Blog - Archive for 2015

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16Jun'15

Did you know about Book Trust Children’s Book Week?

This year Children’s Book Week runs from 6 to 12 July to celebrate reading and share the joy of books with children and young people.

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03Jun'15

Well done Team Herok Chicks – A massive £787.04 Raised!!

As you have no doubt been made aware – and tapped for a few quid along the way possibly – the MoonWalk London 2015 was indeed joined by two new participants this year in the form of Herok’s Connie Gardiner and Laura Purrell as Team Herok Chicks.

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12May'15

Herok’s Top 10 Creative Bookshelf Designs You Have Got To See

At Herok, we are always looking for inspiration for new children’s library furniture products, and today we thought we would share some of our research into adult library furniture with you.

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30Apr'15

Readathon – Improving lives through sponsored reading

A Readathon is an easy to run sponsored reading challenge. Children read for pleasure and are excited by the extra challenge to raise money for seriously ill children. Children talk about books, share and swap favourites, and are genuinely motivated to read.

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14Apr'15

Sherborne Primary School’s new starter settles in well!

As we reported previously, Herok’s ‘Early Years Mobile Kinderbox Facebook Prize Draw’ was won by Christine Hart for Sherborne Primary school in Dorset. Well, Christine sent us such a lovely picture, we wanted to share…

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30Mar'15

Support Connie and Laura, aka Team Herok Chicks!

Absolutely nothing to do with Michael Jackson, the MoonWalk London 2015 will be joined by two eager new participants this year. Yes, Herok’s very own Connie Gardiner and Laura Purrell have formed Team Herok Chicks!

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18Mar'15

New technology – furniture of the future for school library?

The Smart Hub was created to store, update and charge loan tablet computers when not in use. Whether borrowing is free or fee-based, the hub eliminates the technical hurdles associated with content management, internet connectivity and recharging. Could it become commonplace in the school library of the future?

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05Mar'15

Booktime is the national free books programme for Reception-aged children

Booktime is the national free books programme for Reception-aged children (age 4-5 years) in England and Wales. It provides a free book pack for every child to share and enjoy with their family and friends.

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17Feb'15

A fun day in the library! …brought to you by Herok children’s library furniture

Hey, what do you know? Another great idea from America! (No, not black Friday discounts.) This time it’s ‘Tape Town’, an idea from Kristy Raffensberger from the New York Public Library.

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03Feb'15

Herok educational furniture’s Kinderbox Prize Draw Winner!

We have found the winner of Herok educational furniture’s prize draw! – click the link to find out who won our Early Years Mobile Kinderbox…

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21Jan'15

Herok’s top ten books of 2014 for 0-5s

Below are Herok’s top ten books for readers ages 0-5 that we have selected for 2014. We hope you like them as much as we do!

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08Jan'15

Demand for physical books is growing again

Have e-readers already reached a peak in popularity? Not so long ago, the advent of the electronic reading devices sent shockwaves through the publishing world. But the anticipated new normal of screen-only reading is not yet upon us. In fact, though sales of e-readers grew initially, sales are now falling sharply.