School library services face closure

Written By: Caroline Horn School library services (SLS) in Birmingham and Sutton are to close or substantially reduce the service they offer to schools, while in Greenwich the service suspended on a temporary basis in 2009 will not now be resumed. The news follows recent closures of services in Kent, Cambridgeshire and Southwark. Birmingham SLS centre will close in April, leaving some 500 schools without access to an SLS, although some form of provision may remain. Sutton, which has nearly 40 schools, will close its SLS in March. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]

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