Earlier this year Ipsos UK carried out research on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to understand barriers to public library use in England and help identify the factors that could support increased engagement. With data showing …
The untold stories of Britain’s Black ballet dancers will be put centre stage for the first time in a new touring exhibition in libraries. Funded by a £245,500 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Into the Light: Pioneers of …
This October, Green Libraries Week returns to celebrate the work going on in libraries across the UK focused on sustainability, climate change and green action within their communities. During Green Libraries Week from 07 to 13 October, the Green Libraries Partnership is …
The British Library is internationally renowned as the UKs national library. Its iconic, imposing Grade 1 listed site at St Pancras is a London landmark welcoming over 1.5 million visitors a year. But as well as being a national institution, …
As referenced in our earlier blog, during Green Libraries Week, 2 to 8 October, Green Libraries Partnership are working with libraries across the UK to encourage library users and non-users of all ages to ‘Go Green at the library’. The …
This October, the annual Libraries Week transforms into Green Libraries Week, to celebrate the work going on in libraries across the UK focused on sustainability and climate change. Libraries have shown their flexibility and ingenuity in support of a better …
Libraries are the perfect setting to engage youth audiences, with entrepreneurial activities attractive to even the hardest to reach teenagers. Oxford Westgate Library became a member of the British Library Business & IP Centre (BIPC) National Network one year ago. …
An update on the deep dive visits as part of Baroness Sanderson's libraries strategy work.
People from the libraries sector who received awards in the King's Birthday Honours
How libraries and archives are joining the Coronation celebrations