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And the successful projects are….

Posted by: Kathy Settle, Posted on: 22 March 2017 - Categories: Library news

Announcing the 30 winning ideas which will receive funding from the Libraries Opportunities for Everyone Innovation fund

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Libraries Deliver…. Improved digital access and literacy

Posted by: Harry Lund, Posted on: 17 March 2017 - Categories: Outcome: digital
DCMS Secretary of State Karen Bradley launches the digital strategy. Photo credit: Ursula Ritz/DCMS

Harry Lund from the DCMS Digital Economy Unit writes for us about the new UK Digital Strategy and its relevance to libraries

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Evidence based planning: workshop

Posted by: Ian Leete, Posted on: 17 March 2017 - Categories: Data, Libraries Deliver: how we'll achieve this
map showing density of library users in different areas

The sixth in a series which collates and shares the content of workshops given during the recent Libraries Deliver: Ambition sector forums. This one covers the development of a toolkit on how to carry out evidence-based, long-term and sustainable planning.

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Reflections on the Taskforce sector forum

Posted by: Alice Corble, Posted on: 14 March 2017 - Categories: Events, Libraries Deliver: how we'll achieve this
Alison Wheeler’s workshop. Photo credit: Alice Corble

Alice Corble shares her thoughts on her attendance at the recent Libraries Taskforce sector forum in Whitechapel.

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Income generation and alternative funding masterclasses

Posted by: Sheila Bennett, Posted on: 3 March 2017 - Categories: Libraries Deliver: how we'll achieve this

Two events planned for May - registration open

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Taking library refits to the next level - Making design a reality

Posted by: Ayub Khan, Service Manager (Universal Services), Warwickshire and Libraries Connected President Elect, Posted on: 3 March 2017 - Categories: Good practice
Colourful designs produced by one of the companies on the framework

Ayub Khan writes about library redesign in Warwickshire, which led to the creation of a framework that is available for any library service to use.

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Mi Wifi: helping some of the most disadvantaged Londoners to get online

Posted by: Siobhán McKenna, Posted on: 28 February 2017 - Categories: Outcome: digital
MiCommunity Digital Clinic, 2012. Photo credit: Olu Ogunbanjo

GLA's Siobhán McKenna writes about developing a pilot for London’s libraries which aims to eliminate some of the primary barriers to getting online for some of London’s most vulnerable groups

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Fun Palaces 2017: let planning commence

Posted by: Stella Duffy, Posted on: 28 February 2017 - Categories: Events, Outcome: communities, Outcome: culture
Body painting in Brixton library. Photo credit: Julia Chandler/Libraries Taskforce

Stella Duffy announces that registration for the 2017 Fun Palaces weekend has opened

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A core dataset for libraries: workshops

Posted by: Charlotte Lane, Posted on: 24 February 2017 - Categories: Data, Libraries Deliver: how we'll achieve this
Screenshot showing dashboard of Somerset’s mobile library service

The fifth in a series which collates and shares the content of workshops given during the recent Libraries Deliver: Ambition sector forums. This one covers libraries core dataset.

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Making the case for libraries: communications workshops

Posted by: Julia Chandler, Posted on: 21 February 2017 - Categories: Libraries Deliver: how we'll achieve this
Libraries Deliver: Ambition 4 page brochure. Image credit: Julia Chandler/Libraries Taskforce

The fourth in a series which collates and shares the content of workshops given during the recent Libraries Deliver: Ambition sector forums. This one covers advocacy, publicity and communications assets.

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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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