Reading for Pleasure survey

Reading for Pleasure

Education Committee Call for Evidence
Amid a worrying decline in the number of children reading for pleasure, the Education Committee in the UK Parliament has launched a new inquiry to understand how reading can be nurtured, and what its benefits are. It covers a broad range of topics but for libraries it includes two key questions about :
- How have changes in the number of local libraries and library opening hours impacted on children and young people's access to books outside school?
- How effective has the Summer Reading Challenge been and what steps can be taken to further increase take up?
Libraries Connected will be submitting a formal response on behalf of public libraries, so we are really keen to hear your feedback. Please take 5 minutes to complete the survey here.
Overall, have opening hours across your library service increased, decreased or stayed the same in the last three years?

IncreasedDecreasedStayed the same
What times of day have been affected by the decrease in opening hours?

Early morningsAfter schoolEveningsSaturdaysSundays
Overall, has staffing across your library service increased, decreased or stayed the same in the last three years?

IncreasedDecreasedStayed the same
Are there fewer specialist children's librarians in your library service than there were three years ago?

YesNo
Are there fewer specialist outreach workers in your library service than there were three years ago?

YesNo
Do you take part in the Summer Reading Challenge?

YesNo
Overall, has participation in the Summer Reading Challenge increased, decreased or stayed the same in the last three years?

IncreasedDecreasedStayed the same
What steps can be taken to further increase participation in the Summer Reading Challenge?
Do you provide reading materials that are attractive to a wide range of different groups of children and young people, including those with SEND?

YesNo

In your view, how strong or weak is your library service's relationship with the following areas of the local education and childcare sector?

	Very strong	Somewhat Strong	Somewhat weak	Very weak	Don't know
Primary schools
Secondary schools
Children's centres
Nurseries

Any there any other factors that you think are contributing to the decline in children reading for pleasure?
Does your service have any good practice we could contact you about?

YesNo
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