Colm Linnane & Francesca Brennan - Scottish Book Trust: What's in it for Libraries?

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: colm.linnane@scottishbooktrust.comTwitter: @colmsbt