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Great Library Ideas

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Tried & tested tips & techniques guaranteed to work in your library

Nikki Heath, winner of the 2008 SLA School Librarian of the Year award, is a major contributor to Great Library Ideas.

This essential copiable resource is jam packed with lively and successful ideas to make the most of the library/LRC and put it right at the heart of the school. Most of the ideas can be easily adapted to different abilities and ages from 8-16. They range from one-off lessons to extended projects. Each idea is fully described and most include a copiable worksheet.
Ideas include:

Best Borrowers	Mystery Gift
Networking without wires	Book Menus
Desert Island Books	Book Walls
Send a Text Message	Book Ends
Non Fiction Detective	Guess the Genre
Find a Fact	Shakespeare Reading Game
The Dewey Game	Mission Possible
Which Genre	Library Treasure Hunt
Bingo Murder in the Library	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
What Do We Read?	Web Versus Books
Take a Book by its Cover	The Lateral Thinking Game
Read a Rainbow	Speed Dating
Blind Date Reads

So if you want a dynamic and successful library ask for an approval copy! Primary school offer price: £19.95 including a cd for ease of printing. Save £10.

"I love Great Library Ideas - a treasure chest of good ideas"
Geoff Dubber, Chair, School Library Association

"Absolutely wonderful"
Barbara Cronk, Bishop Bell School, Eastbourne

"Great Library Ideas provides a large part of the reason why reading still flourishes in the pressured lives of so many children ... a huge range of well tried and tested activities ... murders, quizzes and competitions, treasure hunts and blind dates! Each idea is clearly described and resourced. [for] librarians certainly, but also teachers of older primary children."
Speaking English magazine, Autumn 2008

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The Reading Game

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A runaway sucess!

• A sure-fire way to get young people reading
• Quick & easy to set up
• Gripping and highly motivating
• For any age from 8 years old
• Use with any books
• Any number can play
• Introduces fiction genres
• Instantly adapted to any library / LRC
• Encourages wide reading
• Extremely flexible
• For both fiction and non fiction
• A must for Reading Clubs

Some children and young people restrict their reading to one genre, or worse, hardly read at all. The Reading Game is the answer to this problem because it introduces a wide range of books in a fun and imaginative way. It is totally flexible - you choose the books according to the children you are working with.

You'll find that at the end of a session children are queuing up to borrow books that they would never have dreamt of reading!

"All the children’s comments were positive e.g. enjoyable, fun, would like to do it again with different genres, found out there were good books in every genre, would like to read some of the books, etc. The Reading Game is very successful in introducing children to a range of good books, reinforcing their understanding of genre, developing good quality discussion and evaluation and whetting their appetites to read. It can easily be adapted to the requirements of the 'Literacy Hour', to a general English lesson, as well as to the Library activity for which it was first developed. I will definitely use it regularly."
NATE (National Association for the Teaching of English)

"Fast, noisy ... and original: Could be just what teachers of reluctant readers have been waiting for. ... It is fast, noisy and fun. It can be useful for teaching pupils about the division of books into different genres and encouraging them to try ones they wouldn't normally consider."
TES

"Fantastic"
Margaret Drinkwater, School Library Service Manager, Leeds

£5 discount for primary schools off the full price of £37.50

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Reading & Primary Library posters

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A monthly series of eye-catching A4 pdf posters with a personalised poster

Instantly promote & brighten your library!

• Raise the profile of reading and the library
• Stunning photos with key messages
• Free Welcome poster with your school name

"Great posters. I love them ... Real value for money."
Geoff Dubber, Chair, School Library Association

A year's subscription for 12 A4 posters £15 + vat

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Getting to know your library's secrets
• introduces pupils to the school library.
• lesson plans in the style of the National Literacy Strategy
• many & varied activities - often cross-curricular
• copiable

"Excellent. Very useful."
Heather Handley, Brittons School

Each school has to decide how best to plan and deliver pupils' introduction to the library. This book covers key areas: finding your way round the library; finding fiction; the classification system; the subject index; alphabetical order skills; dictionaries, atlases, encyclopedias; library test; different styles of writing and reading; refining your search; resources other than books; role of the librarian; libraries nationwide.

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Quirky quizzes for lively libraries

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• Hundreds of questions to challenge pupils - suitable for Y6.

• Instant, copiable, no preparation needed!

Two books with quizzes and puzzles from many learning areas to develop and practise research skills. Students will use a range of reference sources including encyclopaedias, dictionaries, atlases and search engines to find answers.

Plus:
• warm-up brain teasers
• extension activities including challenging crosswords and word searches

52pp each, £17.50, both vols for £29.95.

"The purpose is to provoke research and discussion, not just stir the memory. Some queries will send pupils to dictionaries, encyclopedias and the internet. Others will make fruitful argument flow."
TES

"Fabulous"
Sarah Weeks, Kingdown School

"Brilliant"
Wendy Mann, The Stanway School, Colchester

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Both Quirky quizzes Volumes Offer

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ReadPlus

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ReadPlus is a new, invaluable, online fiction database arranged by themes. It provides lists, reviews and resources for librarians & teachers.

For KS2 and beyond

• Create fiction lists based on: theme, author, title, film, resources and awards.
• Author profiles, reviews, book news, free resources and in-depth book features.
• Compiled by experienced teachers and librarians
• For English teachers and librarians

Lesson plans and additional resources are available from the website to assist in guiding teachers, students and readers.

Learn more here

This unique digital resource is outstanding value at only £29.95 + vat for a primary school annual subscription including site licence.

FIRM ORDER ONLY

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EarthBalls

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• Shows the world as it appears from space using NASA satellite imagery. with NightGlow Cities - see the world's cities glowing at night!

• The most visually authentic world replicas available like observing Earth from orbit

• Comes with 20 page handbook full of Earth facts, fun and games.
• Order an EarthBall and 'Give them the World!'

Inflatable, diameter: 40cm

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Great Library Ideas

The Reading Game

Reading & Primary Library posters

Library Codecracker Wall Chart

Finding Information poster

The Library Book

Quirky quizzes for lively libraries

Both Quirky quizzes Volumes Offer

ReadPlus

EarthBalls

2 EarthBalls offer