During the IFLA WLIC in Lyon the Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section published the first version of Guidelines on safety, privacy and online behaviour – Social media, children and young people @ the library. The Guidelines summarize some basic issues on savvy use of social media tools and networks and are meant for librarians, teachers, […]
Read moreOur friends at CILIP have announced a shortlist of three outstanding library partnership projects for the Libraries Change Lives Awards. The shortlisted projects are: Studio 12: Writing Leeds, Leeds Enterprise Hubs, Northamptonshire KidsHub Library Sessions, Hertfordshire All three initiatives are inspirational and provide a great deal of food for thought. Philanthropist and publisher William Sieghart […]
Read moreCreative Communities: the cultural benefits of Victoria’s Public Libraries is the latest addition to the growing volume of work of the economic and social value of public libraries. Creative Communities completes a trilogy of major research reports from the State Library of Victoria (Australia) and Public Libraries Victoria Network about the breadth, depth and impact on […]
Read moreThe Carnegie Trust has recently announced that applications are open for Carnegie Library Lab – the Trust’s new programme of work aimed at enhancing innovation and leadership in public libraries. Carnegie Library Lab is a new program designed to support and develop innovation and leadership in the public library sector and will run for three […]
Read moreEIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) is inviting applications for their new innovation award – for Public libraries contributing to education of children and adults. • This call is open to public and community libraries in developing and transition countries. • The prize is US$1,500 plus wide publicity through EIFL’s global communication channels and networks. • The deadline for […]
Read moreA huge thank you to everyone who made our Satellite in Birmingham such a success. How could it be anything else with such a wonderful range of speakers in a fabulous setting. Our theme of public libraries in the digital world led to some interesting papers and a lot of discussion. Each of the […]
Read moreFinland is a good library country, we have 5.4 milloin inhabitants, and according to Finnish library statistics in 2013 every Finnish citizen borrowed 17.2 books. We also have great libraries! One of the newest is Lielahti District Library in Tampere. Tampere City Library consists of 19 libraries and 2 mobile libraries. We lent […]
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