Library-loving Pupil Nominated for National Award at Westminster (http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk)

Madeleine Charney 2/6/188:35 AM

An accomplished pupil librarian at the Howard of Effingham has been recognised by the House of Commons and is one of eight nominees in a national award. Maia Hipwood, in Year 11 at the Leatherhead school, is nominated for the Pupil Library Assistant of the Year Award and will be attending the awards ceremony on March 16. The pupil said the library had helped her "build a resilience" and in a letter to the Prime Minister added, "Our library is a safe space to explore our intellectual capabilities."

Maia added: "I think libraries impact people because of how well the library is used and the community around it.

“This makes people feel like they can belong somewhere and know a place to relax as well as a place of refuge.

“It is not just school libraries that have an impact on people, as I think that public libraries do as well."

For more on this story from Your Local Guardian, go to http://www.yourlocalguardian.c...ward_at_Westminster/

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