Children and Young People
Explore the Children's Library pages below for
information on the Schools' Library Service, Bookstart, homework
help and more.
Bookstart
Bookstart is the
national programme that encourages all parents and carers to enjoy
books with children from as early an age as possible.
Children's
Awards and Prizes
Details of
awards
and prizes for children's books.
Homework Clubs
The library is the best place to come for all your homework needs.
A number of libraries run after school homework clubs, please
contact
your local library for further details. Don't forget to ask the
library staff if you can't find what you want - they are there to
help you!
Schools' Library Service
Information on the Worcestershire Schools' Library
Service.
Project Services.
- Request
Project and Literacy Packs Online 
Literacy Support.
Annual Loan.
Support and
Development.
Schools
Mobile Library Service.
Training.
Offer
for Schools and Children
What Libraries and Learning and the Schools' Library Service can
offer to
Schools and
Children 
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Word Up
Competition
Word Up is a
project which seeks to find the best young poet in Worcestershire.
To find out more and enter the competition check out the
Word Up Young Poet Laureate
pages.
Who Next...?
When children ask:
“Who can I read next?” or
“Who
writes like my favourite author?”, the answers are here in
Who Next…? Writers of children’s fiction are
listed with suggestions of other authors who write in a similar
way, together with key book and series titles.
Visit the Who Next? website.
Who Else...?
Who
Else? is designed to help anyone who enjoys reading fiction to
expand the number of writers they read. It is designed to answer
the perennial question "I've read all the books by my favourite
authors, who shall I read next?"
Visit the Who Else? website.
Young Persons
Library Card
A funky
new 'street art' library card has been launched
for use by the county's teenagers.
Documents
What's On
Interactive Maps
- BBC
Learning
Online learning resources
- Bookstart
Encouraging
parents and carers to enjoy books with children
- Federation of Children's Book
Groups
An established
national group. Be part of this dynamic team to bring books and
authors to your school.
- Reading
Connects, a DfES-funded National Reading Campaign
initiative, seeks to support schools in building their own reading
culture.
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This page was last reviewed 6 March 2013 at 14:01.
The page is next due for review 2 September 2014.