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This blog is about the value of school libraries. Advocating for the role of the school library within the educational process of every school.

My promise to do more to advocate for school libraries after being awarded a BEM in the 2020 New Years Honours list.

Jan 4, 20202 min read

Do you ever wonder why you do what you do? Is anyone listening? Is it time to get your mojo back...?

Jun 7, 20193 min read

A brief overview of our latest book discussion on marketing your school library.

May 18, 20196 min read

I was really lucky to land a job at Newcastle City Libraries as a library assistant straight from school at 16. I had always enjoyed...

Mar 10, 20194 min read

I have just been on holiday for 4 weeks visiting mainly New Zealand but also popping into Australia and Singapore. I tried really hard to...

Mar 5, 20193 min read

I can't believe it has been and gone. The first ever JCS Digital Literacy conference #JCS2018 in Birmingham was a huge success. Wonderful...

Dec 1, 20185 min read

As we hear of yet more libraries closing and school librarians being let go due to school libraries being 'a luxury'. We must start...

Nov 26, 20185 min read

I shared a study on Twitter from UCL, Institute of Education that found that children who read more, have stronger reading skills. Over...

Oct 20, 20183 min read

I was delighted to hear back in June that Nick Poole had announced, at the CILIP School Libraries Group conference, that there was to be...

Sep 23, 20182 min read

Many of the school librarians I know are very passionate about what they do but what if that just isn't enough? The online book club I...

May 30, 20185 min read