1. Viv Bird, Chief Executive, Booktrust
07/12/2018
Empowering people through reading and writing
Viv Bird, Chief Executive, Booktrust
November 2012

2. Early Years - Bookstart
07/12/2018
Early Years - Bookstart
Bookstart packs
Children with additional needs
Dual Language packs
National Bookstart Week
Bookstart Bear Club (launched 2011)
115 LAs signed up, 77,487 children joined in the first year and of this number, 18,310 were brand new library joiners
Online membership of 18,000

3. Schools Booktime School Library Pack (New) Bookbuzz (New)
07/12/2018
Schools
Booktime
DfE / Pearson funded
Free Booktime resources for 1,500 libraries
School Library Pack (New)
DfE funded
Developed with support from ASCEL, SLG and SLA
Bookbuzz (New)
On subscription
1,400 schools signed up
Read For My School (New)
National Schools Reading Competition - DfE / Pearson Foundation funded
Competition for years 5 and 6
Over 1,000 primary schools signed up so far
2013 competition – 21st January – 22nd March

4. Strategy and Funding Libraries – important partners for Booktrust
07/12/2018
Strategy and Funding
Libraries – important partners for Booktrust
Booktrust support
Regional Team
Website – resources for professionals and parents
National Reading Offer, working with TRA
World Book Day and World Book Night
Funding