From Peter Scott's Library Blog, 29 September 2009 :
A high-profile group of children's authors, publishers, teachers and librarians is calling on the government to make school libraries statutory.
Signatories to a petition to Number 10 include Philip Pullman, Horrid Henry creator Francesca Simon and former children's laureate Michael Rosen, as well as the general secretary of the National Union of Teachers Christine Blower, Dave Prentis, general secretary of Unison, top children's publishers and the directors of a raft of youth library associations.
“We, the undersigned, call on Her Majesty's Government to accept in principle that it will make school libraries, run by properly qualified staff, statutory and to prepare the necessary legislation in consultation with the appropriate professional associations and trade unions".
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/literacy/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/01/authors-school-libraries-statutory
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