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.

Illustration of people walking around large books, with a light bulb-shaped bookcase hanging above, symbolizing learning and knowledge in a vibrant library setting anticipating its next restock.

2025

Ways to restock your library

Advice, Reading

Librarian’s view: To buy 100 new books split evenly between fiction and non-fiction in today’s market could easily cost over £1,000. With the discount specialists like SLS receive from suppliers, the cost for the same number of book...

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Illustration of a hand holding a book titled "Million Word Gap" which bridges the gap between cliffs. Children with backpacks walk across, symbolizing the power of books to close literacy gaps.

2025

Books to stop the million word gap

Advice, Reading

Librarian’s view: Who might say this? “We know that children who read for pleasure, and who are read to, gain all kinds of benefits.” The answer is as likely to be educators as librarians, but this time it was the current Waterston...

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Illustration of a hand placing a 'Solution' puzzle piece between two blocks. One person climbs a ladder, while another with a telescope stands on a block, bridging the reading gap.

2025

Closing the reading gap with the right book choice

Advice, Reading

Librarian’s view: For confident early readers and reluctant or not yet got it readers, tackling a whole book together in class can be tricky. The speedy ones think they know the story. While the not yet got it group might be struggling...

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Illustration of four cartoon teeth with faces, two winking and one being brushed; bubbles surround them on a pink and blue background. Perfect for educating kids on children's dental health in a playful way.

2025

Dental health matters: teaching kids better oral care with books

Advice

Rachel JohnstonHarrow SLS Librarian’s view: Dental health matters: tackling the ‘national embarrassment’ of the crisis in children’s dental health through children’s books A hospital operation is one experience that no parent w...

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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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