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J.R.R. Tolkien in Staffordshire: touring exhibition

Posted by: Scott Whitehouse, Posted on: 3 August 2018 - Categories: Library news, Outcome: culture
Handling items in the exhibition. Photo credit: Staffordshire Library and Arts

Scott Whitehouse writes about the award winning Tolkien in Staffordshire touring exhibition

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Partnerships, public engagement and pushing the boundaries

Posted by: Rachel Heydecker, Posted on: 30 July 2018 - Categories: Outcome: wellbeing
Comic preparation underway. Photo credit: Oldham libraries

The Carnegie Trust’s Rachel Heydecker reports on 3 of the projects running as part of the Engaging Libraries programme

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Working with the Taskforce team: spreading the word

Posted by: Alyn Thomas, Posted on: 26 July 2018 - Categories: Taskforce
Photo collage showing all 3 Outcomes brochures

Kent Libraries' Alyn Thomas reflects on his time on secondment with the Taskforce

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Advantage East Sussex

Posted by: Chloe Williams, Posted on: 23 July 2018 - Categories: Outcome: communities, Outcome: digital, Outcome: learning
Family activity and wellbeing box. Photo credit: East Sussex libraries

An update on East Sussex libraries LOFE programme

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Libraries Taskforce - how we communicate will change

Posted by: Julia Chandler, Posted on: 20 July 2018 - Categories: Taskforce
collage of screenshots of Taskforce communications channels

An invitation to share your views on Taskforce communications channels, and help shape how we communicate in the future

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Hosting a writer in residence at your library: everything you need to know

Posted by: Alan Ward, Posted on: 18 July 2018 - Categories: Outcome: culture, Outcome: literacy
Alan Ward, writer in residence at Hastings Library.

Alan Ward builds on the experience learned from his time as writer in residence in Hastings

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Poet in the City: collections in verse

Posted by: Isobel Colchester, Posted on: 16 July 2018 - Categories: Outcome: culture
British Library Curators of Windrush: Songs in a Strange Land Elizabeth Cooper and Zoe Wilcox with poets Vahni Capildeo, Khadijah Ibrahim and Malika Booker. Photo credit: Poet in the City

Read more about the collaboration between Poet in the City, and the British Library's Living Knowledge Network

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Fun and games at the library!

Posted by: Darren Edwards, Posted on: 13 July 2018 - Categories: Good practice, Outcome: culture
Junior chess. Photo credit: Bournemouth Borough council

Darren Edwards shares his expertise on games in libraries - includes a shopping list and lots of practical tips

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Harry Potter: a history of magic

Posted by: Linda Bloomfield, Posted on: 12 July 2018 - Categories: Outcome: culture
Linda at the British Library with a copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone. Photo credit: Linda Bloomfield

Reflections on the recent exhibition in the British Library and at other libraries around the country

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Two free guides for small businesses: Why get online, and How to get online

Posted by: Neil Dagger, Posted on: 10 July 2018 - Categories: Outcome: digital, Outcome: prosperity
screenshot: cover of Get Your Business Online for dummies guide

Nominet would like to see their free guides made available to small businesses - and see libraries as a good route to reach them

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