by Margaret Adjaye | Jul 2, 2020
Libraries Toolkit Libraries Connected published its toolkit to help libraries to reopen in July and to reintroduce their services gradually, in line with the latest public health advice. The safety and health of staff, volunteers and users are at the forefront, and...
by Margaret Adjaye | Jan 18, 2018
As part of this blog we regularly post profiles from different community managed libraries. Supplied by some of our network members we hope these will start to build a picture of the different models of community managed libraries that exist and that we can learn from...
by Margaret Adjaye | Dec 14, 2017
As part of this blog we regularly post profiles of different community managed libraries. Supplied by some of our network members we hope these will start to build a picture of the different models of community managed libraries that exist and that we can learn from...
by Margaret Adjaye | Nov 29, 2017
This week we’re pleased to welcome one of our network members, Friends of Deeping Library, as our guest blogger. Many thanks to Judy Stevens (Cllr) for this insight into Deeping Community Library. The Friends of Deeping Library took over the running of the...
by Margaret Adjaye | Nov 9, 2017
Chalfont St Giles Community Library recently received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service which is the highest award given to volunteer groups in the UK. Here Mike Bedford, Treasurer of Chalfont St Giles Community Library, describes the library’s journey. A...
by Margaret Adjaye | Oct 25, 2017
This is a guest post kindly written by Chris Clarke from Friends of Jesmond Library. Following the first meeting of the national Community Managed Libraries Peer Network, the Friends of Jesmond Library (in Newcastle upon Tyne) decided to mark Libraries Week by hosting...
