The East Riding Schools' Library Service (SLS) supports schools with a cost effective range of high quality fiction and non-fiction books and resources, linked to the National Curriculum, to inspire children, enhance learning and foster a love of reading.
Discover everything you need to know about our service from the people who really matter - our teachers and their pupils - in just 4 minutes. Watch our video to find out more!
Check here each term for updates on box collection and delivery dates, news from the SLS team and more!
The SLS is for all schools, maintained or academy. Every teacher in a subscribing school is able to borrow 50 to 60 books per term at a fraction of the purchase cost. The Schools Library Service gives your school a continually evolving library, supplying each teacher and every classroom with the books needed to deliver the curriculum.
If you are interested in our service, but outside the East Riding of Yorkshire local authority, please contact us to discuss how we may be able to meet your needs.
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Experienced staff select and maintain the stock to ensure it is current, vibrant and fit for purpose. Contracts are made depending on your school type and size but all include:
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Books engage and inspire children, enhancing their learning, developing essential reading skills and building the foundations for a life-long love of reading. In addition, the Schools' Library Service has many other benefits for your school, including:
No fines! We deliver and collect, so you never have to worry about late fees
Fantastic value for money, saving hundreds compared to buying books Bespoke boxes to suit your children and curriculum targets
Regular addition of new titles linked to the national curriculum
Enhances children's learning experience
Supports whole class guided reading for inclusive and fun learning
You order, and we drop off and collect. That's all there is to it!
Order forms are curriculum based and emailed to schools. Simply complete with your requirements and email to us.
At the start of each term we will deliver your requested non-fiction box complete with a few artefacts to bring the curriculum to life. Fiction boxes are delivered separately.
At the end of the term, we will come and collect your books.
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Our competitive pricing structure ensures that each book you borrow through the Schools Library Service is a potential saving; offering access to a huge catalogue of titles and topics each term at a fraction of the cost of creating your own collection.
For example - a local school orders 50 books a term each for three classes. These 450 books would have cost the school around £3,600 per year (based on an average cost to school of £8 per book). The School Library Service charges this school £208 for the year - a potential saving of £3,392.
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Encouraging Reading for Pleasure
Get in touch with the Schools' Library Service team and let us know your name, school and a contact email so we can discuss options for your school. Still unsure about the benefits for your school? We're happy to have a chat with no obligation to sign up.
Ready to start saving your school time and money? Email us on schools.library.service@eastriding.gov.uk or call (01482) 392726 or 392728.
If you are a parent, and would like to encourage your child's school to join the Schools' Library Service, simply contact us or share this information with them.
