1. Gillian Harris November 2014
Tower Hamlets Schools Library Service
Creative Literature Package
Gillian Harris
November 2014

2. Why? Secondary schools borrowing less and deciding not to subscribe
Need to stay engaged with and support school librarians
Need to engage with teachers / Heads of Departments in the school as well as librarians
Teachers becoming more interested in promoting reading for pleasure
Bring together existing programmes

3. What? Tower Hamlets Book Award – already in place
Creative Writing Competition – inherited from English Consultants
Poetry Slam – initially trialled though “Find Your Talent” pilot
Author visits – some schools good at this, some schools very bad!

4. What else? Support for librarian E-resources
InfoTrac electronic journals
The Day news and current affairs
Room for improvement
School Library Association Membership
Professional support for school librarian
Meetings and e-network
Inset
Best books of the year posters
Borrowing