Ibstock Bookfest 2025
Our annual month-long Narnia flavoured literary festival run by the library. Follow #IbstockBookfest on our Instagram @ibstocksenior.
Whether you're an avid reader or not quite so
keen, there is something for everyone at our
annual book festival.
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Bookfest Loyalty CardThroughout March get rewarded for reading. Collect a loyalty card bookmark from the Library; get a stamp for every Bookfest activity you join in; claim a sweet for five stamps and a custom pin badge for ten. |
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Annual School Bookmark CompetitionDesign the Ibstock Bookmark for 2025. The winning entry will be made into our official bookmark and given to new Senior 7 pupils and anyone else who would like one! Use this template to enter and email your entry to hcleaves@ibstockplaceschool.co.uk or hand in to the librarians.
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Week 1
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Wednesday 5 MarchIbstock Hunger Games Opportunity for pupils to see if they could beat Katnis in the arena at a taster archery session. No bullseye no lunch! (not really!) |
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Thursday 6 MarchWorld Book Day Visit the library for reading prescriptions from Ibstock Book Doctors and to collect your free WBD book; enjoy the Jazz Choir special performance at Break or on the Terrace at Lunch; buy a charity WBD cupcake at tuck with proceeds to Coram Beanstalk. |
Week 2
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Tuesday 11 MarchIbstock International Women's Day Come to our Sisters and Allies party in the |
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Friday 14 MarchTSBA Competition Exhibition The best entries from Senior 7 - 9 in this year's TSBA creative response and book review competitions will be on display during Tutorial Day and class winners will be revealed. |
Week 3
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Monday 17 - 22 MarchIbstock Traitors Back by popular demand, play this whole school game and use your super sleuthing skills to identify the traitor(s) before it's too late. |
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Monday 17 MarchBirdgirl Visits Ibstock The world's leading ornithologist Dr Mya-Rose Craig is our International Women's Day special guest. In 2022, 'Birdgirl' spoke alongside Greta Thunberg, Malala Yousafzai and Emma Watson at Cop26. At 17 she became the youngest person to have seen half of the world's birds. |
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Tuesday 18 MarchNational Reading Champions Heat Ibstock's top readers will battle it out with the best bookworms in South West London to represent the region in the national final. |
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Tuesday 18 - Thursday 20 MarchD&D in Narnia Visit the Library at lunch to take part in a one-off Narnia-themed Dungeons and Dragons campaign. No previous experience necessary! |
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Thursday 20 MarchCarnegie Author Visit Carnegie winner Anthony McGowan will visit Ibstock to discuss his TSBA shortlisted title Dogs of the Deadlands, previous award-winning books and reveal his new title. |
Week 4
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Tuesday 25 MarchPupil Library Assistant of the Year Award Ibstock pupils will perform at Pearson HQ on the Strand alongside guest speaker Russell Kane at the annual celebration of amazing young people from around the UK whose library volunteering is transforming their schools. |
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Thursday 27 MarchTSBA Award Ceremony Ibstock's top readers will visit Emanuel to meet the shortlisted authors, discover which pupils are prize winners and to find out who has won the TSBA Book Award 2025. |
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Friday 28 March - Thursday 24 AprilBig House Read for Refugees Read and fundraise as much as you can for the |
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