Rotherham: Council and Mowbray Gardens library - working together to help people back into work
How a library and council team working together helped a resident back into work
Libraries Connected: new name, new team, expanded mission
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.
An introduction to measuring outcomes
Charlotte introduces a short blog series which will share the learning from recent Taskforce workshops on measuring impact.
Carnegie Library Lab – reflections on the first meeting
Rachel Heydecker from Carnegie UK Trust introduces the new group of Carnegie Library Lab partners, and their projects
Arts for children and young people in Nottinghamshire
Peter Gaw writes about the NPO programme in Nottinghamshire, presented by Inspire
Hastings library – historic building, modern service
The story behind the refurbishment and reopening of Hastings library, in East Sussex
Analysing the CIPFA data
Introducing a report by Joan O'Bryan, who interrogated CIPFA statistics sheets from 2006-07 to 2016-17 to analyse trends regarding public libraries in England
Passing the baton
A new Taskforce Chair, and a reminder of the current work programme
Reading together – book groups in Cambridgeshire Libraries
Cambridgeshire Libraries' Nikki Cooper writes about how their provision for reading groups has evolved.
An Adventurers Companion
Alison Catlin writes about a project which used a creative approach to improve wellbeing, reduce isolation and investigate how the arts can be used to explore library spaces in new ways.