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Cambridgeshire Culture and Community Service: The Library Presents

Posted by: Joanne Gray, Posted on: 25 June 2018 - Categories: Outcome: culture
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The third in our series introducing the new library National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs) - Joanne Gray, describes Cambridgeshire libraries' programme

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Brent Culture Celebrating Windrush 70

Posted by: Zerritha Brown, Posted on: 22 June 2018 - Categories: Outcome: communities, Outcome: culture
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Zerritha Brown, Artistic Director of the Windrush 70 programme, writes about work done by Brent libraries to mark the 70th anniversary

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HP Sprout in the Glass Box

Posted by: Olly Hellis, Posted on: 20 June 2018 - Categories: Outcome: digital, Outcome: learning
Scanning objects during the BBC Civilisations Project. Photo credit: Somerset libraries

Olly Hellis writes about how the Glass Box have used an HP Sprout (an immersive all-in-one PC, which includes high-precision 3D scanning)

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Cheltenham library = Fun Palace

Posted by: Stephanie Organ, Posted on: 18 June 2018 - Categories: Outcome: communities, Outcome: culture
Joseph Coelho and Fiona Lumbers in Cheltenham children’s library. Photo credit: Gloucestershire libraries

Stephanie Organ shares her experience running a Fun Palace in Cheltenham library

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Suffolk libraries - focussing on young people

Posted by: Krystal Vittles, Posted on: 15 June 2018 - Categories: Library news
Library staff working with young people in the Sybil Andrews Academy.

Following the introduction from Arts Council England about their NPO programme, Suffolk libraries share their plans

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Innovation and imagination in Stockton Borough

Posted by: Mark Freeman, Posted on: 14 June 2018 - Categories: Outcome: digital, Outcome: learning, Outcome: wellbeing
Historical films being shown in the Imagination Station in Thornaby library. Photo credit: Stockton libraries

Mark Freeman writes about the 2 new spaces in Stockton's libraries: feeding creativity and developing skills, and stimulating the imagination.

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The Big Ideas Generators project - final report

Posted by: Neil MacInnes, Posted on: 13 June 2018 - Categories: Outcome: prosperity
Ian Hargreaves and Andrew Bailey from the Big Ideas Generators team. Photo credit: Manchester libraries

Final numbers from the BIG project, and Andrew Bailey shares his experience working in the team.

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Did you Get Creative this year?

Posted by: Stephen James-Yeoman, Posted on: 12 June 2018 - Categories: Events, Outcome: culture
Bellringers in Minehead library.

Read about how libraries took part in this year's festival, and plans for 2019

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Single Sign On – Access to eResources for libraries

Posted by: John Garland, Posted on: 11 June 2018 - Categories: Good practice, Library news, Outcome: digital
Using computers in Exeter library. Photo credit: SCL

John Garland reports progress with the Single Sign On project

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Engaging Libraries and Empathy Day 12 June 2018

Posted by: Sarah Mears, Programme Manager, Libraries Connected and Miranda McKearney, Posted on: 7 June 2018 - Categories: Events, Outcome: communities
Hands of friendship project in Sheffield. Photo credit: Sheffield libraries

Sarah Mears and Miranda McKearney write about their Engaging Libraries project, and share projects running in libraries to mark Empathy Day

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