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World Book Day free author event competition
Primary and secondary schools are invited to enter an exciting World Book Day competition to win a free author or illustrator event by authors including Simon Bartram (Bob the Man on the Moon), Caroline Lawrence (Roman Mysteries) and Jonathan Meres (World of Norm).
Find out more about the World Book Day competition.
Picture book competition
We are inviting pupils aged four to 18 years to make their own picture book in this year's ReadingZone Picture Book Competition, judged by Jacqueline Wilson's illustrator and picture book creator Nick Sharratt. Why not use the activity as part of your World Book Day celebrations?!
More details and how to enter are on the Reading Zone website.
New digital resources
Schools who subscribe to our standard package now have access to the curriculum visions ebooks at no extra cost. This is for a six month trial period and, if well used, we hope to extend this for a further six months.
Two secondary schools and two primary schools are trialling echalk for 12 months. At the end of this review period we will be assessing whether to provide this resource as part of the PSLS standard package subscription.
From February to May, a group of secondary school librarians and secondary subject specialists will be reviewing post 16 e-resources. If there is good feedback and lots of suggestions for purchase we will be offering these resources to our secondary schools as part of their subscription.
World Book Day offer
For one day only. A special offer on Thursday 1 March 2012 for subscribing schools.
20 per cent discount (rather than 15 per cent) when you purchase at the centre on the day.
As a SLS customer your books:
- will be delivered free to your school
- may be returned through the twice yearly exchange
We look forward to hearing from you.
The Library Book
Details are emerging of ‘The Library Book’, a celebratory book on libraries due to be published in support of the very first National Libraries Day on Saturday 4 February 2012. The book will feature writers such as Stephen Fry, Alan Bennett, Zadie Smith, Kate Mosse and Caitlin Moran amongst others, describing libraries real or imagined, past, present, and future – why they matter and to whom. All royalties from the book will be donated by the contributors to The Reading Agency to support their work in inspiring people to read more.
The book will be available on National Libraries Day.
Getting the best from Plymouth Schools Library Service
A free workshop for Library Co-ordinators, Teaching staff and Governors
Thursday 2 February: 3.45pm to 5pm
Schools Library Service Centre
Download more information and booking details below:
Coming soon (April 2012)
Using Web 2.0 technologies to enhance learning skills and develop the reading culture in your school.
Helping to develop library and research skills
If you want to develop your pupils' library and research skills we have a wide-range of worksheets for you to download from our subscriber's website. (If you have forgotten the password please contact us with the name of the school you teach in)
The worksheets are divided into four sections:
- Introducing libraries and books
- Fiction
- Non-fiction
- Research
Lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) booklists
We are building a collection of resources for schools and families to support work that is being done in the city and to raise awareness of sexual differences and support children and young people living in different families and/or exploring their own sexuality.
Download the list of books that can be borrowed from us or the Public Library Service. We will let you know as and when it is updated.
Storybags
We now have a collection of storybags for loan to schools who subscribe to our standard package. For a list of titles available go to the resources section of our subscriber's website. Please contact us if you have forgotten your password.
DVDs
These have proved so popular we have bought more. The updated lists are now available on our subscriber's website
CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards
The Carnegie and Greenaway nominations for 2012 have been announced. Visit the Carnegie Greenaway website to see some of the best books written for young people this year.
Our Service Level Agreement for 2012 to 2013
The School Library Commission report (autumn 2010) promotes the Schools Library Service as a central support service for quality school library provision and highlights the important role the school library has in developing individual learners and supporting them to achieve their full potential and become lifelong learners and active citizens.
PSLS delivers a professional, flexible and responsive service so that schools can concentrate on reaching their goals.
We give advice and training on managing and developing the school library, teaching information literacy skills to enable pupils to become independent learners and creating a reading culture in the school.
We lend or sell carefully chosen resources to support teaching and learning in the classroom and to support wider reading for pleasure and enjoyment.
Benefits of services
"Children need to browse. If they read lots of books, they do brilliantly at schools”. (Michael Rosen.)
Access to our up-to-date and diverse range of resources and expert advice enhances pupils’ learning experiences to raise achievement and increase enjoyment.
An average Plymouth schools gets £3 value for every £1 spent on the PSLS subscription.
Download our offer for 2012 to 2013 below.
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