Welcome to ELibraries for Schools, a charity dedicated to helping children fall in love with reading.
Our Mission
Our mission is to encourage children to read more – not just by giving them access to more books, but by giving them access to more books they actually want to read. We work with individual schools to select a library of ebooks that reflects the interests of their pupils. And our funding ensures that their pupils can access those ebooks for free, whenever and wherever they are.
"What makes an effective primary school library? A wide range of diverse books which are regularly refreshed. Book stock in the library should engage a range of pupils’ own interests and support the curriculum for all phases in the school, fully representing the diversity of contemporary family life and society in a range of media."
National Literacy Trust & Penguin 2021.
What we do
We are working with pilot schools around the UK to select bespoke eLibraries that meet the interests of their current pupils. By transforming access to literature children want to read, we hope to encourage their love of reading, allowing them to build both knowledge and imagination.
A National School EBook Library
We are working to demonstrate the value of eBook libraries by providing them to pilot schools all around the UK. Our ultimate goal is the establishment of a National School EBook Library, stocked with the entire catalogue of children’s books, with fantastic search and discovery, made available to every child through their school, available 24/7, funded by central government
"Let's put a library in the pocket of every child in every school in the UK!"
"We are committed to levelling up access to books across geographical areas and socioeconomic groups. By supporting learning to read, reading for pleasure and reading for the curricululum we aim to improve educational outcomes and social mobility."
ELFS objectives
Who we are
ELFS is a team of volunteers and trustees committed to improving reading opportunities for children across the UK.
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Get involved
Help us revolutionise UK children’s access to books by getting involved in our work – as a pilot school, a volunteer or a financial supporter.
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Our Mission
The founding mission of ELibraries For Schools is to improve access to books through the supply of funded elibrary services to schools and their pupils
What we do
We are recruiting pilot schools around the UK and providing them with eLibraries that transform the reading materials their children can access.
A National School EBook Library
We are working to demonstrate the value of eBook libraries by providing them to pilot schools all around the UK. Our ultimate goal is the establishment of a National School EBook Library, stocked with the entire catalogue of children’s books, with fantastic search and discovery, made available to every child through their school, available 24/7, funded by central government
Who we are
ELFS is a team of volunteers and trustees committed to improving reading opportunities for children across the UK.
Get involved
Help us revolutionise UK children’s access to books by getting involved in our work – as a pilot school, a volunteer or a financial supporter