The Education Library Service Book Bus Children's authors often say that the books they love signing the most are the ones with the cracked spines and creased pages, those that have been read again and again, in cars and in classrooms, before bed and after the lights go out. They are carried, Gollum-like, to the … Continue reading Read your way: seeking readers on World Book Day and beyond
reading for pleasure
Reading for pleasure with Cheshire Education Library Service
Can you remember the first book you truly connected with at primary school? Maybe it was one your teacher read to the class, chapter by chapter, or perhaps it was one you chose – after much deliberation – from the school book fair. The books we read as children have a unique hold on our … Continue reading Reading for pleasure with Cheshire Education Library Service
If you like that, try this…
Have you ever overheard students discussing a film or TV series only to immediately stop what you're doing, dash around the shelves, and reappear minutes later with an armful of books and the eternal words: 'If you like that, try this...'? If so, you're almost definitely a school librarian. As library staff, we are always … Continue reading If you like that, try this…