Editor’s Note: Libraries have long been essential parts of our communities, offering free access to knowledge, resources, and shared spaces. However, recent decades have seen a concerning decline in library engagement across England. With two-thirds of adults (66%) not having …
Earlier this year Ipsos UK carried out research on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to understand barriers to public library use in England and help identify the factors that could support increased engagement. With data showing …
An update on the deep dive visits as part of Baroness Sanderson's libraries strategy work.
The future of our High Streets is a very live conversation at the moment, thrown into even more sharp relief by the COVID pandemic. But way before this last extraordinary year, there was much debate about how our shopping habits …
Tim Bidey shares highlights from the evaluation of LOFE projects - including links to the full report and projects booklet.
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 new CILIP definition, and how it works in practice, in libraries
A response from the Taskforce to the SERIO research
Written by Lee Richards, Senior Research Manager, SERIO, who was commissioned to conduct a national research project to understand more about how community managed libraries operate.
Sharing collated and prioritised research priorities for public libraries