{"id":1367,"date":"2022-04-06T12:07:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T11:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/LearningResourceService\/?page_id=1367"},"modified":"2026-10-19T14:28:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T13:28:45","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/LearningResourceService\/about-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-gallery_51\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-gallery builder-section-next-text builder-gallery-columns-3 builder-gallery-captions-reveal builder-gallery-captions-light builder-gallery-aspect-square\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-item \">\n<figure class=\"builder-gallery-image\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132550\/Maggie-32.jpg&#039;);\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-content-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"builder-gallery-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMaggie Burns, Senior Librarian\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-description\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_1970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1970\" style=\"width: 195px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1970\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/LearningResourceService\/national-year-of-reading-2026\/maggie-32\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132550\/Maggie-32.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"542,832\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1792407689&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Maggie 32\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Maggie Burns&lt;br \/&gt;\nSenior Librarian&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132550\/Maggie-32-195x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132550\/Maggie-32.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1970\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132550\/Maggie-32-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132550\/Maggie-32-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132550\/Maggie-32.jpg 542w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maggie Burns<br \/>Senior Librarian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-item \">\n<figure class=\"builder-gallery-image\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132528\/Janice-32-rotated.jpg&#039;);\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-content-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"builder-gallery-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJanice Hendry, Librarian\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-description\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_1968\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1968\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1968\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/LearningResourceService\/national-year-of-reading-2026\/janice-32\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132528\/Janice-32-rotated.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"450,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1792406959&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Janice 32\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Janice Hendry&lt;br \/&gt;\nLibrarian&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132528\/Janice-32-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132528\/Janice-32-rotated.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1968\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132528\/Janice-32-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132528\/Janice-32-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132528\/Janice-32-rotated.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janice Hendry<br \/>Librarian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-item  last-3\">\n<figure class=\"builder-gallery-image\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132538\/Angie-photo-1024x1024.jpg&#039;);\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-content-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"builder-gallery-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAngela Baird, Library Assistant\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<div class=\"builder-gallery-description\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_1969\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1969\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1969\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/LearningResourceService\/national-year-of-reading-2026\/angie-photo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132538\/Angie-photo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Angie photo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Angela Baird&lt;br \/&gt;\nLibrary Assistant&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132538\/Angie-photo-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132538\/Angie-photo-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1969\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132538\/Angie-photo-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132538\/Angie-photo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132538\/Angie-photo-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132538\/Angie-photo-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/LearningResourceService\/uploads\/sites\/2007\/2026\/10\/19132538\/Angie-photo.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angela Baird<br \/>Library Assistant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_11\" class=\"builder-section-prev-gallery builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-last builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">About<\/h2>\n<h3>What does the Learning Resource Service (LRS) offer?<\/h3>\n<p>100,000 high quality resources efficiently shared with family centres, ELCCs, nurseries, primary schools, secondary schools, special schools, home educators, foster parents, student and probationer teachers, Speech &amp; Language professionals, health professionals, Community Education workers, staff and students at Forth Valley College.<\/p>\n<p>We manage Bookbug Explorer and the Bookbag P1 Family Bag as well as The Read Write Count (RWC) initiative within Falkirk Council, this includes promoting the Bookbug &amp; RWC programmes and proactively delivering the message of the importance of sharing books with babies and young children.<\/p>\n<h3>LRS impacting on literacy<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>key player in the Falkirk Council\u2019s Literacy Strategy and network;<\/li>\n<li>provision of e-audio and e-books with <a href=\"https:\/\/falkirklrs.borrowbox.com\/\">Borrowbox<\/a> via Glow;<\/li>\n<li>Teacher Book Group;<\/li>\n<li>advice on resources;<\/li>\n<li>advice and activities to support reading for enjoyment and Reading Culture.<\/li>\n<li>delivery of storytelling and information literacy sessions with nursery and primary school children;<\/li>\n<li>delivery of CLPL sessions for teachers and support staff to promote and develop reading for enjoyment and create a Reading Culture;<\/li>\n<li>support schools and ELCCs to create vibrant, stimulating and organised environments to motivate children to develop a love of reading.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maggie Burns, Senior Librarian Janice Hendry, Librarian Angela Baird, Library Assistant About What does the Learning Resource Service (LRS) offer? 100,000 high quality resources efficiently shared with family centres, ELCCs, nurseries, primary schools, secondary schools, special schools, home educators, foster parents, student and probationer teachers, Speech &amp; Language professionals, health professionals, Community Education workers, staff 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