Library Membership

Get two free books

Are you a children's librarian or school librarian who would like to inspire and encourage a love and understanding of poetry in young readers aged 7 - 11?

We value our Library members highly and are therefore offering new members not just a free copy of The Poetry Store but also a free copy of The Thing that Mattered Most, an anthology edited by Julie Johnstone, the Librarian at the Scottish Poetry Library, and with a preface by Michael Morpurgo. This wonderful collection of Scottish poems for children won the 2007 CLPE Prize.

Reading poetry is one of the best and most engaging ways for children to learn about language and to start writing themselves. Every library would like to offer the best and most up to date selection of books available, and the Children's Poetry Bookshelf brings this easily within reach. The CPB offers an excellent range of the best children's poetry being written, and it supports librarians in their task of bringing new books to young readers.

Library Membership package

This offers:

· Free copies of The Poetry Store and The Thing that Mattered Most.
· 8 books three times a year, chosen by our team of Selectors and arriving around the beginning of each school term
· 2 CPB posters
· 2 sets of poem posters and activity sheets, which the young people can take home with them or to work on as part of activities in the library.

Yes! I'd like to join the Children's Poetry Bookshelf
Please select one of the following options
(please note that you will not be able to place books and membership into the same shopping backet. If you are becoming a member for the first time you will not get a discount on books until you have received your membership number. Please ignore the ‘paperback’ in the shopping basket and proceed to checkout):

Library Membership UK £135
Library Membership overseas surface £150
Library Membership overseas airmail £185

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