Gillian Harris November 2014 Tower Hamlets Schools Library Service Creative Literature Package Gillian Harris November 2014
Why? Secondary schools borrowing less and deciding not to subscribe Need to stay engaged with and support school librarians Need to engage with teachers / Heads of Departments in the school as well as librarians Teachers becoming more interested in promoting reading for pleasure Bring together existing programmes
What? Tower Hamlets Book Award – already in place Creative Writing Competition – inherited from English Consultants Poetry Slam – initially trialled though “Find Your Talent” pilot Author visits – some schools good at this, some schools very bad!
What else? Support for librarian E-resources InfoTrac electronic journals The Day news and current affairs Room for improvement School Library Association Membership Professional support for school librarian Meetings and e-network Inset Best books of the year posters Borrowing