Reflections on 3 years leading the Libraries Taskforce
Farewell post and reflections from Kathy Settle, who led the Libraries Taskforce for 3 years - from its start in 2015
Kathy Settle
Kathy was Chief Executive of the Libraries Taskforce from its establishment in 2015, until she left in March 2018.
She was previously Director for Digital Policy and Departmental Engagement at the Government Digital Service where, having developed the Government's Digital Strategy, she worked alongside GDS colleagues and Departmental Digital Leaders to deliver it.
So - that was 2017….. a year in libraries
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The Taskforce team remembers 2017: highlights, visits, and achievements; and starts to look forward to 2018.
One year on from Ambition: let us know what you think
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Libraries Deliver: how we'll achieve this, Taskforce
As we approach the first anniversary of publication of our strategy, we'd like your views on what we've been doing. This short post links to a survey.
Taskforce meeting at the Free Word centre
Kathy Settle restarts the Taskforce blog series post-election, reporting on our most recent meeting and outlining what comes next.
Visiting the Hive and exploring the Digital Outcome: 13th meeting of the Libraries Taskforce
The Taskforce visited Worcester for its recent meeting.
Libraries Taskforce sector forums - wrap up and reflections
Final reflections from the Taskforce sector forums.
Building the evidence base
Kathy reports on recent workshops which mapped existing research, identified what else was needed, and started to prioritise next steps. Includes links to surveys where you can share your ideas.
Library data: The story so far and next steps
Progress towards a core dataset.
And the successful projects are….
Announcing the 30 winning ideas which will receive funding from the Libraries Opportunities for Everyone Innovation fund
Co-location in Redbridge and exploring the Prosperity Outcome: 12th meeting of the Libraries Taskforce
A record of the recent Libraries Taskforce meeting, which included a presentation about libraries in Redbridge, how libraries contribute to the prosperity Outcome, and a note about the launch of the BIPC Northamptonshire the following day.