Saturday the 25th of January marked Chinese New Year, and the beginning of the Year of the Rat. To welcome in the Year of the Rat, Filton LRC has an activity table where you can make your own Chinese Lantern, find out your Chinese Zodiac and what it means, complete Chinese New Year inspired puzzles and games, and decorate some Chinese New Year colouring … [Read more...]
World Book Night 2018 at Filton LRC
Come along to the LRC next week to celebrate World Book Night 2018! The aim of World Book Night is to inspire more people to read, and to share books with those who don't read for pleasure or own books.World Book Night is run by The Reading Agency. So what's going on in the LRC? Bring in your pre-loved books to swap for a new adventure, and take part in some of the … [Read more...]
‘A Quiet Place’ and the Silent Film
If you haven’t already been to the cinema to see ‘A Quiet Place’, you really ought to. Directed by John Krasinski (you’ll know him as Jim from the US Office) and starring Emily Blunt, the film has received praise for its originality and nerve-shredding suspense. The premise is this: Earth has been invaded by blind monster-stroke-aliens with excellent hearing – so … [Read more...]
International Haiku Poetry Day 2018
Tomorrow is International Haiku Poetry Day (what do you mean, you didn’t know?!), and what better way to celebrate than a blog post commemorating this beloved genre of poetry. Established in 2007, Haiku Poetry Day aims to encourage creativity, the sharing of poetry, and, of course, appreciation of the haiku. The haiku form originated in Japan in the mid-1600s, but it wasn’t … [Read more...]
Using The LRC
Don't forget everyone, you will need your student ID to access all LRC services (taking out books, using computers, resetting passwords, buying stationary, borrowing our DVD of Mean Girls, etc) … [Read more...]
