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Welcome to Islington Education Library Service

Submit Your Loan Requests NOW for Spring Term!
We are about to start end of term collections - check with your school office for your collection date. Please return as much as you can so we can get our shelves restocked for Spring term. Submit your loan requests online asap so we can start making up your loans for delivery in January. (If you need your loan early it may be possible to deliver at the end of this term - please contact us to discuss).
Any questions please ring 020 7527 5827 or contact us
If you are a potential new user click on the Resources PDF to see the range of services we offer.
We have a huge collection of costumes: from different historical eras & around the world.

Bring history topics to life with a replica costume like this Elizabeth I dress inspired by an original portrait.
Your loan will include up to 2 costumes where appropriate but you can request more for assemblies, school plays & special topics.
Borrow Class Reading Sets for only £20

16 copies of each title – for a list of titles currently available please click here

We deliver a high quality loan service of books, artefacts and costumes to schools across London and neighbouring counties.

Book loan boxes to support curriculum topics and inspire reading for pleasure. Our stock is constantly changing to reflect new titles and themes.

The artefacts library includes over 190,000 objects to support all curriculum topics.

Original and replica historical costumes, dressing up outfits, and costumes from around the world.

16 titles per box - for a class of 30 pupils to share between 2, plus a teacher copy. Click for a full list of titles

The Reading Road Map series has been created to help encourage children to read for pleasure by recommending new books and genres.

In addition to loan boxes we offer the following services:

Peripatetic Librarians - an IELS librarian to manage and run sessions in your school library.

School Library advice and makeovers - IELS can visit your school to help with stock purchasing, cataloguing and interior design.

School Library Managment System - we can help you find the best system for your needs and budget.

Staff training - IELS run regular NQT training sessions and staff meetings at the library. We can also deliver training sessions in your school.

View or download our Introduction to Islington Education Library Service pdf. See our full range of services, tour the library and view sample loan boxes.

A "Mixed" WWII loan box for Year 6 - includes: fiction & non fiction, primary & secondary source materials.