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How does a council approach broader strategic planning?

Posted by: Lee Hemsworth, Posted on: 12 January 2018 - Categories: Libraries Deliver: how we'll achieve this, Library news
Compton Road library at the Compton centre. Photo credit: Leeds libraries

Lee Hemsworth, Chief Officer for Customer Access at Leeds City Council, shares Leeds’ perspective on strategic planning

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Coding with over 60s

Posted by: Rachel Benn, Posted on: 4 January 2018 - Categories: Outcome: digital
Coding. Photo credit: Rachel Benn/Leeds libraries

Rachel Benn writes about working with older people in Leeds. Coding? “It beats Sudoku!”

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So - that was 2017….. a year in libraries

Posted by: Julia Chandler, Kathy Settle, Charlotte Lane and Sheila Bennett, Posted on: 2 January 2018 - Categories: Taskforce
Section of map showing libraries visited

The Taskforce team remembers 2017: highlights, visits, and achievements; and starts to look forward to 2018.

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Alternative delivery models: masterclass report

Posted by: Sheila Bennett and Rachel Corcoran, Posted on: 20 December 2017 - Categories: Libraries Deliver: how we'll achieve this
Beeston library. Photo credit: Sheila Bennett/Libraries Taskforce

A report of the masterclass held in Beeston library - includes slides of the presentations

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Kent’s Digital Dens

Posted by: Jonathan Carton, Posted on: 19 December 2017 - Categories: Library news, Outcome: digital
Participants in the Ashford Digital Den using Ozobots. Photo credit: Ashford Library

Digital clubs in Kent libraries. Jonathan Carton writes about progress with their LOFE funded project.

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Taskforce meets in Storyhouse

Posted by: Julia Chandler, Posted on: 18 December 2017 - Categories: Library news, Taskforce
The main community space in Storyhouse. Photo credit: Julia Chandler/Libraries Taskforce

A report on the Taskforce's 17th meeting, hosted by Storyhouse, Chester

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Can libraries bring internet safety to life?

Posted by: Rachael Bishop, Posted on: 15 December 2017 - Categories: Outcome: digital
Family learning in a library. Photo credit: Society of Chief Librarians

Rachael Bishop invites you to share your views on proposals in the government's internet safety strategy

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A creative challenge a day - for January 2018

Posted by: Laura Saxton, Posted on: 14 December 2017 - Categories: Outcome: culture

A creative project to shake off the post-Christmas feeling: How about signing your library up?

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10 Years of Winchester Discovery Centre: a celebration

Posted by: Sam Marshall, Posted on: 12 December 2017 - Categories: Library news

Sam Marshall tells us about activities to mark the 10th anniversary of Winchester Discovery Centre

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Masterclasses report: libraries benchmarking framework

Posted by: Sheila Bennett, Posted on: 6 December 2017 - Categories: Libraries Deliver: how we'll achieve this, Taskforce
Slide from Steve’s presentation

Second part of the full report of the recent Taskforce masterclasses. This post looks at the benchmarking framework.

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The DCMS Libraries team supports ministers, as they oversee and promote the improvement of local government's provision of public library services in England. It is also responsible for other library policy such as DCMS sponsorship of the British Library and Public Lending Right Scheme. On this blog, members of the team talk about their work. Find out more

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