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Colm Linnane & Francesca Brennan - Scottish Book Trust: What's in it for Libraries?
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Scottish Book Trust
What’s in it for libraries?
Colm Linnane Francesca Brennan
Who do we work with?
• Babies and toddlers and their families• Children & young people• Librarians and learning professionals• Writers• Everyone else interested in reading and
writing!
Bookbug Programme
• Bookbug Packs• Bookbug Sessions• Bookbug’s Library Challenge• Bookbug on the web• Awareness-raising and advocacy
Working with Libraries
• Major gifting partners• Information about Bookbug Packs• Bookbug Sessions venue and leaders• Delivering Bookbug’s Library Challenge• Encouraging early book-sharing• Promoting the Bookbug message
Chidren’s and Young People’s Programme
• Meet our Authors• Scottish Children’s Book Awards• One-off events• Young Writers Awards• Young Writers Conference
What’s in it for libraries?
• Watch author events• Voting in Scottish Children’s Book Awards• Check the website to host events• Tony DiTerlizzi• Promotion
General Readers
What’s in it for libraries?
• Promotion of campaign• Basis for events• Work with schools
Reader Development
• Live Literature Funding.– Funding support for author events in
libraries/communities.– The scheme supports Scottish organisations and
their audiences but also authors living and working in Scotland
– There are over 400 authors eligible and experienced to carry out LLF events (workshops, residencies, book festivals)
What’s in it for Libraries?
• Effective evaluation can provide platform to showcase interesting and successful events.
• Provides important financial backing for Libraries as spaces for readers.
• Potential to engage with reading communities- book group or core customer involvement in funding process.
Learning
• Exciting time in Scottish Educational sector.• Creativity at the Heart of the Curriculum.• Practitioner led innovation.• Literacy embedded across curriculum. • Collaborative web technologies present
exciting opportunities for writing, sharing opinions & connecting.
What’s in it for Libraries?
• Strong crossover with C&YP programme. • Online CPD, video and audio to develop skills
in Comic/Graphic Novels, Web 2.0.• Public libraries have opportunity to enable
young people to use web technologies creatively.
• Teaching resources redesign more coherent and accessible. Fully linked to CfE.
Adult Literacies
• Skint!– Scottish Govt, LTS & SBT partnership.– Aimed at 16-26 year old learners in literacy,
numeracy and financial literacy.– Resonates with “More Choices More Chances”
and “Skills for Life and Learning” policy imperatives.
– Innovative collaboration with Graphic/comic illustration (by Metaphrog) and interactive script dialogue (by Gowan Calder).
What’s in it for Libraries?
- Potential to work in partnership with Youth and Adult literacies partnerships in your area.
- Gateway for new/emerging readers and learners to explore stock.
- Supporting materials & accessible versions available on web for partially sighted/deaf learners
- Synergies w. Bookbug for young parents.
Literature development
Angel Wings by Anne Donovan• “What would I say to my 8 year old
self”• Authors use fiction to address real
life issues.• SBT commission & support teaching
resources linked to CfE.
What’s in it for Libraries?
• Raise/develop awareness of issues surrounding young carers, mental health, relationships.
• Resources developed and linked to CfE Experiences and Outcomes.
• Interesting, engaging short fictions could be used in book groups.
Thank You!
Questions?
Contact Details
Colm LinnaneActing Learning ManagerTel: 0131-524-167Email: [email protected]: @colmsbt