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Help your children to find non-fiction books independently using our Library Clue-finder chart and subject index 

SLS have produced three products to help both teachers and children to organise and locate non-fiction books in their school library:

School Library Subject Index for Primary Schools (A4 book format):

  • A comprehensive alphabetical list of subjects, together with their Dewey numbers and colour codes.
  • Useful for teachers to use, both for classifying books and to find books and for older KS2 pupils to use to locate books.

All subscribing schools receive 1 copy of this new edition – further copies are available at £3.75 each for subscribing schools or £4.50 for non-subscribing schools.

"Library Clue-finder" Subject Index (A4 book format)

A reduced version of the main Subject Index to make it easier for children in Years 2,3 and 4 to use to find books for themselves.
Again all subscribing schools will receive 1 copy free of charge - further copies are available to purchase - why not order a class set or helf-set?

  • £1.50 each, £1.20 each for 10 copies or more (for subscribing schools)
  • £1.80 each, £1.45 each for 10 copies or more (for non-subscribing schools)

“Clue-finder” wall chart (2xA3 laminated wallcharts)

  • Lists 32 of the most popular and commonly stocked non-fiction subject areas in alphabetical order – see sample image below.
  • Ideal for introducing the principle of a subject index to younger children.
  • A great visual reminder for older KS2 children.

Only £5 per chart for subscribing schools, £6 for non-subscribing schools

Print order form here (Word 34Kb).


Suffolk Children's Book Award

Read here all about this new prize for the best children's book of the last ten years, and how your Year 5 and 6 pupils can get get involved.

Autumn Term INSET courses from SLS

Including for Primary and Middle schools:
  • Story reading
  • Making the Most of "Junior Librarian"
  • Book promotion

For Middle and High schools

  • Enquiry work.

Click here for further information.

Buy new books for your school library at 22% discount!

We are pleased that we have been able to negotiate an improved discount level of 22% for schools to order books for their own libraries. See our Advisory Page for more information on how to access this service and the INSET courses page for details of our accompanied book-buying trips to Peters Bookselling Services, our suppliers.
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