• the colour A4 pdfs of the badge templates
• a tent card to promote the website address
• and the registration forms

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There are thee PowerPoints provided, described below:

• Quest Seekers Children's PowerPoint
• Quest Seekers School/teacher PowerPoint
• Quest Seekers Training PowerPoint

Quest Seekers Children's PowerPoint

This has been designed to appeal to children and families to encourage children to join in.

It can be used as a backdrop in the library, perhaps as a default on computer terminals, or plasma screens, and when presenting to groups of children in schools, outreach groups, Brownies, Cubs etc. Some health centres/ surgeries may also be able to play it as a slide show in waiting rooms etc.

The powerpoint is not locked so you can customise it with additional slides or edit the text to suit. The font used is Comic Sans MS regular.

On slide 7 we have plucked a typical start and finish date: 17th July and 4th September. Please edit to reflect your dates / or delete dates.

QuestSeekersChildrensPowerPoint

Quest Seekers School/teacher PowerPoint

This PowerPoint summarises the key facts and figures about the scale of the Summer Reading Challenge, how it works, the materials (including the Beyond Quest Seekers and Booked Up booklet) and some quotes from users. We used a shorter version of this to talk to teachers and literacy advisers at a national conference about the Summer Reading Challenge, and we think you will find it useful for similar presentations to education / other partners.

The powerpoint is not locked so you can customise it to make is shorter or with additional slides or delete those not relevant, and edit the text to suit.

You may want to add a slide/ point about dates the challenge is running in your area, any local partnerships and plans and perhaps change the quotes with some from local families, teachers, staff etc. The font used is Aerial regular.

QuestSeekersSchoolsPartnersPowerPoint.ppt

Quest Seekers Training PowerPoint

This is designed to complement your library staff training. It is a checklist for planning with library staff in preparation for running the summer reading challenge. the challenge is designed to be flexible, to fit individual library authority requirements, so it can be amended to reflect your own system. See the accompanying training notes: Running Quest Seekers SRC.doc

QuestSeekersTrainingPowerPoint

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Spotlight is our new children's reading promotion, which we are running in collaboration with our Children's Reading Partners project, the library/publishing consortium.

Spotlight is the result of an unprecedented cross-industry collaboration, drawing on the expertise of children's librarians to highlight the very best that children's publishing has to offer. And we are very grateful to everyone who has come together to make this happen.

How will it work?

Ten times a year, six titles selected by specialist children's librarians from across the UK will be promoted through public libraries, and school library services. Spotlight aims to introduce children to the best new writing and expand their reading horizons, help parents make informed reading choices for their children, and enhance libraries' promotion of current children's literature.

The promotion will feature three layers each month:

• The six Spotlight titles
• Front and backlist titles from that month's Spotlight authors
• 'If you liked this, you'll like this...' themed titles across all the publishers related to that month's selection.

Spotlight titles

Spotlight booklist March

Spotlight booklist February

Spotlight booklist January

Spotlight booklist November

Spotlight booklist October

Spotlight booklist September

Spotlight booklist July

Spotlight booklist June

Spotlight booklist May

Spotlight titles are a genuinely eclectic mix of haunting fable, gross-out humour, moon exploration, dark historical drama and swashbuckling adventure. Fiction and non fiction sit together on a list that includes established, award winning authors like Philip Reeve, Philip Ardagh and Elizabeth Laird and exciting new authors such as Katie Cleminson. There are beautifully illustrated new picture books for younger readers and dense, engrossing reads for teens. Spotlight titles currently cover key stages 1, 2 and 3. May titles are listed here and the full details can be downloaded from the resources column.

If you liked those... try these...

If you've enjoyed the monthly Spotlight titles then download our suggestions for other titles you might enjoy.

Suggestions for June

Suggestions for May

Other titles by Spotlight authors

If you have enjoyed the books by our featured Spotlight authors then you might also enjoy some of the other books they have written. Download the booklists to find out about other titles by our Spotlight authors.

