A recent visit to @sxsw.com confirmed to librarian Dave Lloyd that the tech world needs the human touch and the empathy that public libraries provide.
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/news/how-lib...
Congratulations to those who have been elected as new councillors!
We have put together a video and page that gives you the essentials about the public library – a statutory service that plays a vital role in your community.
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/public-libra...
Last month we asked public #Librarians to show us what their library service looks like today, as part of our celebrations of the 175th anniversary of the Public Libraries Act.
The photos will be put in a time capsule to be opened in another 175 years.
Here is a small sample of what we received...
'Achieving the Best Start in Life', a new report from @local.gov.uk, illustrates how public #Libraries make significant contributions as part of a multi‑agency support network for families with young children.
www.local.gov.uk/publications...
📚 175 years after their creation, public libraries are still vital
Our CEO @ih1968.bsky.social reflects in The MJ on the enduring power of libraries, 175 years after the first Public Libraries Act was passed.
🔗 www.themj.co.uk/175-creation...
We've launched a new page and video to help councillors understand how libraries contribute to local outcomes and why they matter more than ever.
Watch the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FupQ...
Explore the page: www.librariesconnected.org.uk/public-libra...
BBC 500 Words, the UK’s biggest children’s story-writing competition is back and open for submissions.
Entries close at 9pm on Friday 7 November 2025. For more details and to read the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Notices go to bbc.co.uk/500words.
Today we are in York to celebrate Know Your Neighbourhood.
We say thank you to those who have worked so hard to show how arts and culture can bring people together and build pride in place.
@dcmsgovuk.bsky.social @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @creativelivescl.bsky.social @aimuseums.bsky.social
So we knew this.. but there is some evidence to show it now!
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The LGA commissioned research with councils, stakeholders, and parents and carers across 60 English local authorities. It identified effective approaches to meeting the national GLD target, alongside ...
When Charles Dickens gave a rousing speech at the opening of Manchester Free Library in September 1852, he expressed his ‘earnest hope that the books thus made available...
BBC's 500 Words, the UK's largest children's writing competition for children aged 5-11, opens for entries Tuesday 23 September - Friday 7 November at 9pm.
A new evaluation of @artscouncilengland.bsky.social funded library grant programmes shows that relatively modest funding can have a disproportionate impact when it is well designed and well supported.
🔗 Read the full report here: www.artscouncil.org.uk/research-and...
We commissioned DHA to evaluate four small grants programmes for libraries.
