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Commuter Hubs in libraries

Posted by: Sachia Thompson, Posted on: 24 August 2017 - Categories: Good practice, Libraries Deliver: how we'll achieve this
Banner promoting commuter hubs. Photo credit: Paul Cox/Ministry of Justice

An update on the Ministry of Justice commuter hubs pilot project

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Rewind Skipton

Posted by: Claire Thompson, Posted on: 22 August 2017 - Categories: Library news, Outcome: culture
Skipton Library’s Team Ketchup running a stall at Thought Bubble Festival Leeds. Photo credit: Skipton library

Claire Thompson writes about the legacy of the project: Rewind Skipton, for Skipton library

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Public finances - the implications for libraries

Posted by: Andrew Burns, Posted on: 18 August 2017 - Categories: Library news

Andrew Burns (Staffordshire and CIPFA) shares his views, both on the pressures on public finances, and opportunities for libraries

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Libraries Taskforce: future research priorities

Posted by: Charlotte Lane, Posted on: 17 August 2017 - Categories: Research

Sharing collated and prioritised research priorities for public libraries

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Art of Libraries – re-imagining cultural education in Gloucestershire

Posted by: Louise Bardgett, Posted on: 8 August 2017 - Categories: Outcome: culture
A cardboard city in Dursley library. Photo credit: Sarah Warden

Louise Bardgett writes about a flagship project working with Gloucestershire libraries, to develop libraries as hubs for introducing arts and culture to children and young people.

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Taskforce meeting at Cambridge Central Library

Posted by: Charlotte Lane, Posted on: 4 August 2017 - Categories: Outcome: culture, Taskforce

Report on our most recent Taskforce meeting at Cambridge Central Library

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12th year of the East Sussex Children’s Book Award

Posted by: Chloe Williams, Posted on: 2 August 2017 - Categories: Outcome: literacy
Children queueing to meet their favourite authors. Photo credit: East Sussex libraries

Chloe Williams writes about the involvement of schools, children and authors in this years event.

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Reading groups, libraries and communities: an exploratory study

Posted by: Lesley Dee, Susan Hart and Cathy Jennings, Posted on: 28 July 2017 - Categories: Outcome: literacy
Reading group in a library in London. Photo credit: @thereaderorg

An update on an earlier blog post, which links to the finished research report into the value of reading groups

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Transformation Review: Bracknell Forest Library Service

Posted by: Vincent Paliczka, Posted on: 25 July 2017 - Categories: Good practice
Logo: Bracknell Forest Council

Bracknell Forest Council's Director of Environment, Culture and Communities writes about changes made to their original plans, following consultation

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A core dataset for libraries

Posted by: Charlotte Lane, Posted on: 20 July 2017 - Categories: Data
laptop showing data dashboard

Publication of the Libraries Taskforce's list of contents for the core dataset for libraries.

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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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