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Schools Library Service

Supporting teaching, empowering learning and inspiring young readers in nursery, primary, special, secondary and academy schools.

Supports curriculum needs and love of wider reading

  • Age-appropriate fiction and non-fiction books to support the curriculum
  • Borrow artefact boxes with dressing-up clothes, bringing subjects to life
  • Online resources to support homework

Supports teaching staff

  • Signposting teachers to new authors and the best fiction for children and young people currently available
  • Advice and guidance on encouraging and developing a love of reading

Supports your school library and/or classroom collections

  • Free one-hour consultation with advice and guidance around books, reading and the school library
  • Advice on setting up a management system for your library
  • Discount on buying books for your school library when you purchase through us

St Helens Schools Library Service gives you so much more!

  • Bring your class to one of our public libraries. We offer an exciting package of class visits to support national curriculum topics and promote a love of reading
  • Take part in BASH (Book Awards St Helens) and your children can choose the next BASH winner with workshops and author visits
  • Support for your Book Weeks with storytelling sessions either in school or in your nearest library
  • Authors love visiting St Helens Libraries; look out for our emails promoting our next author event
  • Order our unique BLUSH boxes suitable for EYFS, KS1 and KS2, supporting language comprehension and development.

Don't miss out on this superb offer!

For further information, please contact:

Schools Library Service
Chester Lane Library
Four Acre Lane
St Helens
WA9 4DE

Tel: 01744 677425
Email: libraryservicesschools@sthelens.gov.uk

We are open Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm, including school holidays.

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