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Every Child a Library Member Campaign Launches Across Scotland

  • Submitted by: Stephanie Callaghan, Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
  • Motion reference: S6M-07003

That the Parliament welcomes the launch of the Every Child a Library Member Campaign (ECALM) in Scotland; notes that the campaign encourages parents across Scotland to sign their children up for library cards and promotes the benefits of library membership at key stages from birth through to primary school, with the aim of building a love of reading for life; understands that the campaign will focus on the fact that the building blocks for learning to read start early and it will embed a delivery pathway for library membership at three key stages throughout early childhood: birth registration, nursery, and primary enrolment; notes that the ECALM programme has been developed through an extensive literature review as well as consultation with library staff and key delivery partners across Scotland; understands that every Scottish public library service, across all 32 local authority areas, has committed to delivering ECALM to ensure high levels of childhood library membership across the country, and notes that the campaign is being led by the Scottish Library and Information Council, in partnership with the Scottish Government.


Supported by: Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Neil Bibby, Miles Briggs, Siobhian Brown, Ariane Burgess, Alexander Burnett, Maggie Chapman, Foysol Choudhury, Natalie Don, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Pam Gosal, Christine Grahame, Rhoda Grant, Emma Harper, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, John Mason, Liam McArthur, Stuart McMillan, Marie McNair, Jenni Minto, Audrey Nicoll, Mark Ruskell, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Evelyn Tweed, Mercedes Villalba