"Parliamentary scrutiny followed by concrete clear recommendations cannot be ignored: we have a case for support for #schoollibraries that simply has not existed for far too long." CEO Victoria Dilly reflects on the Education Committee #ReadingForPleasure report: buff.ly/kr562Fg #EduSkyUK

An Essential Step Towards Change

CEO Victoria Dilly reflects on the content of the Education Committee's Reading for Pleasure report

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Want to learn how to maintain reading momentum for your pupils? Partnered with @AccessitLib, this webinar discusses enriching activities, strategy and practical ideas all to help strengthen your library. Book your place: bit.ly/4bTQ6us #schoollibraries #schoollibrarian

Join us and #FirstNews for an informal #SLAmember meet-up exploring the growing importance of news literacy in schools, covering misinformation, AI and practical strategies. Online on 21 Sept: bit.ly/4bEF501 #schoollibraries #schoollibrarian #medialiteracy

At last month's annual conference, Jamie Smart, the superstar creator of Bunny vs Monkey, was one of the star attractions. Read our interview with Jamie in the digital post-conference special of TSL: bit.ly/4yhBRcN

The Education Committee has released its #ReadingForPleasure report, calling for school libraries to become a statutory requirement! Giving evidence in May, SLA CEO Victoria Dilly told the committee that the best investment schools can make in #RfP is in the library. Read more: bit.ly/3TGfsWo 📚

We are delighted to share our post-conference digital special of TSL, featuring interviews with some brilliant authors including Jacqueline Wilson, Jamie Smart, Matt Goodfellow and Iqbal Hussain. Read the issue: bit.ly/4yhBRcN

It was wonderful to see the brilliant John Agard win the CLiPPA Poetry Award today at the National Theatre. John scooped the award for The Poetry World of John Agard, illustrated by Shirley Hottier. Amazingly, it is the third time he has won the award – an amazing achievement!

We had a wonderful time at the #InformationBookAward ceremony, with host Tamara Macfarlane giving a moving opening address, touching on the politics of information books and the power and responsibility of #schoollibrarians. Read more: bit.ly/4goi3hi 📚 #schoollibraries

Reading for Power, Comfort and Information

Tamara Macfarlane spoke about the incredible impact the right information books can have on children and young people at the Information Book Award ceremony

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Congratulations to all the 2026 #InformationBookAward winners! If you're looking to stock your school library for the new school year, you can't go wrong with these exceptional titles, that encourage curiosity, compassion, bravery & understanding. #SchoolLibrary #ChildrensBooks #BookSkyUK

Last night we were privileged to bring together publishers, authors, illustrators, school librarians and pupils to celebrate the 2026 Information Book Award shortlist and winners! Find out more: bit.ly/4vLN2IY #InformationBooks #ChildrensBooks #SchoolLibraryAssociation

2026 Information Book Award celebrates five winners

Announcing this year's Information Book Award winners!

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Did you watch our Publisher Roadshow events earlier this month? From picture books that will make you laugh out loud, to spine-chilling young adult fiction, we've highlighted some of the upcoming titles that most caught our eye: bit.ly/4w8kSaJ #KidLit #BookRecommendations #BookSkyUK

Autumn title inspiration from our Publisher Roadshows

Read our pick of the brilliant titles presented at the most recent SLA Publisher Roadshows

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The school year isn't quite over yet and neither are our summer term events! There are still opportunities to connect with other #SLAmembers at branch events and meet-ups next week. Or prepare your #schoollibrary for the new school year with our Twilight Training on 8 July: bit.ly/4alUxh2 📚

Did you make it to the 2026 #SLAconference? We're busy working on a special edition of The School Librarian that will share all the highlights, plus in-depth coverage of the people who made the event so special. In the meantime, see more updates from the conference on our FB and LinkedIn profiles 🙌

Our Publisher Roadshows are the perfect way to discover all the brilliant books that will hit the shelves this autumn. Our picture books roadshow is available to watch now on our YouTube channel – Middle Grade and YA will be available later this week: buff.ly/3Up08Zr #SchoolLibraries #YABooks

Publisher Roadshow Autumn 2026: Young Adult Books

Join us for this session focusing on Young Adult titles, publishing between June and November. The Roadshow will be live-streamed on YouTube and available to watch back after the event. Register now…

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This is the start of a busy month for the SLA. At the end of this week, we will be welcoming delegates to our Annual Conference. Beyond that, we have a host of events planned, including an interactive live lesson on 11 June with author Tom Palmer. For more events, go to: buff.ly/AjJJipK

In the summer issue of TSL, YA author Ellen Osborne considers what the best writing for teenagers has in common and recommends five of her favourites. What is your favourite YA novel, and what does it teach readers about the world we live in? Read a sample of the summer issue: buff.ly/gcF2Fff

There's still time to vote in the Information Book Awards! Vote for your pupils' favourite information book of 2026 and decide who'll take home the Children's Choice trophy. Voting closes on Friday 5 June 2026. buff.ly/0wyusjs

Information Book Award

The Information Book Award has been designed to support school libraries and to reinforce the importance of non-fiction whilst highlighting the high standard of resources available.

