Only 4 weeks to go until you can renew your 2024/25 Schools Library Service subscription!

West Sussex Schools Library Service provides cost effective access to:

"high quality resources and expertise to support literacy, learning and reader development" 

This includes:  

• Our long-term loan and exchange service 
• Project loans
• Professional help and advice
• Support with Accelerated Reader

Mobile Library Visits

"Thanks very much for the wonderful services and support the SLS gives to our school. We love the school mobile visits, giving the chance to browse and for children to be involved in selecting books for our school's library."

2,293 children and 475 school staff borrowed an amazing 14,936 books from the SLS mobile library last year. 

Celebration of Reading 2023

"The SLS webinars this year have been informative and supportive and I look forward to accessing more of those next year". 

1,707 primary school children attended SLS virtual authors in June 2023.

FREE access to 'Primary Book Chat’ and CPD sessions. 

• Share the books that work well for you
• Hear about new titles added to the SLS catalogue
• Network and share good practice with others
• Discover quality texts to use in your classroom

Find out more or sign up to our 2023/24 FREE Online CPD Programme for all West Sussex Primary Schools. 

25% discount via the SLS Book Purchase Scheme. 

Visit the SLS HQ to select books, get new ideas or lesson plan.

Subscribing schools are also welcome for INSET days, group visits and team training days.

Picture Books to Shout About! Award

“Thank you for organising it, our children really enjoyed seeing the authors and listening to them”

“We always love sharing these books across the school and encouraging staff and students to read new picture books”

42 primary schools are taking part in the 10th Anniversary Award. 

The winner will be announced on World Book Day 2024. 

Borrow - don't buy and help reduce your carbon footprint!

The carbon footprint of a typical paperback is about the same as watching 6 hours of TV

Each Schools Library Service book is borrowed and read by many children, helping to cut carbon emissions and protect our environment for the future.

Making new books has an environmental footprint which includes cutting down trees, chemicals and water used in manufacturing and the transportation of raw materials/products. Every new book generates carbon emissions that are contributing to climate change so the more times each book is read, the more worthwhile that use of resources becomes.