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WEBNew Urban Libraries Council (ULC) Brief: “The Role of Libraries as Public Spaces in Countering Misinformation, Disinformation, and Social Isolation in the Age of Generative AI” – Library Journal. Local news by authority. Barnsley – Libraries to close for refurbishment scheme – BBC.
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WEBList of library services that are fines-free. Literature festivals with public library service involvement. The information in these pages is taken from from a variety of sources, including media reports, information sent by local authorities and from local library users.
Ideas and innovations in public libraries
WEBPantomime storytimes – Get pantomime groups to do storytimes in libraries. Motivate children to read with wild challenges – for example, if 300 join, librarian will read to a live alligator (!). Library pig – micro-pig used as mascot and as reading therapy.
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WEB440 library staff jobs cut in East since 2016, figures show, amid warnings of ‘funding crisis’ – ITV. “Across the region, there were 443 fewer staff in 2023, compared to 2016. More than half of these losses were in Essex, where there …
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WEB“In 2016/17, public library use was highest in London (39.9%) and lowest in the North East (27.1%) and Yorkshire and the Humber (27.4%).” … “In 2016/17, 12.8% of adults had visited a library website in the 12 months prior to interview.
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WEBChange in reading habits is greatly reducing the number of printed books being taken out of libraries. Lending out e-books is reversing the trend. EBooks are the tool and are far more accessible. Physical loans decreasing but e-market going up. Promote the enjoyment of reading in all of its forms.
An actual new library, plus almost all good news - Public Libraries …
WEBMar 27, 2022 · It’s pretty much all good news in the “Changes by local authority” section this week, with the star being an absolutely new I-kid-you-not not-a-relocation-or-colocation library in Milton Keynes.
The only big public library trend of 2021
WEBFeb 6, 2022 · USA – Book bans turn libraries into latest battlegrounds in America’s culture wars – I. Burning books that don’t agree with viewpoint of a council member one of the suggestions put forward. 330 challenges against books in school libraries in 2 months, six times more than normal.
Lego in libraries
WEBCarillion Libraries will be launching the resources with a visit from LEGO Education to each of their four boroughs in July, with some taster sessions in the summer and the offer of regular LEGO clubs using the box sets of resources and computer software on a weekly basis from September.
List of Staffless Libraries in the United Kingdom and beyond
WEBOpen Access Libraries – Libraries Connected. “Many services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland offer a mixed model of service delivery including a variety of ways in which access to library services, eg extending access through partnerships, volunteers, and the use of technology.