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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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live@thelibrary: a cultural programme with Oldham Council libraries

Posted by: Richard Hall, Posted on: 26 June 2017 - Categories: Case study, Outcome: culture
A scene from Boomtown Girls. Photo credit: Oldham libraries

Richard Hall writes about the cultural programme that brings the best book themed activities, music and theatre to the heart of Oldham in Oldham Library’s Performance Space.

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Collaborative project: getting children talking in St Helens

Posted by: Kathryn Boothroyd, Posted on: 20 June 2017 - Categories: Case study, Outcome: literacy
Schools Library Service and Speech and Language Service launch BLUSH April 2016. Photo credit: St Helens libraries

A Speech and Language Therapy Service and a Schools Library Service working together in St Helens.

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Family Storywalks in Kirklees

Posted by: Tiffany Haigh, Posted on: 16 June 2017 - Categories: Case study, Outcome: communities, Outcome: literacy
children standing in front of a rainbow artwork

Guest post written by Tiffany Haigh, Librarian for Kirklees Libraries about the evolution of storywalks over the last 9 years in Kirklees

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Income generation for public libraries

Posted by: Sheila Bennett, Posted on: 15 June 2017 - Categories: Case study, Events, Libraries Deliver: how we'll achieve this, Taskforce
The Booklover Store in Brighton’s Jubilee library. Photo credit: Brighton and Hove City libraries

Sheila reports on the recent income generation masterclasses. This post contains details from all presentations and discussions, and includes lots of links to additional material.

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Face of the Council, Heart of the Community

Posted by: Waseem Hafiz, Posted on: 14 June 2017 - Categories: Library news, Library workforce
Group activity session to collate ideas about how we could connect organisations and volunteers. Photo taken by Zoe Loake

Waseem Hafiz reports the staff conference held by Buckinghamshire libraries

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