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Making an impact workshops

Posted by: Charlotte Lane, Posted on: 9 July 2018 - Categories: Events
Start of the masterclass in Newcastle central library.

An overview of 2 free workshops planned for August - on measuring and demonstrating impact

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Storyhouse: How an innovative library has energized the life of a cultural hub

Posted by: Simon Erridge, Posted on: 6 July 2018 - Categories: Library news
The Queen unveils a plaque in Storyhouse. Photo credit: Ant Clausen

Simon Erridge, Director at Bennetts Associates Architects, writes about his work on Storyhouse, the building which was officially opened by the Queen and the Duchess of Sussex in June 2018

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Art and Culture ‘Made in the Library’

Posted by: Daniel Clark, Posted on: 2 July 2018 - Categories: Outcome: culture
A performance of The Little Match Girl, in Ilfracombe library. Photo credit: Libraries Unlimited

Libraries Unlimited’s Daniel Clark writes about their NPO programme - another in our series to introduce the 6 library services in the Arts Council England portfolio

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Music, arts and performance in St Helens libraries

Posted by: Kathryn Boothroyd, Posted on: 1 July 2018 - Categories: Outcome: culture
Mark Titchner artwork featured at Eccleston Library. Photo credit: St Helens libraries

Kathryn Boothroyd writes about the NPO programme planned in St Helens libraries

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Barking and Dagenham libraries: a new NPO, and hosting the Libraries Taskforce

Posted by: Julia Chandler, Posted on: 26 June 2018 - Categories: Outcome: communities, Outcome: culture, Outcome: literacy, Taskforce

The 20th meeting of the Libraries Taskforce, plus LBBD and Pen to Print - another Arts Council NPO programme

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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
Windrush 70 logo

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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