New Blog Website

 New year - New Site

We shall now be sharing our blog content on a new website. You can see it at Armadale Academy Library. 

Check it out now!

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/armadaleacademylibrary/

The Big Scottish Story Ripple - Storytelling in Armadale Academy

You are cordially invited to our Storytelling Event which will take place in the school library on Thursday, 27th November 2025 from 6pm to 7pm. The renowned storyteller, Gerry Durkin, will treat us to some of his fantastic Scottish stories and songs, and our students will share their prizewinning tales.

Here is a video of Gerry's previous visit to Armadale Academy: 

This event has been made possible due to the Scottish International Storytelling Festival’s Big Scottish Story Ripple initiative. The Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF) is organised by Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland (TRACS) and the Big Scottish story Ripple is supported by The Scottish Storytelling Forum.

Everyone is welcome to come along. If you would like any further information about this event, please do not hesitate to contact the school by calling 01506 282145 or by emailing wlarmadale-ac@westlothian.org.uk

 

Scholastic Book Club

Scholastic Book Club

We have many fabulous books to borrow in our library but appreciate that your child might want their own copy of a book. Our new Scholastic Book Club is up and running online until 8 December 2025. Parents and carers can go online to browse the latest Book Club range. If they wish to purchase a book, they can order and pay securely online, and delivery to the school is free.

Click on the link below to browse the latest books and order online. For every £1 you spend on this month’s Book Club, our school will earn 20p in Scholastic Rewards.

https://schools.scholastic.co.uk/armadale/digital-book-club

There is no expectation or obligation to buy, and most of the books listed in the catalogue are available to borrow from the library. 

Book Festival Trip 2025

 We enjoyed a trip to the Edinburgh International Book Festival on 21 August 2025, where pupils attended the keynote speech by Laura Bates, who was talking about her campaign against Everday Sexism, and her new novel, the stirring fantasy novel, Sisters of Fire and Fury. This is the second book in her Arthurian legend series and pupils were delighted to receive a free copy of the book, signed by the author. Laura's books are of course available in the school library.

We also got a chance to wander around the Book Festival site, including the bookshop. It was very exciting to meet some other YA authors in the Book Signing Tent including Sarah Crossan, Bea Fitzgerald, Danielle Jawando, and Margaret McDonald.

Welcome Back

Welcome back to school for 2025/26. We have much planned for the library for this year; including a visit to the Edinburgh International Book Festival, a new manga takeover and the usual book group sessions, and Dungeons and Dragons, There will also be a  new Percy Jackson themed event.

We have plenty of new books for you to enjoy, so come visit the library soon!

Spring Into a Good Book

 

Here are our top 3 reading recommendations for Spring. They have all been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal award and we'll be talking about them in Library lessons, in book group, and on the blog over the next few weeks. You can read more about the Carnegie Medals and the rest of the shortlist here: The Carnegies

World Book Day Reading Lunch

 

We held our annual World Book Day Reading Lunch today in the library at lunchtime (funnily enough). Thank you to everyone who came along and joined in with the joy of reading.