First impressions: working with the Wellcome Trust
Andy Wright is two weeks into his six month secondment at Wellcome Trust
RNIB Talking Books go FREE
RNIB’s Talking Books service was originally launched in 1935 to help soldiers blinded in the war.
Somerset autism collection
Librarian Anne Nicklen blogs about Somerset's new collection of materials on autism
Visits to libraries in Newcastle, York and Stafford
Branch libraries in Newcastle, the mutual model in York, and a new library opens in Stafford
Taskforce meet in Newcastle
The Libraries Taskforce held its fifth meeting on 19 November
Our first six months
Today we’ve published our first six month progress report.
The library is the community and the community is the library
Councillor Norma Wilburn is Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure at Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council and is committed to providing quality experiences and support for the people of the Borough. Here are her thoughts about the value of libraries in helping …
Another digital secondment opportunity
As mentioned in our post on 3rd November, there is a long list of activities on the digital for public library services agenda, and I wont have time to work on them all. I’m therefore really pleased that the Taskforce …
Carnegie Library Lab: Innovate, lead and overcome
Eileen Russell shares her experience of being a Carnegie Library Lab Partner: Since becoming a Carnegie Library Lab Partner I have grown in confidence and become more future-focused: the experience has been life changing.
A passport to business success?
Isabel Oswell, head of business audiences at the British Library reflects on how your library card could be your passport to business success: When did you last visit your nearest city library? Have you always associated them with books, rather …