Services for schools: School Library Service

Southampton Schools Library Service provides a range of services for primary schools, secondary schools and special schools (primary and secondary).

SLAs can include:

• Loan facilities – a comprehensive range of professionally selected books and material is provided to enhance the learning resources of the school and promote reading for pleasure in school. Each school is entitled to unlimited book exchanges to update their stock
• Advisory services
• Practical work with schools to improve their libraries – we can offer a ‘refresh’ of school’s library by offering a total or partial update of book stock and work with schools to ensure quality, and relevance of books including school’s own book stock
• An annual report of services provided to each school
• Reader development support, guidance may be given for book weeks and author events
• Online bookshop with negotiated discount via our book suppliers
• A regular newsletter