Posts by "Carol Williams"

It’s not all Google Classroom: education and entertainment resources for children (and parents!)
It’s not all Google Classroom: education and entertainment resources for children (and parents!)
When the first lockdown happened last summer, and suddenly families were home-schooling, we found so...
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Resilience and Innovation in School Libraries
Resilience and Innovation in School Libraries
Carol Williams has been researching the impact of Covid-19 on school libraries, and how libraries ha...
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Online resources for children: updated July 15th
Online resources for children: updated July 15th
Home schooling under the current crisis can be difficult. Here's some help....
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The Book of Hopes
The Book of Hopes
A new collection of stories, poems, illustrations and essays has been put together to 'comfort, insp...
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Dunedin: The Literary Jewel Half a World Away
Dunedin: The Literary Jewel Half a World Away
Our ex-librarian volunteer Carol travelled to New Zealand, so just had to drop into the most distant...
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HOT IN NOTTS! – International Women’s Day Special
HOT IN NOTTS! – International Women’s Day Special
Looking for ways to celebrate International Women's Day? Our Hot in Notts feature returns with a wee...
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Ten Books For National Tree Week
Ten Books For National Tree Week
Here in Notts we owe a great deal from trees: our football team is named after them; our outlaw made...
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Inspire Poetry Festival: bringing verse across the county.
Inspire Poetry Festival: bringing verse across the county.
Inspire, who run Nottinghamshire's libraries, are bringing fantastic poetry across the county. Carol...
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Workhouse Poetry Returns!
Workhouse Poetry Returns!
The Workhouse Poetry Festival in Southwell has just kicked off, and for the next two weeks there's a...
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Hot in Notts: Summer Holiday Special
Hot in Notts: Summer Holiday Special
Finding stuff to do for your offspring during the long Summer holidays is never an easy task, but fe...
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UKYA: Young Artists take over the city
UKYA: Young Artists take over the city
On Thursday the incredible and exciting UKYA City Takeover hits Nottingham, with a week of utter exc...
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Return to the Book Bus
Return to the Book Bus
Winter is very much here, so let's enjoy a bit of African sun and join Notts volunteer Carol Willia...
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NUCOL Collaborative Board: First Meeting
NUCOL Collaborative Board: First Meeting
A report on our recent inaugural Collaborative Board meeting....
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The Lost Words For Notts
The Lost Words For Notts
We're part of a great crowdfunding campaign to get a classic of art, poetry and nature into schools ...
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The Brilliant Book Awards: Where Kids Call The Shots.
The Brilliant Book Awards: Where Kids Call The Shots.
A book award where the judges are kids is a great idea, and we're delighted to hear who they chose a...
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