Booktrust school libraries research
Booktrust believes that effective school libraries provide the most socially inclusive means of giving all children the opportunity to enjoy books.
Yet there is no statutory requirement for schools in England to have a library, and anecdotal evidence suggests that provision of books in schools is patchy.
With this in mind, Booktrust commissioned a survey of head teachers in state primary schools and librarians in state secondary schools in England.
The survey was carried out on Booktrust’s behalf by the Institute of Public Finance Ltd (IPF) and the results were interpreted in further detail by the Library and Information Statistics Unit, Loughborough University (LISU).
Download the research, the LISU interpretation, a summary document and Madelyn Travis's article The Heart of Creativity, by clicking on the links below.
Institute of Public Finance Research (Adobe Acrobat 315kb)
Recommended Spending Figures (Word 39kb)
Summary Document (Word 54kb)
Read an interview with Karen Bhatti, who was Very Highly Commended in the School Librarian of the Year Awards 2008. Find out more
