The Literacy
and Information Support Unit (LISU) supports primary, middle, and secondary state schools in both the technical and the
curricular aspect of libraries. School libraries are being supported
through the provision of a number of books and resources. This Unit, in collaboration with the National
Book Council and the Department of Curriculum Management, organises a yearly Reading
Champions award ceremony as part of a nationwide campaign for the
promotion of reading. The main objective of this initiative is to give
recognition not only to those students who are proficient readers in Maltese
and English, but also to those who have made an effort to improve their reading
skills, as well as those pupils who promote reading. During the ceremony Form 2
middle/secondary students from state, church, and independent schools are given
a prize after being nominated for their efforts by their own
teachers/librarians.
For
further information on this unit and initiative kindly visit the Facebook Page LISU.