Guest author JJ Khun WIILMA Founder, writes about working with libraries and Waltham Forest council to reduce loneliness, isolation and improve mental wellbeing in the community.
The Reading Agency shares stories from libraries and participants involved in its Reading Friends programme.
Read, Talk, Share – How the Reading Agency helped libraries tackle loneliness.
Guest post from Karen Napier, Chief Executive of The Reading Agency
Debbie Hicks introduces The Reading Agency's Reading Friends scheme, which uses reading to tackle loneliness.
Craig Tobin writes about a multi-stakeholder partnership providing a cancer advice service to the community in Lanarkshire
Taskforce member Dr Neil Churchill writes about social prescribing and why the NHS is partnering with public libraries
Michael Ellis MP, Libraries minister, introduces Libraries Week and writes about what they mean to him and his ministerial priorities
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
Steve Palmer writes about the new collection in Chelmsley Wood library, created to support the mental health and wellbeing of children in Solihull
The Carnegie Trust’s Rachel Heydecker reports on 4 more of the projects running as part of the Engaging Libraries programme