As Book Week Scotland opens, it has been announced that 17
projects will benefit from the 2024-25 funding round through the
School Library Improvement Fund (SLIF).
Among these, the S'More Reading For Mental Health initiative
which operates at Fraserburgh, Inverurie and Mintlaw Academies in
Aberdeenshire will benefit. It uses campfire-themed kits with
tents, replica campfires, and nature toys to create a calming
atmosphere for storytelling sessions and has been awarded
£12,260.
The Craigie Book Blether at Edinburgh's Craigentinny Primary gets
£3,200 to help foster a reading community, engage parents, and
raise attainment through "reading picnics" in the library.
Education Secretary said:
“As Book Week Scotland gets underway, it's an important time to
reflect on the vital role school libraries play in supporting
improved literacy and communications skills in our
children.
“I am very pleased to see a range of creative projects benefit
from this funding, which will ultimately encourage more young
people to read for enjoyment.”
Alison Nolan, Chief Executive of the Scottish Library and
Information Council (SLIC), said:
“School libraries play such an important role in providing a safe
space for young people to learn while also expanding their
horizons through the world of reading.
“Programmes like SLIF allow school libraries across the breadth
of the country to tailor their offering to the pupils who make
use of the library on a daily basis, and it's great to see so
many deserving projects receive confirmation of their award to
kick off Book Week Scotland.”
Background
The full list of projects to receive funding for 24-25 are:
Aberdeenshire
Fraserburgh Academy, Inverurie Academy and
Mintlaw Academy - S'More Reading For Mental Health - £12,260
Angus
Strathmartine and Tealing Primary Schools – Rural Schools Let's
Get Reading! - £2,500
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries High School - Safe to Talk – A safe space to support
mental wellbeing at Dumfries High School - £3,068
Dundee
4 Secondary Schools TBC - Care to Share -
£5,575
East Renfrewshire
St. Ninian's High School, Ellon Academy, Banff Academy, Aboyne
Academy, Armadale Academy, Forrester High School, James Young
High School, Berwickshire High School, Stirling High School -
Code Read – where books and bytes come together - £5,800
Edinburgh
Craigentinny Primary School - Craigie Book Blether - £3,200
8 Secondary Schools - Back to
(Information) Basics – An Information and Digital Literacy Skills
Programme - £13,500
Falkirk
Braes High School, 6 Primary schools and EmpathyLab – Reading for
Empathy - £20,065
Glasgow
4 Secondary Schools – Youth for Equity - £ 12,820
St Vincent's Primary School - EAL Family Learning Campus Library
- £16,040
North Ayrshire
Garnock Community Campus and Ardrossan Academy - Creative
Classics - £5,105
Orkney
Stenness Primary School - Reading Together at Home - £600
Perth and Kinross
Coupar Angus Primary School - Young
Outdoor Librarians - £ 8,050
Renfrewshire
St Mary's Primary School - A Library for all Languages - £2,454
Scottish Borders
Eyemouth High School - EyeRead
Sanctuary: Creating a Safe Space for Students - £8,108
South Ayrshire
Carrick Academy, Prestwick Academy,
EmpathyLab and The Scottish Book Trust - Empathy in
Action: Building and developing empathy skills, information
literacy, and reading engagement across our secondary schools to
make a difference in our community - £ 15,500
Western Isles
4 Primary schools and The Scottish Book
Trust - Leabharlainn nan Eilean Siar: Pròiseact Love to Leugh /
Western Isles Libraries: Love to Read Project - £16,578
