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Section 2 - Services to Children and Young PeopleChallenges in delivering the BookstartProgramme 2007-08• In October 2006 eight Primary CareTrust (PCT) areas were merged to formtwo PCTs for Hertfordshire. This hashad very little impact on the delivery ofthe Bookstart packs and healthprofessionals remain very committed tothe scheme. However shortages ofhealth visitors in some areas has led toeither a targeting of the two year checkor delay in carrying them out. During2007-08 there will be increasedpublicity via Children’s Centres toencourage parents/carers to collect aBookstart+ satchel from a library orclinic.• The use of Children’s Centres as agifting location for Bookstart Baby Bagsand Satchels needs to be considered.• Building and developing furtherpartnerships with the following groups:‣ Teenage mothers – working withthe Teenage Pregnancy Managerand relevant Health Visitors.‣ Asian women’s groups – workingwith MECCS and ACL to promoteand distribute Dual languageBookstart packs.‣ Looked after children – working withCSF colleagues and Health Visitors.‣ Children with special educationalneeds – working with Area SpecialEducational Needs Coordinators(SENCOs), the Visual ImpairmentUnit and pre-school support groups.‣ Traveller families – working with theTraveller Education Team.• Promoting Bookstart more widelythrough other key organisations, egHomestart, National Childbirth Trust,and National Childminding Association.The Summer Reading ChallengeThe Summer Reading Challenge is themost successful event held inHertfordshire Libraries each year.Key facts and figures of The ReadingMission 2006• 14,524 children took part – this was anincrease of 9% on the previous year.• 57% were girls and 43% were boys.• 7,902 children completed theChallenge exceeding the Local AreaAgreement target by 652 children• 845 children joined a library to takepart.• 129 presentations took place inlibraries.• 569,101 items of children’s stock wereissued during the time of the challenge• 75 Millennium Volunteers (aged 16-25)were recruited to support theChallenge.The Summer Reading Challenge promotesreading for pleasure. It maintains readinglevels over the summer and boosts selfesteem and confidence in young readers.Children read six books and visit their locallibrary to tell library staff about them.Library staff in all libraries can supportchildren with their choice of books. Alongthe way stickers and rewards are awarded.On completion children are invited to apresentation at their local library wherethey receive their medal and certificate.In 2006, 582 ‘Tell us what you think’ slipswere returned from families taking part.These are evaluated against the MuseumsLibraries and Archives Council’s (MLA)Inspiring Learning for All Generic LearningOutcomes (GLOs). These commentsprovide evidence that participants enjoythe experience of visiting the library, aremore adventurous in their reading choicesand are likely to maintain the reading habit.5
Section 2 - Services to Children and Young People"It was fun and good to read differentbooks, and was nice to scooter to thelibrary with mum in the evening to changebooks. The library people are really niceand friendly. Thanks.""Jacob only joined the library a week agoand was over the moon to become an‘Agent’! It is so refreshing to seeenthusiasm from Jacob every time hepicks up a book to read … Fantastic ideato encourage new readers, and it’s somuch fun at the same time."Challenges in delivering 2007Challenge: The Big Wild Read• Managing the success of the Challenge– despite the huge numbers takingpart, only 10% of the eligible populationis being reached.• Increasing the percentage of childrencompleting the Challenge.Fulfilling Their Potential (theteenage strand of F4F)Teenage Reading Groups:Three teenage reading groups werelaunched at the beginning of 2006 atChorleywood, North Watford andHoddesdon libraries. The groups meetmonthly to discuss books and have alsodesigned their own publicity, createdteenage library web pages and beeninvolved in stock selection.Consultation with teenagers:We have increased consultation withteenagers via Focus Groups, informalfeedback and questionnaires eg teenagersare now involved in stock selection,disguised testing of libraries, and areconsulted on all refurbishments.TeenZone: HertsDirect web pages:Library web pages for teenagers are beingdeveloped. TeenZone has three sectionsBooks - information about favouriteauthors, new books, graphic novels, PressPLAY - information about films and CDsand Study Zone - information on howlibraries can help with homework.Out of hours study supportAll libraries provide homework support viaa range of materials, free access to studyspace and ICT facilities. Staff undergospecialist training in the use of webresources appropriate for young people.Borehamwood and Oxhey Librariesprovide additional study support to youngpeople through homework clubs, run inpartnership with the Youth Service.Other developments in servicesChatterbooks Reading GroupsThe library service organises 12Chatterbooks Reading Groups for youngpeople aged 8-12. The groups help tosustain the reading habit and buildconfidence by providing exciting themedactivities, encouragement to talk aboutbooks, opportunities to meet authors andincentives to attendStories From the WebHertfordshire Libraries subscribe to‘Stories From the Web’www.storiesfromtheweb.org, an excitinginteractive website designed to engagechildren and young people with readingand creative writing. To date, Hertfordshirechildren have had 1,186 stories andreviews published on the site.6
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