My primary school’s library included books written by students of any grade, and kept them at least while the students were still at the school, along with doze

My primary school’s library included books written by students of any grade, and kept them at least while the students were still at the school, along with dozens of the best ones from further back. The whole endeavor was called the school library “publishing house”. Students at school who wanted to could write a book (typically 3–10 pages, but occasionally longer), and the handwritten or typed document with line art would be xeroxed 3 times then each copy would be colored by the student, laminated, and spiral bound, with one copy sent home, one to the classroom, and one to the school library. All of the student authors would get to go to a ceremonial “authors’ tea”, held a few times each year. It was optional but a great experience and some kids enjoyed it so much they “published” several books a year. Others only did it once during primary school, or not at all. This was all back in the time when schools had enough budget to fund a full-time school librarian who could organize such a project. I don’t think it has continued down to today.