Plymouth Schools Library Service

What do we do?

We combine professional advice and high quality resources to give Plymouth schools one of the most successful Schools Library Services in the country.

We also provide various services to schools outside of Plymouth. See the documents on our further information page to find out more.

How do we perform nationally?

• We serve more pupils
• We have more of our stock being used in schools
• We use a greater percentage of our budget to purchase books
• We replace more of our resources per annum

What do Plymouth schools think of us?

88 Plymouth schools buy into our service (89%):

• 77 are subscribing for 3 years
• 11 are subscribing for 1 year

In our 2007 to 2008 User Satisfaction survey 91% of respondents rated the overall service as 'very good' or 'good'.

What benefits do we bring our customers?

• Specialist advice and resources when required
• Value-added through combination of resources, advice and training
• Transparency
• Local access to a range of training courses
• Saving staff time
• Enriching book collections
• Maximising school budgets
• Benefiting everyone in the school community
• Raising the standard of school libraries

What are our working values?

• High standard of customer care
• Quality service at a fair price
• Drive to continually improve service

How can you find out more?

• Follow the links on this page.
• Visit us at the Centre
• Call us on 01752 780713

Opening hours

• Monday: 8.30am to 5.30pm
• Tuesday: 8.30am to 5.30pm
• Wednesday: 8.30am to 5.30pm
• Thursday: 8.30am to 5.30pm
• Friday: 8.30am to 4.30pm

Please call us if you’d like to arrange a visit outside of these hours.

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