Sanderson, so far… what we told her
Public libraries need lots of things. A new government strategy may not be the first that comes to mind. But the hope is that it will keep public libraries on…
The Value of Libraries
Libraries Connected East has conducted extensive research that happily reveals that England’s public libraries generate a value of £3.4 billion a year and we at The Library Campaign think that…
Lewisham – Save Grove Park Library
Grove Park Library is one that has been run by a social enterprise organisation for some years after Lewisham Council in South London decided they couldn't or wouldn't afford it.…
What do you think – twice!
If you have some thinking time over the weekend, the library world would like to know two things.First, what do you think of the very first beta version of the…
Unhappy in Redditch
As Tolstoy didn’t quite say: ‘All happy libraries are alike; each unhappy library is unhappy in its own way.’ So, when TLC compiles evidence for a consultation, we make sure…
25 MARCH, 2pm – BE THERE!
We’re having an OPEN MEETING for everyone interested in public libraries, whether or not they are Library Campaign members, at UNISON CENTRE, 130 EUSTON ROAD, LONDON, NW1 2AY.GUEST SPEAKER: Isobel…
GREAT RESOURCES FOR MARCH!
One of our gripes is that there are wonderful national "weeks" or "days" where Friends could lay on some exciting events - but details of available resources come out rather…
MAKE YOUR LIBRARY FAMOUS!
The project to give England's libraries a much-needed "digital presence" is gradually making progress. It now has a name - LibraryOn. We hope 2023 will show visible results. And you…
STOP PRESS! Awards for your library?
Late, but not too late? We apologise for being slow to realise that Friends groups can nominate their library services for a prestigious national award! But time is short...The Libraries…
UK – UKRAINE – WHY LIBRARIES MATTER
It’s seldom easy to get the mainstream press to cover library stories. The Guardian is better than most. And it has started off December with - we hope - a…
LIBRARIES PROVIDE A HAPPY ENDING…
In our spring magazine we reported on a rather mysterious nationwide project. The one thing we knew was that libraries would be involved. It had begun as Theresa May’s idea…
NOT NEW IS GOOD NEWS…
Sighs of relief all round this week when the government announced - it is not changing the libraries minister! It’s still Lord Parkinson. [Apologies to those who caught up with…
LIBRARIES REVIEW GETS GOING
Busy taking notes, here’s Baroness Sanderson on a fact-finding tour. She is, you’ll remember, chair of a panel working on “a new public libraries strategy”, as we reported on this…
RUGBY IN LIBRARIES? SURE!
A cultural festival to go with the Rugby League tournament? Why not?The ever-ingenious Libraries Connected is partnering with the confusingly-named Rugby League World Cup 2021 to deliver arts events as…
THURSDAY: MAKE HISTORY AT BETHNAL GREEN!
This Thursday, October 13, 4-5pm at Bethnal Green Library - all welcome. Make a (small) mark in history! The library service will be taking a photo of library lovers at…
HELLO, LIBRARIES WEEK!
It’s back - the annual celebration of all that libraries offer, run by librarians’ association CILIP. This time (3-9 October) the theme is lifelong learning. And that, says CILIP’s enterprising…
Guy Daines
The Library Campaign is very sad to report the death of Guy Daines. Most recently the Policy officer for CILIP, Guy was briefly the Campaign Secretary (before we were a…
SURPRISE! A NEW LIBRARY STRATEGY!
Well! There is to be ‘a new public libraries strategy due in 2023… to make sure [they] are providing the best possible service for their communities’.Whatever that means, it will…
Fix a date with the Laureate! by 19 August
Does your library’s name or location in the UK (village, town or city, but not street) begin with the letters E, F, G or Welsh Ff or Ng? If so,…
You too can be a Booker judge!
Of all the book prizes, the Booker remains the most prestigious media magnet. If you fancy a taste of this high life - and belong to a book group -…