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Fun Palaces 2016 - chapter 2

Posted by: Julia Chandler, Posted on: 31 October 2016 - Categories: Case study, Outcome: culture
Bhangra at Longsight library Fun Palace. Photo credit: Manchester libraries

Part 2 of the report on Fun Palaces activities in libraries 2016

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Fun Palaces weekend 2016

Posted by: Julia Chandler, Posted on: 28 October 2016 - Categories: Case study, Outcome: culture
Craft session in South Emsall library. Photo credit: Wakefield libraries

First instalment in the 2 part report on what libraries did during Fun Palaces weekend

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Get it Loud in Libraries

Posted by: Stewart Parsons, Posted on: 27 October 2016 - Categories: Case study, Outcome: culture
Amanda Palmer, Liverpool Central Library, October 2016. Photo credit: Get it Loud in Libraries

Background and impact of this groundbreaking programme

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Loop the Loop

Posted by: Dr Joanna Mayes and Merryn Kent, Posted on: 26 October 2016 - Categories: Case study, Outcome: culture
Children from St Martin's school, Liskeard, bring a book as their 'ticket' to travel. Photo credit: GWR

Award winning project between artist/filmmaker Joanna Mayes, Cornwall Libraries and a number of South West artists.

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A book isn’t just a book; it’s a doorway

Posted by: Gemma Malley, Posted on: 21 October 2016 - Categories: Case study, Outcome: literacy
Shared reading in a library. Photo credit: Society of Chief Librarians

Guest post from BookTrust's Gemma Malley, who writes about her personal experience, and the programmes BookTrust run

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The Power of Shared Reading

Posted by: Dr Jane Davis MBE, Posted on: 19 October 2016 - Categories: Case study, Outcome: literacy
Reading group in a library in London. Photo credit: @thereaderorg

Dr Jane Davis, founder and director of The Reader writes about a different sort of reading group

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Creating the Matilda Effect

Posted by: James Bowen, Posted on: 17 October 2016 - Categories: Case study, Outcome: literacy
School storytelling session. Photo credit: Association of Senior Children's and Education Librarians

James Bowen, Director of NAHT Edge, shares his views on the relationship schools can have with libraries and the importance of developing a love of reading

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Libraries and Get Online Week

Posted by: Luke Wilson, Posted on: 14 October 2016 - Categories: Events, Outcome: digital
Get Online Week

Luke Wilson from Tinder Foundation tells about plans for next week, and the role libraries play

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Libraries Unlimited: the journey so far

Posted by: Ciara Eastell, Posted on: 7 October 2016 - Categories: Library news
People enjoying a poetry event at The Hayridge in Cullompton. Photo credit: Libraries Unlimited

Ciara writes about the establishment of Libraries Unlimited, an independent staff and community owned mutual, now running library services in Devon.

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A new chapter of opportunities for libraries with the Arts Council

Posted by: Brian Ashley, Posted on: 5 October 2016 - Categories: Library news
Warwickshire’s Fantastic Fun with Words Festival. Photo credit: Alan Fletcher/Arts Council England

Arts Council publish their investment approach for 2018-22

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