We would love to be able to upgrade our library space, which is integral to our reading strategy and promoting a love of reading with our students. Students are engaging really well with reading and we would like to make the space more inviting, invest in a proper library monitoring system and invest in a wider range of books. Our library is completely student led and run during social times and the student librarians would really appreciate your support.
One thing we’ve tried to do is use the library space to provide students with recommendations to delve deeper into their expeditions by reading associated texts. This idea of having themed displays and recommendations is something we’d love to develop further.
The National Book Token programme are taking nominations for schools to win a grant to invest in their libraries (scroll down on the website to place your nomination). We are asking all families, students and friends of the school to please nominate XP Gateshead for this prize.
Thanks for your support,
Miss Tatters and the XPG student librarians
