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Libraries where books are just the beginning…

Posted by: Fiona Tarn, Posted on: 17 March 2016 - Categories: Case study, Good practice, Library news
LEGO club in action in Hounslow library.

LEGO clubs in libraries

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Code Green: cracking the code

Posted by: Darren Smart, Service Manager, Libraries Development, Somerset Libraries, Posted on: 14 March 2016 - Categories: Digital, Events, Good practice
Makeblock robot at the Code Green event. Photo credit: Ben Lee

A report on the Cracking the Code event which took place at Clapham Library on 1 March 2016

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#whatsyourstory – Leeds libraries’ innovative marketing campaign

Posted by: Jason Tutin, Posted on: 9 March 2016 - Categories: Good practice, Library news
Billboard showing Ma Maposa. Photo credit: Leeds libraries

The story behind Leeds libraries award-winning marketing campaign

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Meeting the teams in community run libraries

Posted by: Sharon Kirkpatrick, Posted on: 7 March 2016 - Categories: Good practice, Taskforce
Vibrant displays in children’s sections of community libraries. Clockwise from top left: Make a stick man in Frecheville, remembering the anniversary of the Great Fire of London in Minchinhampton, illustrating Tim Peake’s achievement in Lechlade, and a woodland scene in Farnham Common.

Visits to 4 counties and stories from many others.

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Parliamentary Report on Libraries: a response

Posted by: Simon Richardson, Posted on: 1 March 2016 - Categories: Taskforce
Report on Public Libraries in England

As many of you have noticed, the House of Commons Library recently published a Report on Public Libraries. It updated a similar report published in 2011. The Libraries Taskforce team and DCMS libraries policy team would like to confirm that …

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Are new libraries rarer than the giant panda?

Posted by: Ayub Khan, Service Manager (Universal Services), Warwickshire and Libraries Connected President Elect and Neil MacInnes, Posted on: 29 February 2016 - Categories: Events, Library news
Child with NEO - the robot who welcomed visitors to the new library.

Showcasing new libraries in Warwickshire and Manchester

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National Libraries Day 2016 #LibrariesDay

Posted by: Julia Chandler, Posted on: 9 February 2016 - Categories: Events, Library news, Taskforce
National Libraries Day logo and map of events

As experienced by members of the Libraries Taskforce, and delivered by libraries all around England.

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Reading and learning with Newcastle libraries

Posted by: Sharon Traill, Posted on: 2 February 2016 - Categories: Case study, Good practice
Book club

Sharon talks about the 60+ reading groups running in Newcastle libraries

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Toolkit number 2: community libraries

Posted by: Sharon Kirkpatrick, Posted on: 25 January 2016 - Categories: Good practice
Members of the Taskforce meeting the team in Harbury community library, Warwickshire.

Sharon outlines the next steps towards production of the second set of guidelines.

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Report shows need for a unifying digital presence for libraries

Posted by: Nick Stopforth, Posted on: 12 January 2016 - Categories: Digital, Taskforce
Using a library app on a smartphone to renew a library book at home.

Report produced by Bibliocommons on behalf of SCL examines the potential for public libraries across the country to develop a single digital presence

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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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