World of Stories

WORLD OF STORIES

Registration Form for SLS UK Support

EXPERT CONSULTATION

Book your online meeting

This web page is for schools who have been pre-selected to take part in the World of Stories programme.

SLS UK is delighted to be offering our Expert Consultation Service fully funded as part of this programme. All our expert advisers have an extensive track record advising schools on how to make the best use of a library or library service.

Please fill in the form below to arrange your online meeting. One of our network of specialist School Library Service partners will be in touch.

BOOK YOUR MEETING

Once we have received your preferences, one of our partner organisations will be in touch.

INSIDE EDITION

Listen. Nurture. Enthuse. Question. Debate.

A child beams with joy in a library, surrounded by a heart-shaped frame of colorful books. Among them lies the enchanting "The Legend of Ghastly Jack Crowheart," part of the "Books Kids Love" collection and truly loved by all.

2025

Books Kids Love: Curated by Kids, Loved by All

Reading

Zoe DavisAssistant ManagerLancashire SLS Librarian’s view: At the Lancashire School Library Service, we understand the dedication and effort it takes to find the perfect book for each child in your school. With over 20 years of experie...

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2024

What larks: a life with books

Interview

Jane Walker from the publisher Barrington Stoke talks about books that empower reluctant readers to get to the end of a story are a big win for all readers. Interview by Nicola Baird Barrington Stoke is known for its super-readable, dysl...

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The book cover of "How to Train Your Dragon" by Cressida Cowell is artfully displayed in an empty cinema near you, with the big screen showcasing the same captivating title, creating a magical movie-like ambiance.

2024

Coming to a cinema near you…

PHSE

Relationships between characters in books show us who we are and who we can become. Books in classroom collections and school libraries have an important part to play in this....

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A heart-shaped cutout shows four young people reading books together, superimposed on a background of a damaged, cluttered room with debris on the floor. This poignant scene highlights the efforts of Spellow Community Library to restore peace and harmony in their troubled environment.

2024

The burning of Spellow community library – how libraries can help to restore peace and security for our children and young people

News

Rachel JohnstonHarrow SLS Librarian’s view: From the many images of senseless destruction in the riots following the tragic murders in Southport this summer, those of the blackened, ransacked public library in Spellow, Liverpool seemed...

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A woman sits in an educational classroom with children who are holding hand puppets. The children are seated on the floor and facing the woman, who is smiling and holding two colorful puppets.

2024

Using Puppets in the Classroom

Creativity

Wanda GajewskiWandsworth LRS Librarian’s view: Storytelling is often considered as a daunting activity. We all have a natural propensity towards telling and will have told many anecdotes and recounted many events. Research has shown t...

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A painting of a military figure in historical uniform mounted on a black horse, surrounded by library shelves filled with books.

2024

Representation of EDI in books on library shelves

Reading

Authors and books who have shared stories and characters with us which make visible EDI in our society, through the ages....

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