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Celebrating excellence in public and mobile libraries: PMLG awards 2015

Jacqueline Widdowson, 23 October 2015 - Library news, Library workforce

Guest post from Jacqueline Widdowson, Chair of the Public and Mobile Libraries Group: On 9th October 2015, three outstanding public library staff received recognition for their achievements, at the Public and Mobile Libraries Group conference Awards Dinner.

Libraries as Fun Palaces

Stella Duffy, 21 October 2015 - Events, Library news

In our first guest post, Stella Duffy talks about libraries and Fun Palaces: The library has always held a special place in my life, the Woolwich Library, down the road from the south London council flat where I was born …

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