"One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time." - Carl Sagan.
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Scroll our calendar of BOOK-tastic events and activities starting from Monday 15th Sept. and culminating in Book Day on Friday 19th Sept. 2025.
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Whole School
Daily Book Quizzes
Whole School
Daily Book Quizzes
Start every day with our Daily Book Quiz.
There are three quiz levels
(FS1-Y2, Y3-Y6 & Y7-Y13).This is a group activity open to all classes and tutor groups.
Whole School Book Fair with Fun to Read
Whole School Book Fair with Fun to Read
Purchase new books in The Globe
Tuesday 16th Sept, 9-4
Wednesday 17th Sept, 9-4
Primary students visit with their class. Open to Primary and Secondary students during break times and to parents after school.
Payment by cash, Octopus, credit card, etc.
Primary and Secondary
Top Trumps
Primary and Secondary
Top Trumps
Make a group of 4 friends and come play a game of bookish Top Trumps!
David Walliams, Roald Dahl, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and more!
Starting on Monday 15th Sept, at both Primary and Secondary lunchtimes.
Primary Book Character Silhouette Scavenger Hunt
Primary Book Character Silhouette Scavenger Hunt
Starting on Monday 15th Sept, at Primary lunchtime, collect an answer sheet at the Library.
Head out into the playground and hunt for 19 book character silhoutte posters.
Identify the characters and take down the letter found on each poster to reveal a secret message.
House points awarded.
Secondary welcome to join in as well!
Primary Library Book Hunt
Primary Library Book Hunt
Starting on Monday 15th Sept, at Primary lunchtime, collect an answer sheet at the Library.
Use your skills as a book reader and library user to find books that match the descriptions on the sheet.
You may just find your next time travel adventure!
House points awarded!
Secondary welcome to join in as well!
Primary Lego Challenge
Primary Lego Challenge
Starting on Monday 15th Sept, at Primary lunchtime, our builders will be challenged to build something book-related!
Create parts of our Library in Lego, a pair of bookends, your favorite book cover or whatever book-related thing inspires you!
House points awarded!
Secondary
Book Club Launch
Secondary
Book Club Launch
At Secondary lunchtime on Tuesday 16th Sept. the Library awaits you with open doors as we invite you to read together. Without any pressure or judgement come and discover the range of texts we have. We'll have a discussion corner and cozy reading nooks. All you need to do is to come and read a book!
Secondary Fictitious
Fragments competition
Secondary Fictitious
Fragments competition
We need your help! Our Library team has found a book with a blurb and a title but nothing else. It seems to have slipped through the cracks of time itself. We need you to help recreate the story or the cover.
If you'd like some support with this drop in to the library on Wednesday 17th Sept. at Secondary lunchtime in the Library.
Secondary Black Out and Wandering Words Poetry
Secondary Black Out and Wandering Words Poetry
On Thursday 18th Sept. at Secondary lunchtime in the Library.
Poetry can seem scary but it's certainly easier when the words are already provided! We will be running two competitions on Thursday.
Black out poetry - we give you a page from a book. All you need to do is to cut away words to reveal your poem.
Wandering words - rearrange random words to form your own poetry!
EYFS and Primary
Bedtime Stories
EYFS and Primary
Bedtime Stories
On Thursday 18th Sept. come in your PJs and enjoy bedtime stories. Storytime will be in your child's classroom.
EYFS campus: 16:20 - 16:40
Primary campus (Y1-Y6): 17:00- 17:30
Whole School Book Character Dress-Up Day
Whole School Book Character Dress-Up Day
Book Day, Friday 19th Sept., is Book Character Dress-Up Day! Come to school dressed to inspire fellow book readers.
Readers' Theatre Competition
Readers' Theatre Competition
Make a group with 3, 4 or 5 friends and practice performing sections of Julia Donaldson books. Students can collect extracts from their teachers. Each group will perform on Book Day, Friday 19th Sept. at breaktime.
Year 1 & 2 groups - go to Tigers’ classroom
Year 3 & 4 groups - go to 3BW’s classroom
Year 5 & 6 groups - go to 6RA’s classroom
Primary Booknic
Primary Booknic
On Book Day, Friday 19th Sept., Primary students join us on the Pitch for a Booknic - a picnic with books!
Secondary prefects will be on hand to read books with and to students.
Secondary Best Costume Competition
Secondary Best Costume Competition
If you think your costume is fantastic then come to the library for a competition. Show off your costume, read an extract from your chosen book, await your awards! You can gather some friends to recreate whole casts or go it alone.
When: Friday 19th Sept during Secondary lunchtime in the Library.
Primary and Secondary
Book in a Jar Competition
Primary and Secondary
Book in a Jar Competition
All week Primary and Secondary students are welcome to come to the library and work out the title of the shredded book in the jar.
Prize for first correct entry.
Whole School
Time Capsule Postcards
Whole School
Time Capsule Postcards
Grab a specially printed postcard from your teacher, tutor or librarian.
Fill in your top 5 and decorate.
Be in the run to have your postcard go into the next DBIS time capsule
“All reading, in short, is telepathy and all reading is time travel. It connects us to everyone and everywhere and every time and every imagined dream.”
― Matt Haig, The Life Impossible
Travel through time and space with these recommended books.
Visit the library website for details of each book and to find more great reads.
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