On the ball as always, libraries have a load of resources to help the nation celebrate the lionesses' football triumph.Libraries Connected has been working with The Football Association and UEFA…
Libraries were acknowledged to be essential venues for this nationwide "festival" of arts and tech. That's good. What it means in practice is yet to be seen. The idea is…
After the beer and the bunting, there's still a jubilee feast for book-lovers. The Reading Agency (TRA) has compiled a book list for each of the seven decades since 1952.Each…
Cost of living crisis? The government is coming up with increasingly exotic solutions - from right to buy to... er bringing back imperial measures.So it's just the right time to…
National Crime Reading Month is off to a galloping start, with events all over the country at book festivals, bookshops and - of course - libraries.And there's three more weeks…
Libraries are (of course) rallying round to help any Ukrainians who have managed to jump through all the Home office hoops and reach this country. And their hosts.Libraries are (of…
Every June, the Crime Writers’ Association runs National Crime Reading Month (NCRM).There’s plenty on offer - or how about organising your own crime event to profit from the national publicity?You…
The Library Campaign operates in England and Wales. But we cannot ignore what is going on in Ukraine. Kate Thompson, who was heavily involved in the defence of Tower Hamlets…
Maybe you (or your library service) will be holding a fun event for World Book Night on 23 April. Find out more at http://worldbooknight.orgMeanwhile, anyone can join the launch event…
10 million adults in the UK are digitally excluded. Many found themselves cut off from essential services and social contact during the pandemic. Libraries helped in many ways...There's plenty more…
Billed as an ‘Opportunity Knocks webinar, this FREE webinar will look at some of the ‘levelling up’ concepts that might be good for libraries.Thursday 24 March 13:00 – 14:00, onlineThe…
Schools and libraries are gearing up for World Book Day on March 3. This is a worldwide celebration aimed specifically at children. (Grown-ups get their own event on April 23…
How do you turn a solid plank into a damp squib? For one answer, turn to the government’s White Paper on levelling up. This enticing concept, remember, was the major…
The annual BookTrust Storytime Prize has been awarded to The Whales on the Bus (see what they did there?) by Katrina Charman and Nick Sharratt (Bloomsbury).But this year’s award is…
FEBRUARY 4 is the deadline to nominate a 'local service champion' for UNISON's promotion campaign.We bet you know at least one in your library service...UNISON says: 'Local government has been…
Some libraries are expanding their work into a bold new initiative - encouraging people to talk about loss, dying, death, bereavement, and more. Of course, Friends groups have run events…
We've always said that libraries have a unique role as safe public spaces that people trust.The latest proof of this is pretty spectacular!New research by IpsosMori rates all the professions…
Challenging but so worthwhile - libraries have been exploring ways to help people deal with death. Libraries Connected (LC), the chief librarians' group, is kindly inviting us to join a…
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