A huge congratulations to Sophie Bennett who has been awarded first place in the Year 6-8 section of the Ode to Librarians poetry writing competition! This competition is run by the School for Young Writers and is a New Zealand wide competition!

Sophie is an extremely talented writer who is in Year 8 at Bluestone. You can read her entry in the Ode to Librarians Poetry competition,  which awarded her first place, below. Well done Sophie on your amazing effort!

Ode to Librarians

Deep in the library, in a sea of pages

With wisdom to be beheld,

Librarians are clever, with precognitive power,

It’s as if late books can be smelled.

They have all the answers, like ‘when Dickens was born’

Or, ‘where Mark Twain went to school’’

They know the numbers, aren’t over encumbered

When asked about Dewey Decimal.

They’re not Harry Potter although they have magic

With any book, happy or cold,

It’s like they’re Divergent, bibliophobe insurgents,

With knowledge that can’t be controlled.

Librarians come in all shapes in sizes,

From tall and thin to quite tiny,

If you have an exam, they’ll help if they can

To study, ‘till you’re like Hermione.

If you have overdues, you’d better run

To get them returned and away.

They will not shout, or argue, or pout,

But you should give them a hug anyway.

By Sophie Bennet

Year 8

Bluestone School