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.