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Tag Archives: Libraries
Why Author Visits to Schools Matter
In 2013 the Society of Authors published a survey on the impact of author visits to schools. At that time I contributed to the survey and that author visits have a positive effect on promoting reading for pleasure amongst … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Reading
Tagged Author Visits, books, education, librarians, Libraries, Reading, reading promotion, Teaching
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School Libraries – Where Every Day is Empathy Day
2017 saw the celebration of the first Empathy Day to highlight empathy’s importance in our divided world and the power of stories to develop it. Following the success of that pilot it is now to be an annual event … Continue reading
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Tagged education, empathy, Empathy Day, Great School Libraries, librarians, Libraries, Reading, school_libraries, Teaching, Well being
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Perfect Picture Books for Children Who May Think They Don’t Like Reading
Reading picture books aloud and sharing the wonder of beautiful illustrations is a rewarding part of being a school librarian and, of course, of being a parent. This joy of stories will hopefully continue as young children move on to … Continue reading
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Tagged books, education, Libraries, picturebooks, Reading
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Why Great School Libraries Should Start in Primary Schools
Something very important happened at this year’s Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) School Libraries Group Conference. A brand new campaign was launched by CEO Nick Poole in his opening speech. The Great School Libraries Campaign sees CILIP … Continue reading
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Tagged books, education, librarians, Libraries, Primary Schools, Reading, school_libraries, Teaching
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Tried and Tested Magazines and Newspapers for Primary Schools
When encouraging children to read for pleasure it is important to remember that they should be able to choose their reading material whenever possible. This choice may not always be the latest award winning novel but perhaps a magazine, … Continue reading
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Tagged comics, education, Libraries, magazines, newspapers, Reading, readingforpleasure, review
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Love your School Library? – Five Reasons You Should Join the School Library Association Now
For more than seventeen years I have been a school librarian. When I first started I could not have managed without the advice, support and help of the School Library Association (SLA). If you care about your school library then … Continue reading
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Tagged childrens_books, education, librarians, Libraries, schoollibraryassociation, school_libraries
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