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Tackling loneliness through the proven power of reading
Debbie Hicks introduces The Reading Agency's Reading Friends scheme, which uses reading to tackle loneliness.
Outcome: wellbeing
Network of support for people with cancer
Craig Tobin writes about a multi-stakeholder partnership providing a cancer advice service to the community in Lanarkshire
Not just treating the symptoms
Taskforce member Dr Neil Churchill writes about social prescribing and why the NHS is partnering with public libraries
Why I’m looking forward to Libraries Week
Michael Ellis MP, Libraries minister, introduces Libraries Week and writes about what they mean to him and his ministerial priorities
Impact: rhyme times and maternal mental health
This is the third blog post from the Making an Impact workshops: Ben Lee shared his work around measuring the impact of rhyme times on maternal mental health
The Reading Den at Chelmsley Wood library
Steve Palmer writes about the new collection in Chelmsley Wood library, created to support the mental health and wellbeing of children in Solihull
Slippers, Teddies and Death Cafés – libraries and public engagement
The Carnegie Trust’s Rachel Heydecker reports on 4 more of the projects running as part of the Engaging Libraries programme
An Adventurers Companion
Alison Catlin writes about a project which used a creative approach to improve wellbeing, reduce isolation and investigate how the arts can be used to explore library spaces in new ways.
Partnerships, public engagement and pushing the boundaries
The Carnegie Trust’s Rachel Heydecker reports on 3 of the projects running as part of the Engaging Libraries programme
Innovation and imagination in Stockton Borough
Mark Freeman writes about the 2 new spaces in Stockton's libraries: feeding creativity and developing skills, and stimulating the imagination.