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Evidencing impact in Kent

Posted by: Charlotte Lane, Posted on: 13 September 2018 - Categories: Events, Good practice

This is the second blog post from the Making an Impact workshops: Kent’s framework for evidencing impact.

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Slippers, Teddies and Death Cafés – libraries and public engagement

Posted by: Rachel Heydecker, Posted on: 10 September 2018 - Categories: Outcome: wellbeing
A pile of teddy bears

The Carnegie Trust’s Rachel Heydecker reports on 4 more of the projects running as part of the Engaging Libraries programme

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Community Challenge Prize

Posted by: Waseem Hafiz, Posted on: 7 September 2018 - Categories: Library news, Outcome: digital
At the ceremony in the Houses of Parliament. Photo credit: Chris Andersson, Good Things Foundation

Details of the winning project developed by the team in High Wycombe library - which encourages and supports library visitors to use travel apps to save money on transport

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Nottinghamshire libraries modernisation programme

Posted by: Peter Gaw, Posted on: 5 September 2018 - Categories: Library news
Beeston library. Photo credit: Sheila Bennett/Libraries Taskforce

Peter Gaw writes about the capital programme to modernise their network of libraries.

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Rotherham: Council and Mowbray Gardens library - working together to help people back into work

Posted by: Chris Gaynor, Posted on: 31 August 2018 - Categories: Outcome: prosperity
Stephen helping someone get online in Mowbray Gardens library. Photo credit: Chris Gaynor, RMBC

How a library and council team working together helped a resident back into work

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Libraries Connected: new name, new team, expanded mission

Posted by: Isobel Hunter, Posted on: 30 August 2018 - Categories: Library news
Picture of 2 men smiling - Mark Freeman (left) and Neil Macinnes (right).

Isobel Hunter, chief executive of Libraries Connected writes about changes to the organisation and their new role as Sector Support Organisation. Last in the series to introduce the new members of the ACE national portfolio.

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An introduction to measuring outcomes

Posted by: Charlotte Lane, Posted on: 28 August 2018 - Categories: Events, Good practice
Impact. Photo credit flickr user Walter Wilhelm (shared under cc licence)

Charlotte introduces a short blog series which will share the learning from recent Taskforce workshops on measuring impact.

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Carnegie Library Lab – reflections on the first meeting

Posted by: Rachel Heydecker, Posted on: 24 August 2018 - Categories: Good practice, Library workforce
Lab Partners and their mentors, meeting in Manchester Central library. Photo credit: Carnegie Trust UK

Rachel Heydecker from Carnegie UK Trust introduces the new group of Carnegie Library Lab partners, and their projects

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Arts for children and young people in Nottinghamshire

Posted by: Peter Gaw, Posted on: 22 August 2018 - Categories: Outcome: culture
Banners advertising two of the programmes running in Year 1: the Big Draw, and Adventures in Music

Peter Gaw writes about the NPO programme in Nottinghamshire, presented by Inspire

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Hastings library – historic building, modern service

Posted by: James Boyes, Posted on: 20 August 2018 - Categories: Library news
Unveiling the new artwork. Photo shows a large mural with people flying over the town of Hastings

The story behind the refurbishment and reopening of Hastings library, in East Sussex

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