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I’m the Girl I Want To Be

Posted by: Jo Hoyer, Posted on: 18 July 2017 - Categories: Outcome: wellbeing
Inspirational reminder. Photo credit: First for Wellbeing

Jo describes the project, which works with young girls in Northamptonshire libraries

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Leadership for libraries

Posted by: Ian Leete, Posted on: 14 July 2017 - Categories: Events, Libraries Deliver: how we'll achieve this
Tabitha Witherick, Service Manager – Development, Somerset Library Service. Photo credit: Ian Leete/LGA

The Local Government Association's Ian Leete writes about their recent annual conference, and where the spotlight shone on libraries.

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#cultureisdigital

Posted by: Helen Williams and Kate McGavin, Posted on: 13 July 2017 - Categories: Digital, Outcome: culture
culture is digital - logo

Helen Williams and Kate McGavin introduce the #cultureisdigital project, and invite all library people to get involved.

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New Moulton Library – Fun, Functional and Fabulous!

Posted by: Anne Lovely, Posted on: 11 July 2017 - Categories: Library news
Children’s library. Photo credit: First for Wellbeing

Anne Lovely writes for us about the new library in Moulton, a large village about 5 miles north of Northampton town centre.

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An oral history of readers' lives in libraries

Posted by: Shelley Trower, Posted on: 7 July 2017 - Categories: Outcome: literacy
Inside Brighton library

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.

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Apprenticeships

Posted by: Luke Stevens-Burt, Posted on: 4 July 2017 - Categories: Library workforce

Luke Stevens-Burt introduces the work on apprenticeships that CILIP is facilitating.

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Woking Makerday

Posted by: Helen Leech, Posted on: 30 June 2017 - Categories: Case study, Outcome: digital, Outcome: learning
A selection of images from the day. Photo credits: Surrey libraries

Helen Leech writes about the evolution of maker activities in Surrey libraries, and the recent makerday in Woking library

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Makerspaces in libraries

Posted by: Julia Chandler, Posted on: 30 June 2017 - Categories: Case study, Good practice, Outcome: culture, Outcome: digital, Outcome: learning
A selection of the equipment used in Somerset’s Glass Box. Photo credit: Olly Hellis presentation

Report on the recent Makerspaces workshop held in Canada Water library

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Libraries Opportunities for Everyone Innovation Fund: Plymouth Libraries – the story so far…

Posted by: Mandy Macdonald, Posted on: 29 June 2017 - Categories: Case study, Library news, Outcome: literacy
Poster advertising the programme

Introducing Plymouth Libraries 'Libraries Opportunities for Everyone' funded project

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Creating a ‘human library’ in Sefton

Posted by: Angie Worth and Lesley Davies, Posted on: 28 June 2017 - Categories: Outcome: communities
Bootle community meal. Photo credit: Sefton libraries

Introducing Sefton Libraries 'Libraries Opportunities for Everyone' funded project

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