[3] Regional branches operate in many areas of the UK https://www.sla.org.uk/branches The Association's President is Richard Gerver.

Past Presidents include authors Kevin Crossley-Holland (2012–2017) Gervase Phinn (2006–2009) and Aidan Chambers (2003–2006), and Miranda McKearney, Empathy Lab and Former Director of The Reading Agency.

In May 2007 the SLA launched a project in which it acted as facilitator for a Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) initiative called Boys into Books 11–14, delivering 20 free books to all qualifying state schools in England[5] with an accompanying reading guide.

[6] Boys into Books 5–11, a follow-up project funded by the DCSF, ran in 2008, also with a published reading guide.

[25] In 2011 the Association inaugurated the SLA Information Book Award with shortlists in three categories, "designed to support school libraries, reinforce the importance of non-fiction and highlight the high standard of resources available".