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Tag Archives: school_libraries
H is for Harry – and thoughts on literacy, libraries and laureates
On Monday evening I attended a screening of H is for Harry a documentary created by Postcode Films. Through the eyes of an eleven year old boy and his classmates we view what life is like for those children who … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Children’s Laureate, education, Great School Libraries, Libraries, literacy, Reading, readingforpleasure, School, school_libraries, Teaching
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The Copy and Paste Generation and The School Librarian
Each term the Surrey branch of the School Library Association holds a meeting where members have the opportunity both to network and to gain some CPD in the form of visiting speakers offering training, advice or new ideas. Our Spring … Continue reading
Creating a Primary School Library
“School libraries should be a focal point for a school. In a school library there should be resources to support every aspect of school life: every project, books to support sport, dancing, art, music; and it should also be the … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries
Tagged education, librarians, Libraries, Primary Schools, Reading, School, schoollibraryassociation, school_libraries, Teaching
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The S.L.A. Information Book Award – a celebration of nonfiction for children
The eighth School Library Association Information Book Award ceremony took place at Carmelite House London, the home of Hachette Children’s Publishers on Wednesday 7th November. This annual event shines a light on the very best information books for children from … Continue reading
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Tagged Awards, books, childrens_books, education, Facts, Information, Mental Health, Nonfiction, Reading, schoollibraryassociation, school_libraries, Teaching
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The School Librarian of the Year Award – a celebration of superheroes
On Tuesday 9th October the School Librarian of the Year award ceremony took place in the Judge’s Court above Brown’s Restaurant, Covent Garden. Librarians, authors and members of the children’s books community gathered together to celebrate the wonderful work carried … Continue reading
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Tagged Great School Libraries, librarians, Libraries, Reading, School, school_libraries
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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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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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Why School Librarians Are Educators Too and Why School Libraries Matter
‘’We are all educators…….accompanying young people in their efforts to build their lives for today and tomorrow.’’ For seventeen years I worked as a librarian in a school at which the words above formed part of the mission statement. … Continue reading
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Tagged childrens_books, education, empathy, Reading, readingforpleasure, school_libraries, Teaching
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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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