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In the summer issue of TSL, we interviewed Anu Adebogun about her debut book, It’s a Brave Young World – which was shortlisted for our Information Book Award. It's a guide to growing up that touches on big topics in an appealing, friendly way. Read more: buff.ly/uQ0RIXU

#ICYMI: watch our 2026 Information Book Award panel event for a great conversation about why information books matter for young readers. Don't forget: Children's Choice voting closes on 5 June! Cast your votes on our website 📚 #IBA2026 #childrensbooks #BookSkyUK youtu.be/moXd3eqjBEs?...

Celebrating the 2026 Information Book Award

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The summer issue of TSL will soon be hitting your desk – with a host of must-read features including interviews with cover illustrator Ellen Surrey and authors Anu Adebogun and Donna David, opinion pieces from sector leaders + 22 pages of book reviews: sla.org.uk/tsl 📚 #KidLit #SchoolLibraries

Tony Jones, #SLAmember librarian, spoke to us about how changing his school's library management system to @accessit.bsky.social turbo-charged their reading culture - with pupils submitting more than 10,000 book reviews in three years! Read more: bit.ly/3PTtLp8 📚 #casestudy EduSkyUK #BookSky

How Accessit Library helped us reach 10,000 book reviews

Tony Jones, senior librarian at Emanuel School, London, tells us how changing their library management system turbo-charged their reading culture – with pupils submitting more than 10,000 book…

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Tomorrow night we will hear from Chair of the #IBA Judges, Helen Cleaves and a selection of creators from our 2026 #InformationBookAward shortlist in an online event celebrating the Award. This event is open to anyone with an interest in #childrensbooks: bit.ly/4eWcG8k #factbooks #schoollibrary

Celebrating the Information Book Award 2026

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Are you looking for a tangible way to promote a culture of reading for pleasure? Join more than 1,200 schools who use BookTrust’s Bookbuzz Secondary programme to help your pupils develop a passion for reading, from the start of their secondary journey. buff.ly/d59lhOi

How to foster a love of reading for pleasure at KS3

Discover how to promote a culture of reading for pleasure during the National Year of Reading, right from the very start of the secondary school journey, with BookTrust’s Bookbuzz Secondary programme

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"We are in a reading crisis and school librarians are the specialists. When you're in a crisis, you call in the specialists." Yesterday, SLA CEO, Victoria Dilly gave evidence to the Education Committee inquiry into the decline in children reading for pleasure. Read more: bit.ly/4uK77OG #EduSkyUK

School Library Association CEO, Victoria Dilly will give evidence to the Education Select Committee today, as a part of the ongoing inquiry into the decline in children reading for pleasure. This a significant moment for #schoollibraries. Watch live online from 4pm: buff.ly/kq6Q088 #EduSkyUK #RfP

We're proud to be part of the Libraries Alliance – a partnership of organisations working to strengthen and champion libraries of all kinds. Our shared vision of 'Libraries Through Life' is illustrated in this short film. Read more: buff.ly/531hNsb

It won't be long until we announce this year's winners of the Information Book Award, sponsored by DK 📚 Have your pupils voted for their Children's Choice winners? The deadline to vote is Friday 5 June: buff.ly/gh8rt2B #SchoolLibrary #BookClub #InformationBookAward #BookSkyUK

Happy birthday, @MichaelRosen.bsky.social! We're delighted that Michael – a bona-fide national treasure – is taking time out of his 80th birthday celebrations to give the after-dinner speech at our SLA Annual Conference on 5 June. buff.ly/GrnPzFT

In our recent quarterly newsletter, Publisher David Fickling shared a brief history of comics, a celebration of @jamiesmart.bsky.social and a strong case for why changing children's relationship with reading starts with FUN: bit.ly/42hRYIo #BookSky @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social

1.8 Million Years Ago BC to Jamie Smart

David Fickling, Publisher at David Fickling Books shares the The Phoenix Approach to Engaging Young Readers

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We are so delighted to see that young people's voices will be central to the judging process of the new Children's Booker Prize! This is an incredibly exciting opportunity for children aged eight to 12, as the search begins to find young book-lovers to join the three adult judges. #thebookerprize

How to become a Children's Booker Prize 2027 judge | The Booker Prize

We're looking for three kids to join us on the judging panel for the first ever Children's Booker Prize, supported by AKO Foundation. If your child is between eight and 12 years old and loves…

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