Intermediate 10+

Pinkney, Andrea Davis. The Red Pencil. New York: Little, Brown and Company, c2014. PIN

After her tribal village is attacked by militants, Amira, a young Sudanese girl, must flee to safety at a refugee camp, where she finds hope and the chance to pursue an education in the form of a single red pencil and the friendship and encouragement of a wise elder.

Non-Fiction 8+

Halls, Kelly Milner. Ghostly evidence: exploring the paranormal. Minneapolis, Minnesoita: Millbrook Press, 2014.133.1/H

Examines ghost culture and myths, discussing what a ghost may appear as, the places they are reported to appear, people who claim to connect with ghosts, and paranormal hoaxes.

Teen Advisory Board

Wednesdays, 4pm to 5.15pm

The Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is a volunteer programme for young people, ages 13 to 18. The TAB is a lobby group who are interested in developing and advising the Youth Library on teen programmes. They help to promote and participate in activities that will encourage young people to read, use the library and promote literacy throughout the island. The TAB assists with activities at the library which they can claim towards their community service for their school requirements. They are an active group that meets on a weekly basis in order to get programmes up and running.