Other titles by June authors

Other titles by May authors

Key Stage 1

Giddy-up, Winnie! by Laura Owen

Box of Tricks by Katie Cleminson

Key Stage 2

Stinking Rich and Just Plain Stinky by Philip Ardagh

Percy Jackson & the Last Olympians by Rick Riordan

Key Stage 3

Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve

The Witching Hour by Elizabeth Laird

Background to Spotlight

Spotlight will be implemented in two phases. From May to September, libraries signing up to Spotlight can get a free starter pack containing posters and headers to accompany library displays. They can also download ideas for the supplementary promotion of author back lists and feedback on the development of the project.

Once initial feedback has been reviewed, more materials will be available from September 2009. Libraries will be able to buy extra Spotlight promotional materials and get free access to reader development resources to support linked reading group activities. Some Spotlight authors will be available for library events.

May 2009

• All UK libraries can request a free starter pack containing one generic poster and one header.
• They will be able to buy stickers to differentiate the books.
• They will be able to download information and images of the titles to include in their displays.

From September 2009

• Librarians can download materials to support reader development activities based on the titles and suitable for reading groups for children and parents.
• Librarians can purchase additional materials such as belly bands and additional posters
• Spotlight event packs will be available to librarians to support the promotion of Spotlight author events.

We are planning a launch event in September 2009 so check back here for details. We will post them as soon as they are available.

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Quest Seekers School/teacher PowerPoint

This PowerPoint summarises the key facts and figures about the scale of the Summer Reading Challenge, how it works, the materials (including the Beyond Quest Seekers and Booked Up booklet) and some quotes from users. We used a shorter version of this to talk to teachers and literacy advisers at a national conference about the Summer Reading Challenge, and we think you will find it useful for similar presentations to education / other partners.

The powerpoint is not locked so you can customise it to make is shorter or with additional slides or delete those not relevant, and edit the text to suit.

You may want to add a slide/ point about dates the challenge is running in your area, any local partnerships and plans and perhaps change the quotes with some from local families, teachers, staff etc. The font used is Aerial regular.

QuestSeekersSchoolsPartnersPowerPoint.ppt

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Tips for downloading

• If you are using Internet Explore, PDFs like the activity sheets or sample materials should open easily.
• If you have any problems downloading jpegs (photos, graphics, logos) do the following:
• Right Click on the file name
• an option to "Save Target As" appears, so choose where to save the file on your computer, and click Save.
• The computer copies the file to this destination, when it has finished, you are offered the chance to open the file or the folder in which you've saved it.
• NOTE: A red X in a box means you have gone too far - press the back button and go back to the start of the list.

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Logo with fairy with white background
Solid Questseekers logo black on white

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Colour logos

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Logo with dragon with black background
Logo with fairy with white background
Logo with fairy with black background
Questseekers yellow
Questseekers green
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Landscape logos

banner logo colour with white background
banner logo solid black with white background
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banner logo black and white with black background

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Tips for downloading

• If you are using Internet Explore, PDFs like the activity sheets or sample materials should open easily.
• To if you have any problems downloading jpegs (photos, graphics, logos) then do the following:
• Right Click on the file name
• an option to "Save Target As" appears, so choose where to save the file on your computer, and click Save.
• The computer copies the file to this destination, when it has finished, you are offered the chance to open the file or the folder in which you've saved it.
• NOTE: A red X in a box means you have gone too far - press the back button and go back to the start of the list.

Follow the links to navigate to the relevant page.

English logos

Welsh logos

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Tips for downloading

• If you are using Internet Explore, PDFs like the activity sheets or sample materials should open easily.
• To download jpegs (photos, graphics, logos) do the following:
• Right Click on the file name
• an option to "Save Target As" appears, so choose where to save the file on your computer, and click Save.
• The computer copies the file to this destination, when it has finished, you are offered the chance to open the file or the folder in which you've saved it.
• NOTE: A red X in a box means you have gone too far - press the back button and go back to the start of the list.

Back to main Quest Seeker resources

Tips for downloading

• If you have any problems downloading the black and white jpegs (photos, graphics, logos) do the following:
• Right Click on the file name
• an option to "Save Target As" appears, so choose where to save the file on your computer, and click Save.
• The computer copies the file to this destination, when it has finished, you are offered the chance to open the file or the folder in which you've saved it.
• NOTE: A red X in a box means you have gone too far - press the back button and go back to the start of the list.