Tablet loans in Leeds
Ian McArdle, acting Digital Engagement Librarian for Leeds Libraries, writes about their project to loan tablets to community organisations throughout Leeds and work with them directly to boost digital inclusion
Libraries kick-starting the next generation of entrepreneurs
Isabel Oswell, Head of Business Audiences at the British Library, writes about Start-up day 2017.
Benchmarking Framework
The LGA's Ian Leete introduces a a benchmarking framework to support library services to identify their strengths and weaknesses, assess themselves against recognised good practice, and deliver continuous improvement
Makerspaces in libraries: progress
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Julia Chandler, Posted on:
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Case study, Good practice, Outcome: culture, Outcome: digital, Outcome: learning
A report on the recent makerspaces masterclass, held in Leeds central library.
Can gaming really benefit children? New library club gets kids excited about esports
Dominic Sacco writes about the esports project in Maida Vale library.
Cinegi Arts&Film – the library as a cinema?
Mandy Berry, CEO of Cinegi Arts&Film writes about a project that can transform a library into a pop-up cinema for special events or regular screenings
London Super Comic Con
Islington libraries used the opportunity offered by an international event to promote libraries to an audience who might not associate their local library with comics/graphic novels.
Community managed libraries research - what we’ll do next
A response from the Taskforce to the SERIO research
Exploring the service effectiveness and sustainability of community managed libraries in England
Written by Lee Richards, Senior Research Manager, SERIO, who was commissioned to conduct a national research project to understand more about how community managed libraries operate.
From idea to initiative: empowering library innovation on demand
Erik Boekesteijn writes about his involvement with preparatory work as Storyhouse was developed