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The School Library Association (SLA) is an independent organization in the United Kingdom which promotes libraries and literacy in schools. The SLA was founded in 1937 and is based at Kembrey Park in north-eastern Swindon. It is a charity registered in England & Wales and Scotland. It provides training and information to teachers and librarians, promotes the role of librarians in schools and publishes a range of titles including a quarterly journal, ''The School Librarian''.〔ISSN 00366595.〕 Regional branches operate in many areas of the UK and there is a national branch, SLARI, in the Republic of Ireland. The Association's President is Kevin Crossley-Holland.〔(Enitharmon Press: Kevin Crossley-Holland to become SLA President in 2012 )〕 Past Presidents include authors Gervase Phinn (2006–2009) and Aidan Chambers (2003–2006) and Miranda McKearney, Director of The Reading Agency. Two chief executives of the association have been honoured for their services to education: Valerie Ann Fea (MBE) in the New Year Honours 1997 and Kathleen Amy Lemaire (OBE) in the New Year Honours 2008. ==Projects== In May 2007 the SLA launched a project in which it acted as facilitator for a Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) initiative called ''Boys into Books 11–14'', delivering 20 free books to all qualifying state schools in England〔(DfES: "Secondary schools get free books to boost reading among teenage boys" ).〕 with an accompanying reading guide.〔ISBN 978-1-903446-40-9〕 ''Boys into Books 5–11'', a follow up project funded by the DCSF, ran in 2008, also with a published reading guide.〔ISBN 978-1-903446-45-4〕 A further DCSF-funded project in 2008, ''Book Ahead 0–7'', was aimed at children in Early Years settings to promote enjoyment in reading at an early stage, with a reading guide written by Julia Eccleshare.〔ISBN 978-1-903446-43-0〕 In 2010 the SLA ran the ''Everyone's Reading'' campaign in association with the DCSF, described by Children's Laureate Anthony Browne as "... a brilliant project encouraging the enjoyment of reading, a reading culture and a pleasure that will last throughout readers' lives." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「School Library Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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