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2. Director’s Message
Dear Reader;
Allow me to introduce you to Zaylai Books which is part of De Montfort University associated
businesses in Leicester, UK. Zaylai Books is a leading specialist supplier to UK/EU libraries and
schools of exceptional quality books from Arabia, Africa and cultural backgrounds. Two key
principles that distinguish Zaylai Books from other competitors are:
• Subject knowledge: Zaylai Books has extensive pool of subject specialists from teachers
to publishers, librarian and more. This enables us to provide our clients with value-added
resources at all times. If we do not have expertise in your subject area we will be able to
provide you with an alternative solution.
• Bespoke services and dedicated support: We are small enough and passionate about
providing our clients with dedicated one to one attention. We aim to understand your needs
and to tailor our services in accordance to your requirements; saving you time and money.
With this ethos, we have built ever increasing satisfied clients of libraries, schools and
other institutions across Britain, the EU and the US. We are proud members of the UK leading
readers’ development organisations including The Reading Agency. We work with a broad range
of publishers and e-resource providers both large and specialists world-wide.
Our aim is to provide your institution with the same experiences; one stop solution for all your
library needs from children books to academic resources, e-learning materials and training.
I look forward to building a long term business relationship with your organisation and thank
you for taking some time to reading this.
Kind regards
Abdulahi Hassan
Zaylai Books
The Innovation Centre
De Montfort University
49 Oxford St. Leicester. LE1 5XY
Tell. + 44 116 207 8339 Mob. + 44 7886018685
Email. Abdulahi@zaylai.com
www.zaylaibooks.co.uk

3. We strive to bringing new experiences and excitement into
your library by providing one stop solution to all your
library needs. We can select from hundreds of leading
publishers and experts to bring you the best in;
• Children Books
• Academic Materials
• E-resources
• Librarian Training
• Library Systems
We would like to invite you to join our loyal client base
“ We have found the team Zaylai Books to be
highly professional in their work practice and
extremely co-operative in encouraging the use of
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Brent Libraries and reading amongst the local
community
Monna Rizvi Development Co-ordinator, Brent
Libraries London

4. Books & Resources
Children & School Books Children and School Books
We work with selected number children
publishers across the world and we cover
diverse subjects including; fiction, literacy,
educational and cultures.
Our aim is to ensure that each book we offer:
• Be of a high quality, innovative, engaging,
appropriate and enjoyable
• Inspire and motivate a quest for balanced
learning experiences
• Expose readers to world cultures, exotic and
We provide children resources from Islamic books fairytales
to Encyclopedia, Fiction and many more from world • Build confidence, enhance diversity and
leading publishers. community cohesion
Academic Materials
In the academic field, in our selection we
focus on three key issues:
• Creditability of the resources and
publications
• Its authority in the field and the
validity of the information provided
• Specialization of subject area
• For example, in the Islamic Finance
We also provide highly respected accedemic resources
subject, we work with leading
from Islamic Banking to Engineering and anything in
institutions such as CERT (Malaysia)
between.
and other highly specialists in the field.
e-Resources Zaylai Books provides simple solutions to:
• Assess your needs
• Supply tailor-made e-resources to meet your
needs
• Help you to make the best use of your
e-resources
In today’s world, libraries (small or large) can We can provide you
not stay without adequate e-resouce provision. with a wealth of
However, finding what you want and making resources from a
best use of what you already have can be a very number of content
daunting task. providers
To see what we can do for you, please get in touch with us. For contact details please refer to cover page.

5. Training and Consultancy Service
Zaylai Books team of trainers consist of a diverse spectrum of professionals with over 30 years of combined
experiences in the education, libraries and publishing sectors. Our team of trainers is led by Tola Dabiri, a
member of CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professional) and a former Senior Policy
Adviser at the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (UK), with over 15 years of experiences as a Senior
Libraries Manager in the UK. Tola has designed and developed staff training, reader development resources
and reader development programmes for children and adults for a number of British public libraries.
Delivery: We offer in-house training aimed at understanding your needs in order to design training
programs which match to your needs.
Mobile Library Training and Consultancy Library Training and Consultancy
Mobile libraries are excellent way to reach out a You might have endeavored on how to print a
wider audiences, it can provide amazing marketing lasting impression into your readers’ or pupils’
opportunities and unforgettable experiences for curious minds through brain thrilling imaginative
audiences. Mobile libraries can visit schools, small fictions and attractive educational reading
towns, hospitals and shopping centres. It can experiences.
also organise book reading sessions, authors talk,
reading clubs and storytelling. Zaylai Books has designed and delivered a number
of training programmes to help nurture ‘I can
Our flexible consultancy and training programmes read culture’ in your school or library. Our training
supports the development of the skills and reflects on the latest sector related technology and
expertise needed to enable your organisation to: it is inspired by the best professional practices with
the utmost appreciations for our clients’ cultural
• Research and strategically plan the introduction and social preferences.
of a mobile library services
• Develop and implement a cost effective, The following is just to give you a flavour of our
staged project plan to ensure the smooth training contents:
development of your mobile library services
• Plan routes and stops that can be used • IT and online resources for staff and customers
• Choose the right IT systems for your vehicle Reader development and promotion Strategies
• Marketing and promoting your services • Staff training and development
• Monitor and evaluate the success of your • Monitoring and evaluating your service
mobile library service • Developing Services for children & young
people
...And Many More • Marketing and promoting your service (events
and activities)
• Maintaining modern libraries
• Stock and selection management
• Bibliographic services
• Circulation systems (how to identify and
commission the right circulation system,
including RFID)
...And Many More
To see what we can do for you, please get in touch with us. For contact details please refer to cover page.

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Contact Details:
Zaylai Books
The Innovation Centre
De Montfort University
49 Oxford St. Leicester. LE1 5XY
Tell. + 44 116 207 8339
Email: info@zaylai.com
www.zaylaibooks.co.uk
Zaylai Books is a trading name under Zaylai Foundation LTD
Registered with Companies House in England No.: 05537792
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