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Welcome to Islington Education Library Service

Have you entered our short story competition yet?
The competition is open to any Key Stage 2 child in subscribing schools. The winning stories will be printed in a book to be included on next year’s Year 5 & 6 Islington Reading Road Map.
Closing date for entries is Friday 31 March.
Entries can be submitted electronically to els@islington.gov.uk or by hand to any Islington Public library.
For more details/terms please contact will.lack@Islington.gov.uk
It is never too late to put in a loan request!
If you've changed topics, need some extra bits or want resources for an assembly or special topic - please use the online request form and we will deliver asap.
We want you to love your loan box so if you don't like what we have provided please get in touch and we will send you a new box.
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.
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.