Schools library service

County Hall, Walton Street, Aylesbury, Bucks HP20 1UU
Telephone: 01296 382268
Email: sls@buckscc.gov.uk

We support schools in Buckinghamshire with resources for all ages, from picture books for nursery school children to specialised material for individual study at A-Level. New materials are bought weekly to ensure a constant supply of new stock. We also provide advice and assistance to librarians, library assistants and teachers working in school libraries by offering training days and advisory visits.

Our aim is to provide services that you value whilst saving you time and money. We offer the following services either as part of an annual subscription or on a pay as used basis.

Training courses

We now offer a wide range of courses for all staff involved in running a school library. For a comprehensive summary of our course programme please take a look at our training page.

Artefacts collections

Collections of artefacts to support the teaching of history, geography and religious studies including the new archaeological artefact collections.

Project collections

Curriculum based topic boxes suitable for the age-range and ability of the pupils.
Up to 20 books per box loaned for one term.
Our full package for primary schools provides one project per teacher per term.

Book hire

The long-term hire of fiction and non-fiction titles to meet schools' changing and specialist needs.

Multiple copies collections

An extensive collection of multiple copies, ranging from picture books to young adult titles.
6 copies of 5 titles loaned for 6 weeks.
Introductory book talks available. Delivered on your premises, the books are introduced to a class or small group and we return after 6 weeks for a follow up visit to discuss the books with the pupils.

Professional support and consultancy

We can offer both practical and advisory support on all library related matters including:

Self-evaluation and Ofsted inspections.
Stock maintenance weeding.
Library policy and development.
Information skills.

Book selector

Book selector contains over 3000 reviews of children's fiction, dating from 1975 to the present day. Use the book selector navigation link located on left hand tool bar at the top of this page to access these.

New books are reviewed regularly by a team that includes librarians and secondary school students and new books added to book selector can be viewed using the link below.

Recent book selector reviews

For more information call 01296 382268 or email sls@buckscc.gov.uk

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