1. 2008 A year in pictures

2. Our weekend course in Nottingham, June 2007 – remember all the cake?

4. And the speakers . . .

5. Sharon Markless

6. Anthony Bravo

7. Julie Bertagna

8. Bali Rai

9. Marcus Sedgwick

10. Stephen Elboz

11. Not forgetting – yourselves!

14. A serious moment - the AGM

15. Yes – they ’ re still eating cake!

16. Aidan Chambers helped us celebrate our birthday in style with . . . . cake

17. Lourense Das brought congratulations from ENSIL

18. The victorious team for the Libs ’ Lit Quiz

19. And in July, the world final of the Kids ’ Lit Quiz in Oxford

20. International School Library Day was celebrated on the first Monday in October

21. The SLA created new online resources, posters and bookmarks

22. Many of us were involved in the UK rounds of the Kids’ Lit Quiz in the Autumn

23. The School Librarian celebrated our 70 th birthday with specially designed covers from Korky Paul, Michael Foreman and Chris Riddell

24. Your Chief Executive was amazed and honoured to be on the Queen’s New Years Honours List

25. Buckingham Palace February 2008

26. Showing her OBE to anyone who’ll look at it!

27. At their February meeting the SLA Executive Committee decided to establish a link with the Nepalese School Library Association, sponsoring their membership of IASL. Sharada Siwakoti is our contact with them

28. Sharada outside her school

29. Sharada ’ s school library

31. SLA is providing online resources for school libraries and many members are using NYR to support lots of reading activities in school

32. Since last June we have published 5 new Guidelines and 3 Riveting Reads including 2 specially commissioned by the DCSF to support book gifting projects in England. Fantasy Fiction by SLA Scotland is launched at this weekend

33. May 2008 - the SLA School Librarian of the Year Award

34. The Awards were presented by special guest Philip Reeve

35. The Honour List: Karen Bhatti

36. The Honour List: Anne Dawson

37. The Honour List: Nikki Heath

38. The Honour List: Robert Logan

39. The Honour List: Rebecca Marshall

40. The Honour List: Shona Phillips

41. School Librarian of the Year 2008 Nikki Heath