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 -…
Football’s coming… to the library
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…
LIBRARY STORYTRAILS – near you??
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…
Jubilee over? Not in our book…
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…
Libraries say: Don’t take us for granted
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…
Crime book events near you – or online!
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…
Ukraine or UK – free leaflet we all need
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…
JUNE: START YOUR CRIME PLANS NOW!
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…
Libraries in Ukraine
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…
23 April – free event for World Book Night
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…
4 APRIL: FREE webinar on bridging the digital divide
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…
Invitation for Thursday 24th March : Shared Prosperity for libraries!
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…
World Book Day and other free goodies
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…
YOU’RE INVITED: THE LOWDOWN ON LEVELLING UP
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…
Families road-test winning book
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…
Nominate your local library champion!
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…