Case studies

See below for examples of the great work taking place in schools all over the country.

If you've got ideas and good practice to share in a case study, we'd love to hear from you - contact us.

Local library services case studies:

• Download Case study - The Library of Unwritten Books

  St Martin's Garden Primary School in Bath provides a great example of how to work successfully with your local library with their "Library of Unwritten Books" project.

  Posted by Susie Musgrove

• Download Case study - Renga river

  St Martin’s Garden Primary School in Bath partners up with Bath Central Library to contribute to the longest, global renga poem. Tags: reading events, public and school library service, Involving the community

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - At the top of their game

  Irfan Master, project manager for Reading The Game, tells us about an exciting project involving football clubs, schools and libraries. Tags: boys, involving the community

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Our Best Book

  Paul Gobey, library manager Children and Young People’s Services, describes how Leicester libraries worked with schools to create the Our Best Book scheme. Tags: public and school library service

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Getting arty

  Lyn Hopson, librarian at Don Valley School and Performing Arts College in Doncaster, explains how their transition project gets children excited about reading at secondary school from an early age.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan