BISLN
BRITISH & INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS LIBRARY NETWORK
Connecting, sharing, supporting
WHY BISLN?
Rarely working in a large faculty team, librarians learn to be resilient and to support each other. Regional and city networks are vital, but these are not always accessible to colleagues working in towns or countries with fewer international or English-language schools. Established networks can also gain by becoming globally connected with each other.
JOIN US TODAY: SIGN UP BELOW FOR SCHOOL OR AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP BELOW
We are a community open to all – and it is our view we all have a great deal to learn from each other, whether as trained librarians, former teachers, parent volunteers or affiliated experts.
WHAT WE DO
We are a truly international community which meets regularly from October through June to share ideas, provide mutual support and listen to each other.
Our live online professional development and networking programme features experts in their field and guest speakers. Networking and PD sessions are timed to help our members to participate wherever they are.
School and Affiliate Membership gives access for all your team to PD and networking sessions, recordings and associated resources.
WHY BISLN?
Rarely working in a large faculty team, librarians learn to be resilient and to support each other. Regional and city networks are vital, but these are not always accessible to colleagues working in towns or countries with fewer international or English-language schools. Established networks can also gain by becoming globally connected with each other.
JOIN US TODAY SIGN UP FOR SCHOOL MEMBERSHIP BELOW
We are a community open to all – and it is our view we all have a great deal to learn from each other, whether as trained librarians, former teachers or parent volunteers.
WHAT WE DO
We are a truly international community which meets regularly from October through June to share ideas, provide mutual support and listen to each other.
Our live online professional development and networking programme features experts in their field and guest speakers. Networking and PD sessions are timed to enable our members to participate, wherever they are.
School Membership gives access for all your library staff to PD and networking sessions, recordings and associated resources.
2024 - 2025 BISLN SUBSCRIPTIONS
You can become part of our community in three ways
Individual member
If you just want to receive our termly newsletter and join our social media groups, please click ‘Subscribe’ below to be added to our mailing list.
School member
If you want your team to attend our PD events and have access to our resources page, please join us as a school. The annual fee is Euro 125.
Affiliate member
If you are a supplier, trainer or library designer, join us an Affiliate Member to be introduced at our PD sessions as an expert speaker or panellist.
Individual Member
School Membership
Pay by credit card
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125*
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Termly BISLN Newsletter
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LinkedIn and Facebook Groups
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Members login to community page and resources area
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Members login to 9 webinars and discussion groups
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Eastern and Western hemisphere sessions
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Discounted entrance to special events
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Affiliate Member
Pay by credit card
*Inclusive of VAT
€
200*
/ Yearly
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Termly BISLN Newsletter
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LinkedIn and Facebook Groups
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Members login to community page and resources area
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Opportunities to present at PD webinars
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Eastern and Western Hemisphere sessions
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Discounted entrance to special events
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A link to your website on our community page
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Event and newsletter sponsorship opportunities
A new international community connecting school librarians wherever you are!
Sal Flint and Rob George are our BISLN resident experts. Both Sal and Rob are Senior Consultants with Consilium Education. With years of experience in library development, training and mentoring, they are Consilium's lead advisors for library development.
Sign up your school today!
Join our network today as a subscriber school and get access for all your staff to a range of resources, training and networking throughout the year. Take part in our regular discussion groups with colleagues across the globe and enjoy being part of an international network that puts libraries at the heart of every school, large and small.
Consilium Education also publishes International Teacher Magazine, which regularly features articles about school libraries, books, reading and research. Here are some of the latest. We’d love to publish your story too! Just drop us a line!
the BISLN COMMUNITY
The fundamental aim of BISLN is to help our members share ideas through our common, interactive platform in order to place libraries at the very centre of school life.
May 14th and June 4th PD
Our Term 3 PD sessions take place on Wednesday May 14th and Wednesday June 4th, both starting at 08.00 UK time for the Eastern Hemisphere and 15.00 for the West. In the first session Sal will look at effective secondary library sessions and on the 4th Andy will lead a panel discussion on project-based learning and libraries.
Resources
Subscribe to BISLN as a school for access to our members’ page with its webinar recordings, book lists, free resources, links to useful websites and more!
Our library
We invite BISLN members to take us to their library, show us what’s new, what’s going on and how their library gets involved in school life.
Libraries & me
School leaders talk to us about books, their library memories and the importance of school libraries for learning and wellbeing.
SPOTLIGHT ON KIDZINK!
We are delighted to welcome Dubai-based school design company Kidzink as a founding Affiliate Member of BISLN! Company founder, Charlotte Borghesi has more:
