For my final guest blogger post, I want to highlight the award-winning work at Oldham Libraries – a small authority on the edge of the city of Manchester. This year they won gold at the CILIP / PPRG Marketing Excellence Awards for their innovative work to bring in new […]
Read moreThis week I’ll be mentioning an activity closer to home for me – we launched a Code Club in Tamworth Library in Staffordshire. This is the third code club within Staffordshire, and several more are planned in our other libraries. Code Clubs are aimed at 9-11 year olds who are […]
Read moreIn 2014 we reported on the Carnegie Library Labs project set up by the Carnegie UK Trust This is a three-year program(2014-2017) created by the Carnegie UK Trust to support and develop innovation and leadership in the public library sector. It supports participants through providing project funding, online learning, mentoring and networking opportunities. The Trust has just […]
Read moreThis is a great idea which has already blossomed into a worldwide campaign and celebration of culture, and is starting to take off in the UK. A Fun Palace is a free, community event with arts and science activities inspired and made by the people who live locally. You don’t need […]
Read moreLibraries in the UK are going through an unprecedented period of change – and this is leading to some fantastic initiatives to encourage new audiences. I would like to use my month of blogging to highlight some of these developments. Dementia-Friendly Libraries are being developed in association with the Alzheimer’s […]
Read moreLiteracy matters – Early Years Programs Following the various sessions around the IFLA Congress – yes – literary matters very much and we saw some great program examples. I’m taking the opportunity to share and early years literacy program from my City. City of Gold Coast Libraries in Australia present a range […]
Read moreHello everyone, I have arrived in Philadelphia ahead of the 2016 Public Libraries’ pre Congress satellite. Today I have been learning amongst other things, all about Benjamin Franklin who with a group of friends opened America’s first lending library in 1731. This library paved the foundation for the first free […]
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