Claire has worked for North Yorkshire County Council’s Library Service for 26 years and delivered the award winning Rewind Skipton Songwriters project for young people which won the CILIP Libraries Change Lives Award in 2012. Claire is currently based at Skipton Library and is the Project Manager for the innovative Arts Council supported Creative Residencies Project.
Claire Thompson writes about the legacy of the project: Rewind Skipton, for Skipton library
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The DCMS Libraries team supports ministers, as they oversee and promote the improvement of local government's provision of public library services in England. It is also responsible for other library policy such as the Public Lending Right Scheme and DCMS' sponsorship of the British Library and The National Archives. On this blog, we showcase the work of public libraries and their role in supporting the government's priorities. Find out more