A National Strategy for School Libraries – Chair appointed

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Scotland’s first School Library Strategy is set to begin development and a Chair has been appointed to lead this. Martina McChrystal, Director of Library Services at the University of Glasgow, has been appointed as Chair of the National School Library Strategy Advisory Group. She will be responsible for leading the development of the strategy over the coming months working closely with a wide range of stakeholders.

The aim of the School Library Strategy is to improve the role of school libraries and librarians in literary skills and educational attainment. It will include national guidance for service provision to help deliver consistency across the country. The Strategy will be agreed and published later this year, ahead of the new academic year.