on the this year's longlist.
youtu.be/4nvXekfTNhw
Here's what they had to say about the books on the this year's longlist.
youtu.be/4nvXekfTNhw
"Step into the world of To Kill a Mockingbird—this months Book Club read. Dive into a story of justice, courage, and and life lessons that still hit today. 📖 Join our book club for great discussions and new perspectives. Who’s in? 👀 #BookClub
February 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"Step into the world of To Kill a Mockingbird—this months Book Club read. Dive into a story of justice, courage, and and life lessons that still hit today. 📖 Join our book club for great discussions and new perspectives. Who’s in? 👀 #BookClub
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Should social media platforms moderate what we post? It’s an idea that is falling out of favour, as Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Meta will copy Elon Musk’s X by ditching content moderation in favour of community notes. www.newscientist.com/article/2462...
Are tech firms giving up on policing their platforms?
Social media companies have long struggled with moderating the behaviour of billions of users, and now it seems they are finally giving up policing their platforms in favour of a crowdsourced approach...
www.newscientist.com
January 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Should social media platforms moderate what we post? It’s an idea that is falling out of favour, as Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Meta will copy Elon Musk’s X by ditching content moderation in favour of community notes. www.newscientist.com/article/2462...
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January 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Welcome to our new Bluesky account.
We have left X/Twitter to better align with our values and connect meaningfully with our community.
Follow us here for the latest updates, events, news and reviews from the Library at Aquinas College in Stockport.
We have left X/Twitter to better align with our values and connect meaningfully with our community.
Follow us here for the latest updates, events, news and reviews from the Library at Aquinas College in Stockport.