Schools please note: due to the summer holidays we will automatically hold all school books and furniture orders due between Wednesday 16 July and Monday 1 September 2025. Delivery will resume from Tuesday 2 September 2025. If your school remains open for deliveries during the summer and you would like to receive your order during this time, please get in touch in advance by calling 0121 666 6646 or emailing hello@peters.co.uk.
Public library services
Peters is a leading specialist supplier of children’s and adult books to public libraries, prison libraries, museums and school library services around the UK. We've been delivering a
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Children's book supply
Peters’ team of librarians and children’s book specialists read and review more than 10,000 newly published children’s and teenage books every year, building a comprehensive database of expert reviews alongside detailed bibliographic data on thousands of new and backlist titles. Our reviews are independent and honest, providing unrivalled support for customers to select the highest quality stock. Customers can easily access these reviews on the book’s product page when logged in to the website.
Customers and non-customers alike can access our central Birmingham bookshop, which is the largest and widest-ranging specialist children’s stockholding in the UK, to purchase books straight from the shelves.
Adult book supply
We evaluate a wide range of key adult titles, both frontlist and backlist, including newly released titles highlighted in popular reading clubs, award lists, bestseller rankings, and current social media trends. Our strong links with publishers mean we’re always up-to-date with the latest new titles and emerging trends, enabling easy pre-publication ordering and stock reservation.
Our team also sit on the judging panels for popular book awards, such as the Diverse Book Awards, Wilbur Smith Adventure Prize and the Excelsior Award, the nationwide book award for graphic novels and manga – helping shape the publishing landscape and continually developing our knowledge of publishing across a wide range of genres.
Reader development support
We provide a wealth of reader development support, from our bi-monthly newsletter for contracted customers, packed with the latest library news and book recommendations, to free promotional materials to enhance your library displays.
We regularly update our website with targeted book lists designed to provide easy buying for book awards and national initiatives, as well as curated booklists from our expert team, linked to key events such as Pride, Black History Month and Shakespeare Week, and emerging trends such as romantasy and popular TikTok titles.
Customer services
Each authority is assigned a dedicated account manager who holds regular review meetings to discuss supply performance, stock selection, and opportunities for service improvement. Customers also benefit from responsive frontline support from our experienced customer service and librarian teams, who are on hand to assist with day-to-day queries including servicing, invoicing, deliveries, and website troubleshooting.
Book processing
We offer full book processing services tailored to each authority’s specification, including the provision of fully programmed RFID tags, compliant with ISO 28560. Our EDI integration supports the full procurement cycle - including orders, quotes, acknowledgements, invoices, and fulfilments -and is fully compatible with all major Library Management Systems.
"We no longer have the staff time to select ourselves and the service you and other Peters staff provide is excellent. The books are spot on for our customer needs and they're delivered in a timely fashion."Bury Libraries (Children's) |
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Contact us
Whether you operate through a formal tender process or have another way of finding your perfect book supply, we'd love to help. Get in touch at library.services@peters.co.uk to chat about your requirements.
School librarian? Find out more about the support we offer to schools and school libraries here.
