Booked Up
Following on from the success of last year's Booked Up programme The Reading Agency has once again been commissioned by Booktrust to promote Booked Up to public library and school library services in England. Together we will help librarians give children the chance to read all 13 titles in their local library and promote public libraries and school libraries to schools encouraging partnership working.
Booked Up is funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and is the national programme, which aims to encourage Year 7 children to read for pleasure. At participating schools all children in their first year of secondary school will be given a free book. Children can choose from one of 13 titles specially selected to introduce them to some writers and topics that they might not have come across before.
Last year the programme was launched by the Children's Laureate Michael Rosen - over 637 000 children received a free book and 2 000 public libraries took part.
Libraries and schools sign up at the end of the summer school term and the project begins at the starts of the autumn term.
For details visit the Booked Up website and download the booklist from Resources.