In this issue of the SLS E-Newsletter
- Reminder about buy back and the value of a subscription with the SLS
- Updates on our Picture Book Award 2023/2024
- Forthcoming Webinars and Book Chat for the Spring term
- Buy back - the benefits of subscribing to the Schools Library Service
- How to benefit from our 25% discount on books purchased
- More news from the world of books and libraries
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Don’t forget you can renew your 2024/25 Schools Library Service subscription online from 1 January 2024.
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
Here are some more reasons that your school should subscribe to West Sussex Schools Library Service in 2024!
You can also visit the SLS website to find out more.
Save time, save money... give your pupils the library they deserve.
Calling all participating schools. We hope you are enjoying reading and sharing the books in the shortlist for the tenth anniversary Picture Books to Shout About! award. The deadline for placing your votes for your favourite book is Thursday 8 February 2024. Look out for the announcement of the winner on World Book Day Thursday 7 March 2023.
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You will already have received an email sharing information on how to register for the forthcoming author events in the week beginning 22 January and we will be sending the link on the day of the events. Don't forget to let us know if you would like to purchase additional copies of any of the books on the longlist.
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The carbon footprint of a typical paperback is about the same as watching 6 hours of TV
Borrow - don't buy and help reduce your carbon footprint in 2024!
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.
Would you like to talk about children's books? Come along to the next online SLS Primary Book Chat, share the books that work well for you and hear about new titles recently added to the SLS catalogue. Share good practice with fellow teachers, librarians and school staff and discover quality texts to use in your classroom.
We will be hosting the next SLS Primary Book Chat on
Tuesday 6 February 3.45 – 4.45 pm
All attendees will also be entered into a prize draw to win one FREE book pack of fiction and non-fiction to be raffled at the end of the session.
You can sign-up for a link to this MS Teams session via our online form: https://yourvoice.westsussex.gov.uk/sls-primary-book-chat
SLS Primary Book Chats are free to all school staff including subject leaders, class teachers, LSAs and school librarians.
Do you have some unexpected funds available and need books to help your pupils catch up and settle back in this term? The Schools Library Service can provide: ·
Books at all reading levels (including on Accelerated Reader)
Books to encourage growth mindset, empathy, resilience and wellbeing
Books to support changes in the curriculum, and enhance the diversity and inclusivity of the school's collection.
An extensive range of new quality rich text books, both fiction and non-fiction, as featured in our regular Book Chat webinars.
The Schools Library Service Book Purchase Scheme gives a 25% discount on book cover price and our professional help with book buying if required. In addition, our web pages have numerous booklists providing book recommendations. For further details, contact the Schools Library Service on 01903 704828 or e-mail sls@westsussex.gov.uk
Our Mobile Library has been visiting schools around the county to provide opportunities for children to access a range of books to borrow and share in school with friends and family. The children love boarding the bus to choose books and have been sharing their book reviews with our SLS bear! Come and view our Mobile Library display and read the feedback from the children, next time we visit your school!
SLS Teddy Bear sat on a shelf in the Mobile Library
CLPE REFLECTING REALITIES REPORT 2022
The CLPE Reflecting Realities report for 2022, published in 2023, shows a sustained upward trend in the volume of inclusive and representative literature published for children in the UK.
latest Reflecting Realities survey shows sustained upward trend in the volume of inclusive and representative literature published for children in the UK
- The annual CLPE Reflecting Realities report indicates that 30% of the children’s titles published in 2022 featured racially minoritised characters, up from 4% in the first report in 2017.
- For the first year in its history the report shows a decrease in minority representation in picturebooks and non-fiction for 2022.
The 6th CLPE report welcomes and highlights the breadth of genres representing racially minoritised characters. You can read more about the methodology used in compiling the reports here.
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