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How will you mark 20 years since Harry Potter appeared?

Posted by: Ayub Khan, Service Manager (Universal Services), Warwickshire and Libraries Connected President Elect, Posted on: 12 June 2017 - Categories: Library news
One of the graphics designed by Pottermore

Ayub Khan shares ideas about how libraries might take part in the celebrations to mark 20 years since the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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Taskforce meeting at the Free Word centre

Posted by: Kathy Settle, Posted on: 12 June 2017 - Categories: Taskforce
The entrance to the Free Word Centre. Photo credit: Julia Chandler/Libraries Taskforce

Kathy Settle restarts the Taskforce blog series post-election, reporting on our most recent meeting and outlining what comes next.

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Pre-election period - how we will communicate

Posted by: Julia Chandler, Posted on: 21 April 2017 - Categories: Taskforce

Why you won't hear or read anything from us over the next couple of weeks.

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Carlisle Library’s Seven Stories Project

Posted by: Mari Pearce, Posted on: 12 April 2017 - Categories: Outcome: culture
Sock book, created by Longrigg House Day Care Centre. Photo credit: Mari Pearce/Cumbria Libraries

Mari Pearce of Cumbria Libraries writes about their Arts Council England funded project

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What does England make of its Public Libraries?

Posted by: Jenny Peachey, Posted on: 11 April 2017 - Categories: Data, Research
Shining a light: policy report

Dr Jenny Peachey writes about the research and her report published by Carnegie UK Trust

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Pen to Print: Real People, Real, Stories

Posted by: Lena Smith, Posted on: 11 April 2017 - Categories: Outcome: culture
The winner of the 206 Book Challenge Farzana Hakim, who won with her book The Silence of a Deep River. Photo credit: Express Photos

Lena Smith writes about the Pen to Print programme, run by Barking and Dagenham libraries.

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What is your investment strategy?

Posted by: Brian Ashley, Posted on: 10 April 2017 - Categories: Library news
A Musical Rumpus. Photo © Spitalfields Music

Brian Ashley writes about the different ways Arts Council funding is made available

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Visiting the Hive and exploring the Digital Outcome: 13th meeting of the Libraries Taskforce

Posted by: Kathy Settle, Posted on: 10 April 2017 - Categories: Taskforce
Central hall of The Hive. Photo credit: Julia Chandler/Libraries Taskforce

The Taskforce visited Worcester for its recent meeting.

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64 million artists

Posted by: Katie Dunstan, Posted on: 7 April 2017 - Categories: Outcome: culture
A selection of the projects contributed so far, including painting, creative writing, poetry, photography and craft. From the 64 million artists website

Arts Council England project which aims to unlock the creative potential of everyone.

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Libraries Taskforce sector forums - wrap up and reflections

Posted by: Kathy Settle, Posted on: 5 April 2017 - Categories: Libraries Deliver: how we'll achieve this
Taskforce panel in Whitechapel. From left: Kathy Settle, Ian Leete (LGA), Iain Varah (representing cCLOA) and Neil Macinnes (SCL). Photo credit: Julia Chandler/Libraries Taskforce

Final reflections from the Taskforce sector forums.

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