A great blog by Sarah Pavey about the value if a school librarian-a must read for all headteachers, policy makers and politicians!

Some #ThursdayThoughts from Alexander Armstrong on the magic of books and the power of libraries ✨

We couldn't agree more!
#GreatSchoolLibraries

The end of 6 weeks of events - from Geneva to Preston, from Surrey to Suffolk I have been hosted and supported by the most wonderful #SchoolLibrarians Every school deserves a dedicated #librarian and a great #library 🙏🙏👏👏 School Library Association (SLA) Great School Libraries

🎉 Exciting news!

Thanks to generous funding from the Foyle Foundation, we're pleased to announce the launch of a new #SchoolLibrary CPD Programme to run throughout Spring and Summer 2024. 🤩

UK secondary school library staff are invited to apply now!
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A rare shot of our co-chairs Alison Tarrant and Hartland International School Libraries together in real life at the National Literacy Trust #PrimaryLitConf24 A very happy day of lots of brilliant reading and literacy heroes all working to improve the outcomes for all children.

Our campaign to ensure that all children have access to a #greatschoollibrary run by a dedicated librarian is gathering momentum in 2024. Visit our website to learn more about how you can help. greatschoollibraries.org.uk

New Blog Post! Hear from our own Rachel Huskisson about how small steps can change the world.
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Even in Dubai EmiratesLitFest, Anthony Horowitz is talking about the importance of #schoollibraries

Closing tomorrow! We need EVERYONE who works in a school library - volunteers, part-time, full time, teachers, parents, TAs, qualified librarians or not - to have their say. Please encourage all library staff to complete it. ASCL CILIP School Library Association (SLA) Reading for Pleasure 🧶 National Education Union

This is why school libraries, public libraries and providing children with access to books are all so important. If they haven't got them, they can't read them.

*LAST CHANCE TO HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD*

Our survey is closing very soon. If you are a #schoollibrarian in the UK please spend ten minutes completing this to help our campaign. We have had 400 responses so far-thank you! Can we make it to 500?!

Yes - the single, most transformational commitment to children a new government could make would be to a library and qualified librarian in every school.

Thank you Philip Pullman! Here at the #GreatSchoolLibraries campaign we are working to ensure that all children have access to a school library and librarian. Librarians are not just experts in reading for pleasure but also-crucially-integral to schools’ educational purposes.

'The librarian of today & tomorrow must have many technical & professional skills, but above all they must have skill with people. They are a teacher whose subject is learning itself, & their class has no limits on age, field of study, or degree of competence.' (Douglas Knight)