John Swinney visit to Elgin Academy 14th February 2017
We were delighted to welcome John Swinney to our library, as part of his visit to Elgin Academy and to Moray on Tuesday 14 February. John Swinney is Member of the Scottish Parliament for Perthshire North and Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education in the Scottish Government.
It was also lovely to welcome Richard Lochhead, SNP MSP for Moray.
Elgin Academy librarian, Shelagh Toonen, chatted about school libraries with the visitors and delivered a brief presentation about school libraries and their impact on attainment in literacy. A group of pupils also talked to John Swinney, about their experiences of the school library and how it impacts on their school careers. Well done Jamie Rankin, Daniel Campbell, Lewis McCalman & Megan Sutherland, who were all fantastic advocates for the library. John Swinney commented: “Thank you to a fabulous group of young people. Great credit to Elgin Academy.”
The lovely Shelagh welcomes John Swinney to her library @ Elgin Academy
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