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Where else can I get help?

• The School Library Association (http://www.sla.org.uk/index.php) provides advice and support, training and conferences. Local, regional and national branches provide support for those running school libraries and its Advising Librarian is available to support members from its UK headquarters. There is also lots of advice on its website at http://www.sla.org.uk.  
  Its extensive publications include Riveting Reads booklists (http://www.sla.org.uk/riveting-reads.php), such as those for 8–12s and 12–16s; and Guidelines (http://www.sla.org.uk/sla-guidelines.php) such as Fully Booked on reader development and Brilliant Books: Running a Successful School Library Book Event.
  
• The National Literacy Trust (http: //www.literacytrust.org.uk/index.html) has several important initiatives to help boys’ reading.  The Reading Champions scheme (http: //www.literacytrust.org.uk/campaign/Champions/index.html) celebrates the motivational power of male reading role models, who can be men or other boys, with a series of certificates and awards; there’s a reading champions toolkit, and now ‘Reading Champions Dads’ ideas.  Reading the Game (http: //www.literacytrust.org.uk/Football/index.html) works with football clubs to promote reading, with lots of football-themed ideas.  Reading Connects (http: //www.literacytrust.org.uk/readingconnects/index.html) supports schools in building a whole-school reading culture; it has an extensive website, with case studies, downloadable resources, research, and practical ideas.
• The Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals (CILIP) (http://www.cilip.org.uk/default.cilip) is the leading professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers.  It has a range of special interest groups, the three most relevant of which are given below.
• The School Libraries Group (http: //www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/school/)  supports CILIP members in school libraries, through conferences, regional training courses, publications, and a journal, School Libraries in View.
• The Education Libraries Group (http: //www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/education/) supports CILIP members in both schools and colleges.
• The Youth Libraries Group (http: //www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/youth/) supports CILIP members working in public library children’s services, and school library services.
• Local library services (both public libraries and School Library Services, where available) can either be traced through local authority websites and telephone directories, or approached directly through your nearest branch library.
• Other colleagues, through school library service-based support groups, and School Library Association branches (http: //www.sla.org.uk/branches.php).