Contacts
Schools Library Service New Barnfield Travellers Lane Hatfield Hertfordshire AL10 8XG Tel: 01707 281630 Email: info@ herts-sls.org.uk
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Services for Secondary Schools

We want to help you to create a Secondary School Library to be proud of, which is

• accessible to all
• appealing and attractive
• easy to use
• a fun space for enjoying books and reading
• designed to have a positive impact on learning

Advice and Support

Our team of librarians can

• assess your library as a ‘critical friend’
• recommend curriculum materials
• recommend materials to broaden horizons through reading for pleasure
• provide advocacy of the library’s role with senior staff
• help you ensure the library is a central hub for information and learning throughout the school

• ensure your students have the skills required to use the library
• advise on library refurbishment
• advise on library automation

Continuing Professional Development

We offer half termly meetings for school librarians to

• network with other library professionals
• share good practice
• discuss developments in libraries and reading

• keep own professional development up to date

CPD members also have access to the SLS professional collection

Training and Events

Our extensive training and events programme provides

• inspirational talks from award winning authors and illustrators
• reader development events
• a wide variety of training from external experts
• free parking

Short Loans

Enhance your stock provision with materials from

• the Hertfordshire Public Library catalogue
• SLS Secondary stock (including Young Adult fiction)

• Inter Library Loans – from libraries throughout the world.
• free delivery to and from school

Curriculum Support

We can help your school library support the curriculum by providing you with

• non-fiction project packs (a collection of books on a particular topic on a six week loan)
• Reading Group Packs (a set of same title books on a six week loan)
• information searches (our librarians can research a topic on your behalf)

Special Collections

Our special collections give you access to a wide range of material in difficult to resource areas of stock

• the Dual and Foreign Language collection represents more than 60 languages

NOTE: This collection is focused on Primary Schools but some of the resources would be suitable for newly arrived English as an Additional Language students.

• other collections that support students with special educational needs
• access to the professional collection
• free weekly delivery and collection

Please contact us for further details on our services to Secondary Schools.