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  • SLA School Librarian of the Year Honour list announced

    Thursday, September 6, 2018

    Four exciting and innovative librarians have made it onto to the Honour List for the SLA School Librarian of the Year Award 2018, which is announced today.

  • Dr Chhavi Jain, School Librarian of the Year Honour List

    Thursday, September 6, 2018

    DR JAIN manages a large, multilingual library and makerspace in Manav Rachna International School (Gurugram) outside New Delhi in India, where she supports 1100 children aged 6-17 years. Here, she tells us about developments and her plans for her school library:

  • Emma Suffield, School Librarian of the Year Honour List

    Thursday, September 6, 2018

    EMMA SUFFIELD is learning resources centre manager at Saint Wilfrid's C of E Academy in a diverse area of Blackburn. Included in the SLA School Librarian of the Year Honour List, here Emma tells us what sets her school library apart.

  • Alison Kennedy, SLA School Librarian of the Year Honour List

    Thursday, September 6, 2018

    ALISON KENNEDY is head librarian at St George's Ascot, an independent boarding and day school for girls 11-18 in Berkshire. Here, Alison tells us about what has made her work in the library stand out.

  • Nicki Cleveland, School Librarian of the Year Honour List

    Thursday, September 6, 2018

    Nicki Cleveland is school librarian and higher level teaching assistant at Cannon Park Primary School on the outskirts of Coventry. Here she explains how, with just 3.5 dedicated hours in the library, she has transformed reading for pleasure at her school.

  • Poetry event on 3rd October

    Sunday, August 26, 2018

    To celebrate National Poetry Day 2018 in October, poet and performer Zaro Weil joined ReadingZone Live with a live online event where children had the opportunity to ask the poet their questions.

  • Celebrate Roald Dahl Day

    Saturday, August 25, 2018

    James and the Giant Peach will be the focus of celebrations for this year's Roald Dahl Day on 13 September with an online show, links with the Natural History Museum and a Roald Dahl Day Party Pack available via the link, below.

  • Sainsburys Children's Book Awards 2018

    Saturday, August 25, 2018

    The shortlist for the fifth Sainsbury's Children's Book Award has been announced and includes nominations for the best baby and toddler books, picture books, fiction, learning and development titles and favourite characters.