12th year of the East Sussex Children’s Book Award
Chloe Williams writes about the involvement of schools, children and authors in this years event.
Reading groups, libraries and communities: an exploratory study
An update on an earlier blog post, which links to the finished research report into the value of reading groups
Transformation Review: Bracknell Forest Library Service
Bracknell Forest Council's Director of Environment, Culture and Communities writes about changes made to their original plans, following consultation
A core dataset for libraries
Publication of the Libraries Taskforce's list of contents for the core dataset for libraries.
I’m the Girl I Want To Be
Jo describes the project, which works with young girls in Northamptonshire libraries
Leadership for libraries
The Local Government Association's Ian Leete writes about their recent annual conference, and where the spotlight shone on libraries.
#cultureisdigital
Helen Williams and Kate McGavin introduce the #cultureisdigital project, and invite all library people to get involved.
New Moulton Library – Fun, Functional and Fabulous!
Anne Lovely writes for us about the new library in Moulton, a large village about 5 miles north of Northampton town centre.
An oral history of readers' lives in libraries
Dr Shelley Trower writes about her research project the role of reading across people's' life spans, which includes interviews with members of reading groups in libraries.
Apprenticeships
Luke Stevens-Burt introduces the work on apprenticeships that CILIP is facilitating.