This is such a brilliant project bringing VR content and content creation to nine library services in England. @thespacearts.bsky.social

Well that's a new playlist sorted! Fun and interesting piece by @martinoconnor.bsky.social. And a nice shout out for Get It Loud in Libraries. getitloudinlibraries.com

Our webinar on the new Libraries Development Framework is now available to watch back in full. @biblioluke.bsky.social from Arts Council England, which will administer the Framework, takes you through the key questions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlQ...

Interesting to read in this article that there still seems to be work to do in getting the message out about what a modern library service does/looks like and their offer to children and young people in the UK.

Looking for activities during the school holidays? Find out what’s on offer at your local library and customise your search by event type, distance and facilities (inc cafés) via #LibraryOn. Funded by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social and powered by @britishlibrary.bsky.social

libraryon.org/events

Register your interest for the Call for Discussion Papers: Global (Dis)Order. This is a paid commissioning opportunity allowing researchers to produce crucial evidence-based discussion papers on the topic of Global (Dis)Order. Find out more:

Interesting to read about @harvardlibrary.bsky.social's Collections Explorer will break through the limitations of keyword search to decipher the intent behind your words. It will allow you to ask questions and carry out your search in natural language.

📢 📢 Take a look English public libraries’ folk. The next round of the Libraries Improvement Fund is heading your way.

The Libraries Improvement Fund (LIF) will open for expressions of interest on Tuesday 6 May 2025.

Full guidance on @artscouncilengland.bsky.social’s website. 👇 👇

"The key to engaging a broader range of families lies in building trust and collaborating with communities to understand their needs and aspirations."

We often talk of libraries as open and accessible spaces but it is helpful to be reminded that this isn't always the case and there is work to do.

More insightful, interesting and frankly just cool work being done by @librarieshacked.bsky.social with Lancashire County Council and their public libraries data

Released today on Library Storytelling - The membership of Lancashire Libraries.

www.librarystorytelling.net/the-membersh...

Lancashire were brilliant and open to exploring types of library usage, the deprivation levels alongside % population of membership, as well as the urban/rural divide.

Hopefully for anyone who likes a library data story

@biblioluke.bsky.social @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social @lizcwhite.bsky.social @iainmoore.bsky.social

"30% of registered PNET users reside in areas of the very highest deprivation ... A clear display of need being met by library services."

‘Inspiring the Nation: 300 years of Libraries in Scotland’, Maeshowe Visitor Centre from Friday 7 March to Sunday 25 May 2025. Entry to the exhibition is free and no booking is required. In case you needed any other excuses to visit Edinburgh and join the @natlibscot.bsky.social celebrations!

Looking forward to heading to Exeter on Thursday to join @librariesunlimited.bsky.social's staff conference to hear more about the impact their libraries and library staff are having in the communities they support. #LetsCreate #ACEsupported

It’s party time at the wonderful Swiss Cottage Library celebrating the library’s 60th birthday on World Book Day! What a beautiful children’s library. Come and see it and the brilliant ‘Swiss at Sixty’ exhibition detailing the history of the library.

Nothing to do with me but this has been corrected now!

Always helpful to have good quality, representative and insightful data, this time, to highlight the important role of libraries in digital access, equity and skills. Take a look at @lorensbergs.bsky.social Public Libraries 2024 survey results 👇

“Over that time councils also made deep cuts to discretionary services – such as libraries and road maintenance.”

Still a lot of work to do get the message out there. Libraries are not discretionary. They are statutory critical infrastructure with empathetic knowledgeable staff!

Our next Members' Day is looking good! Free to staff at all member orgs, where we'll talk about library advocacy, bibliotherapy & more. Guest speakers include Luke Burton (@biblioluke.bsky.social), Rebecca Bolton (Chair of Libraries Connected SW), & Tabitha Witherick (@tabisw.bsky.social) (1/2)

Simon Watts nails the vision for how libraries can support inclusive innovation by providing "a vibrant community workspace that would welcome a range of social demographics and support makers in their creative endeavors."

Really interesting to see the UK government publishing the first steps of a new Digital Inclusion Action Plan. #Libraries, it's time to shout about the work you've all being doing to support digital inclusion!

🎉🎉Congrats to all the successful recipients!

**Libraries Funding!**

Great to see another round of LIF from arts council - capital funding for library buildings and tech.

Has made some amazing library projects possible in the past so expecting some more great things from this round!

📢📢Take a look libraries people in England. A fourth round of the Libraries Improvement Fund worth £5.5 million is heading your way. It will enable public library services across England to upgrade buildings and technology. 👇👇