Promoting reading

The School Library Service supports reading and encourages a love of books among all ages. We provide:

• Curriculum and literacy related booklists
• Transition booklist leaflets for new Reception, Year 2/3, Year 6/7, and Year 8/9 pupils
• Family reading support
• Fiction meetings for teachers and librarians
• Staff meetings to promote new fiction
• Book week support
• Ideas for authors who can visit schools
• Resources support for author visits
• Database of book reviews

We also offer a range of reader promotion experiences:

• 'Meet the Author' events around the county
• Participation in our Hampshire Book Awards aimed at Year 1, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 8
• County wide Literature Quiz for secondary schools
• Reduced rates for reader promotion magazine, WRD About Books

All previous years' book award support materials can now be found on our Moodle site.