#ReadWithPride 2024 slgconnect.org.uk/2024/04/18/rea… Take part in this wonderful social media event during #PrideMonth this June. Full details in this blog post #LGBTQ #schoollibraries CILIP Great School Libraries

This is essential reading by Emily♡ for teens, parents, #school staff members, everyone. Very glad to have it added to our collection, an extremely engaging and moving account. #BooksWorthReading

We have just 2 more days until our #PLAA2024 #AwardCeremony in London this Friday 🎊
We'll be welcoming our amazing Finalists along with their guests to the Pearson Schools UK offices and cannot wait to celebrate their achievements and announce our 2024 winner!
#SchoolLibraries

ALERT: we announce our 2024 shortlists TOMORROW.

To celebrate we're giving away ONE complete set each of our 2024 longlists to a school or community library. For a chance to win, reply to this tweet with your choice of:

Jhalak Prize OR Jhalak C&YA Prize

before 9 A.M, 18-4-24

Here is an Assistant Librarian role at one of the country’s leading independent schools for girls aged 11-18 based in Brook Green, London W6 #LISjobs #libraries #schools CILIP SLG CILIP London informationprofessionaljobs.com/jobs/assistant…

When students have the freedom of choice and a #library and #librarian to guide them, the most popular #books are often ones you don't see in other forms of media. Very happy these are so popular, get these on your shelves if you can!
#books worthreading

Calling all @cilipslg members. If you've missed the latest newsletter, don't forget to check your inboxes. There's still time to enter this month's #bookgiveaway to win a copy of Facet Publishing's The Networked Library by Sarah Pavey.

Are you an inspirational library leader? Live Borders are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and committed leader to manage and develop library services, take a look at the role now #LisJobs #Libraries informationprofessionaljobs.com/jobs/head-of-l…

Librarians are freakin’ awesome.

Take a look 👀 at these job opportunities to join the #CILIP team. The CDM roles are all about clearly understanding member needs and connecting them with the right help. And supporting the community to grow & thrive. A strong match to the skills deployed in the sector every day.

A great blog by Sarah Pavey about the value if a school librarian-a must read for all headteachers, policy makers and politicians!

We're offering 100 free poster-postcard-bookmark-bookplate-sampler packs for my forthcoming book #AngelOfGrasmere . If you'd like one - for your school or library or for home- please go to tompalmer.co.uk/angel-souvenir….
Thank you. And have a happy weekend.

Crafting a comprehensive school collection development policy: a practical webinar slgconnect.org.uk/2024/03/25/cra… #schoollibraries #DiversityEquityInclusion #collectiondevelopment #CPD

Congratulations Louis Coiffait-Gunn💙💛! The School Libraries Group is looking forward to working closely with you in your new role!

Wouldn’t be great if kids’ books got more* coverage in the media? Or, failing that, there was a monthly publication with genuine reviews - speaking as a dad, teacher, and writer, I know I’d buy it.

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The UK Pupil Library Assistant of the Year Award 2024 is in 3 weeks time ... eeeekkkk! And we are thrilled to announce the #childrenslaureate Joseph Coelho is laureating! is out guest speaker! libpupilaward.wixsite.com/home/single-po… PLAA_UK School Library Association (SLA) CILIP SLG

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We've got an exclusive giveaway for you!

Sign up for your FREE #EmpathyDay resources today - the first 300 organisations to register will win a fabulous, empathy-boosting book for their setting 📚

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This sounds relevant to those who attended our YLG London Unconference last month!

An inspiring account of Running a ComicCon Event for #WorldBookDay by Alice Leggatt, who is on the SLG Committee. slgconnect.org.uk/2024/03/25/run… Thanks to Lucas Maxwell for inspiration Thanks to Forbidden Planet Jennifer Killick and S.lillo Alice Edda

Article in #InfoPro by Barbara Band and Caroline Roche about the science behind reading. Looks at the effects on our brains and how it influences our future lives. Research thanks to Teresa Cremin Nicola Morgan National Literacy Trust and others.