School Libraries Group Scotland

Youth for equity: empowering students through storytelling, creativity, and social justiceCILIPSAccessibility ToolsIncrease TextDecrease TextGrayscaleHigh ContrastNegative ContrastLight BackgroundL...

🚨New blog
Two Blogs in a week...we spoil you!

Find out more about the SLIF funded "Youth for Equity" project taking place across a number Glasgow school libraries. Students experienced a series of interactive workshops focussed on pressing local social issues.
www.cilips.org.uk/youth-for-eq...

12.05.2025 12:33 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I'm biased but I'm quite proud of these booklists... Some of my absolute favourites of the last few years... #RightsRespectingReads

06.05.2025 13:11 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

A poster showing different book titles included in the challenge. A list can be found at https://www.highschoolofglasgow.co.uk/rights-respecting-reads

A poster showing different book titles included in the challenge. A list can be found at https://www.highschoolofglasgow.co.uk/rights-respecting-reads

A poster showing different book titles included in the challenge. A list can be found at https://www.highschoolofglasgow.co.uk/rights-respecting-reads

A poster showing different book titles included in the challenge. A list can be found at https://www.highschoolofglasgow.co.uk/rights-respecting-reads

He also includes free Canva templates for his booklists & posters - ready to be adapted to other settings.

What books would you add to these lists?

06.05.2025 11:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Book poster advertising a "Rights Respecting Reads" challenge works in a school library

🚨New blog post alert 🚨
Rights Respecting Reads:
SLGS chair Graham Fairweather shares how his school library project has put a reading focus on human rights education.
cilips.org.uk/slgs-rights-...

06.05.2025 11:27 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1

Event poster for a free author event with William Hussey

Have you signed up for our author event with William Hussey this week? A free event for school and youth librarians. Having just finished his fantastic new book The Boy I Love, we have to say it's not to missed!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/slg-scotla...

@whusseyauthor.bsky.social

24.02.2025 12:21 — 👍 6    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 1

SLG Scotland committee member Emma explains how she has been using the new Scottish Book Trust Story Deck resource. Have you requested your free sets yet?
www.readingschools.scot/story-deck

24.02.2025 11:56 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Dear libraries,
We love you! ❤️

We celebrated our love of libraries with not one, but two brilliant Bookbug sessions at Montrose Library this morning.

#LoveLibraries #FindYourNextChapter
@natlibscot.bsky.social @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social

14.02.2025 14:38 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

A library display stating “jump into someone else’s story” next to many of the books on display stands.

An image showing the book covers of the secondary school read for empathy collection 2025

Can’t stress just how good this #ReadForEmpathy collection is. Delighted to start using it in the library today and to finally reveal the titles!
@empathylabuk.bsky.social

13.02.2025 20:26 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Did anyone catch SLGS committee member and superstar librarian @emmagrey.bsky.social on the news recently talking about ethical and responsible use of AI?

17.12.2024 12:36 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

We couldn't think of a better appointment! 🤩

17.12.2024 12:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Have you signed up for our fun and friendly Christmas quiz yet? tinyurl.com/2njza887

28.11.2024 17:07 — 👍 6    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 1