Our last two Family Lockdown Challenges have focussed on things you can do and things you can build from the comfort of your own bubble. For this next one, you don’t even need to leave the comfort of your chair. Read on to find out more!
Libraries, as I’m sure you know, are generally known for having books. Heaps and heaps and heaps of books. And even though our buildings are closed, making the 800,000-odd books they hold unavailable for now, we still have plenty of books for you — eBooks! Our eBook services, like OverDrive, BorrowBox, and more, are available 24/7 from the eLibrary — all you need is your library card number and PIN, and you’re set.
Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to borrow a book from our eLibrary, write a book review, and post it to the Kids’ Club review section on this very blog. At the top of the screen, click Kids’ Club, then follow the instructions to access the review form and submit it! Once that’s all done, and your review has been read by one of our lovely librarians, it will be published online for everyone to read.
Even better, once our libraries reopen, you’ll be able to redeem your book reviews for special prizes from your local library. The more reviews you write, the more prizes you’ll earn. How awesome is that?!
Did you know that eBooks can fly? They fly right around our heads until they land in your device, ready to be read!
Before you all rush off to write your first review, here are a couple of words about writing a good book review:
- Tell us what you thought about the book! We don’t want to just read a description of the plot.
- Useful questions to ask yourself include:
- How did I feel at the beginning of the book?
- How did I feel at the end? Was there a change?
- Who was my favourite/least favourite character? Why?
- Did this book give me any new ideas? If so, what are they?
- Who else might like this book? Why?
- If I had written this book, would I have changed anything about it? What, and why?
- Be creative! We love to read reviews in the form of poems, short stories, reviews written with emojis.
- Be careful with the boring things like spelling and punctuation. This isn’t school — you won’t be disqualified if you spell “discombobulated” wrong — but having good spelling and punctuation makes it easier for everyone else to understand what you mean!
While you’re writing your reviews, don’t forget to read through other kids’ reviews too — there are thousands and thousands of them and who knows, you may just find a book you’d like to read yourself! Happy reading!
Harry Potter has taken over the eBook world! The new Harry Potter story has people fascinated with the way it’s been written – just like the play! It makes the book a surprisingly quick read. Which means we’re racing through the reserve list here in the library. Good news for all the fans out there.
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