School Libraries in the news

School libraries in Scotland have been in the news recently, which can only be a good thing.

Here are links to the articles –

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-39856284

https://theferret.scot/loss-libraries-schools-scottish-ministers-pressure/

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15281370.Urgent_call_for_more_school_librarians_to_halt_slide_in_literacy_standards/?ref=twtrec

What are your thoughts? It is nothing that we as a profession don’t already know. Cut school libraries and librarians and children’s literacy rates are bound to fall. Here’s hoping that it isn’t too late to do something about it.

And finally a link from the wonderful Chris Riddell on why schools need a school librarian.

https://www.cilip.org.uk/news/my-view-you-can-t-call-yourself-school-if-you-don-t-have-library