PETERS NEWS: SLA Members' Day

The third School Library Association Members' Day to be held at Peters

It was with great pleasure that Peters hosted yet another successful SLA Members' Day last week – the third in a row.

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PETERS NEWS: The Kit Shop at the Nursery & Childcare Show

The Kit Shop hit the road again last week, heading south to attend the Nursery and Childcare Show at the Bournemouth International Centre.

Everyone was impressed by the rugs, mini mats and kinderboxes which we had on display, and judging by the numbers of orders placed and catalogues handed out, the show was an outstanding success!

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PETERS NEWS: Showroom re-fit

As part of our ongoing commitment to improving service and stock range, the Showroom will be closed between 2^nd and 10^th August for a re-fit.

But don't despair – after hosting the Children's Reading Partners Roadshow on the 11^th, the Showroom will once again be open for bookings on the 12^th August, and visitors will be able to benefit from separate early years and older picture books sections, and a more logical, user-friendly layout.

The CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards 2010 – the winners

The winning titles for the CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards 2010 have been announced – Freya Blackwood has won the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal for Harry and Hopper, and Neil Gaiman has won the CILIP Carnegie Medal for The Graveyard Book.

Peters would like to congratulate both Freya and Neil on their success.

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Moira Arthur MBE

A just recognition for the tireless and outstanding contribution that Moira has made to the world of children's books; Moira began her working life as a librarian before moving into library supply, her knowledge and experience leading her to become Managing Director of Peters Bookselling Services for 10 years before her retirement last year.

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tBk MAG Issue 29 - OUT NOW SUMMER 2010

WIN, WIN, WIN! – A tBk Reading Zone for your Library.

The prize is £3,000 of Fun Furniture from The KitShop and a great selection of new books.

Subscribe today or request your free review copy by following the link below.

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2010 CILIP Carnegie Greenaway Shortlists Announced 23rd April 2010

The Shortlists for the 2010 CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Medals have been announced. This year's shortlists feature an impressive collection of award winning authors and illustrators, ready to battle it out for this coveted prize. The winners will be announced 24th June, 2010. In the meantime let the shadowing commence!

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The 2010 Summer Reading Challenge, Space-Hop 20 January 2010

As mentioned in eGazette back in November, in this year's Summer Reading Challenge (SRC) children will be invited to take a giant leap to the final frontier – space!

Space Hop will be the 12th annual challenge, and it's clear from the national first Summer Reading Challenge conference in London back in November (supported by Peters Bookselling Services), that the challenge is a significant programme in the public library service calendar and is helping services to deliver against strategic plans. It has been proven to enhance reading confidence, skills, enjoyment and motivation.

This year there are changes and improvements that the Summer Reading Challenge wants to introduce and these are outlined in the accompanying document. We at Peters Bookselling Services welcome the opportunity to be involved in the planning and delivery of this new phase of the challenge, which will benefit you the customers. We can now confirm that from this year, SRC dumpbins and materials will be available separately from the Reading Agency. Therefore, we will be able to supply your SRC stock (until now, dumpbins were only supplied when orders were placed with a particular supplier).

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The Kit Shop 2010 Catalogue - Now Available!

The 2010 catalogue is packed with new products, including Corner Rugs, Hexagonal Mini Mats, a new shelving range and much more. You will still find the old favourites - Elmer and Once Upon a Time rugs, along with our popular character kinderboxes, and we even have two new patch designs.

We also have a dedicated section for our design service, so whether you're looking for a few fun furnishings or a complete refit, this is the catalogue for you.

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Knowledge is Power 22 January 2010

Peters MD Carl McInerney on the future direction of library supply.

CILIP members may have already spotted an article entitled 'Knowledge is Power' from Carl in the recently published CILIP Annual Buyers Guide Directory. In it, Carl describes the challenges facing library suppliers and their customers, and discusses his plans for tackling them.

Read the article (pdf).

SLA Members Shiver with Delight October 2009

During October Peters hosted another successful SLA Members' Day, which more than lived up to the promised programme of entertainment and insight.

There were werewolves, romance, and book signings from Maggie Stiefvater, who paid a visit courtesy of Scholastic. Members revelled in this unique opportunity to meet Maggie, and hear her talk about her latest novel Shiver as well as writing contemporary fantasy for young adults. Pictured is our MD, Carl McInerney, with Maggie.

Peters Award for School Librarian of the Year October 2009

Carl McInerney and Tricia Adams presented a special Peters award to Lucy Bakewell, the SLA School Librarian of the Year at the recent SLA Members' Day. Carl commented: "We are very proud to be supporting Lucy and Hill West Primary. It is vitally important to have passionate people like Lucy motivating and engaging our children with books."

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