Green Libraries Week, led by CILIP, is the national, annual celebration of libraries, across all sectors – from public libraries on the high street to national, health and academic libraries. The focus is on libraries leading climate and sustainability initiatives …
DCMS is the largest contributor of honours nominations across Whitehall and an incredible 248 people from across DCMS sectors were recognised in The King’s official Birthday Honours List (20% of the total 1,215 awards). Here on the Libraries blog, we’re …
Libraries Week: Libraries Change Lives 2025, running this week until Sunday 8 June, celebrating the vital role libraries play in transforming lives and strengthening communities. This year's theme, Libraries Week: Libraries Change Lives By Sustaining Economic Growth highlights how library services …
An update in work towards a public libraries strategy.
Read more about the libraries people receiving New Year Honours.
It’s time for our traditional New Year post. Congratulations to the 13 library sector people who were awarded Honours. It is great to see these recipients recognised for continuing to help improve and support a wide range of libraries work …
Congratulations to the 6 people working in or with the public libraries sector in England who were awarded honours last week in recognition of their contribution to libraries. Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) Mark Freeman, President …
Congratulations to the 9 people working in or with the public libraries sector in England who were awarded honours last week in recognition of their contribution to libraries. The awards were announced on 10 October – a great end to …
Find out how those named in the New Years Honours list have made their contribution to public libraries.
Ken Taylor writes about the award-winning project to extend the Great Ayton Discovery Centre.