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Willingdon Hub

Willingdon Hub

Willingdon Hub celebrate its 1000th member! Huge congratulations to our 1000th member, Sue, who received a £20 book token and chocolate egg for helping us reach this amazing milestone.  We’re so grateful to everyone who has supported and continues to support the...

People’s Powerhouse

People’s Powerhouse

The People’s Powerhouse’s want every northerner to be heard so they can influence the decisions that affect their lives. They bring northerners together so that they can decide what the future of the North should look like. The People’s Powerhouse wants to be the...

Learn My Way & NDIN

Learn My Way & NDIN

Learn My Way The new Learn My Way platform has now been launched and is available for library users to start learning now - learners can even try a few topics before fully registering. Topics range from using devices and staying in touch online to online safety &...

Roman Road Library and Gym, Blackburn

Roman Road Library and Gym, Blackburn

Roman Road library is one of 3 in Blackburn with Darwen run with the support of local volunteers in partnership with the Council. Roman Road is managed by BwD Healthy Living CIC – a charity – and includes a Gym! Now there’s a unique approach to supporting healthy...

DeafblindUK

DeafblindUK

There are around 400,000 people living with deafblindness in the UK. This means that both their sight and hearing are reduced to the point where it impacts their communication, mobility and ability to access information. DeafblindUK is supporting organisations, like...

Great Get Together

Great Get Together

This year’s Great Get Together is being held between the 23rd and 25th of June, and the Jo Cox Foundation would love for Community Libraries to be involved! Inspired by Jo Cox's message that 'we have more in common than that which divides us' the Great Get Together is...

Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS)

Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS)

Non-domestic customers that operate in energy and trade intensive industries (ETII) are now able to apply for additional support through the new Energy Bills Discount Scheme portal. A list of those sectors eligible for the additional support can be found on GOV.UK;...

London Mini-Conference – June 2023

London Mini-Conference – June 2023

Community Libraries Network welcomes you to the first regional mini-conference of 2023, taking place in Ealing, London. The mini-conference format is designed to encourage intimate discussion and networking, reduce the need for extended travel and showcase a small yet...

HI VIS FORTNIGHT 2023

HI VIS FORTNIGHT 2023

HiVis fortnight 2023 is taking place between 1st – 14th June, marking a shift to a consistent, ‘first two weeks in June’ from here on in! What hasn’t changed is the aim to celebrate ‘all things’ related to accessible libraries and reading, and our desire to get as...

Green Libraries Conference 2023

Green Libraries Conference 2023

Green Libraries Conference - March 2023 The Inaugural Green Libraries Conference took place on Friday 24th March 2023 in London at the Wellcome Collection. 130 delegates came together from across the UK to discuss the attainable and sustainable successes of the Green...

LivingRoom – Creative Community Projects

LivingRoom – Creative Community Projects

LivingRoom is a series of micro-commissions in which we pair professional artists/companies with a local community group to create a bespoke performance or piece of artwork. Best of all, it's completely free to get involved! Take a look at some of the projects which...

Voter ID Requirement

Voter ID Requirement

From 4 May 2023, voters in England will need to show photo ID to vote at polling stations in some elections. This will apply to: Local elections Police and Crime Commissioner elections UK parliamentary by-elections Recall petitions From October 2023 it will also apply...

Natwest Carbon Planner

Natwest Carbon Planner

Carbon Planner is free and could support you to become a more sustainable and climate conscious organisation, and help you to identify potential cost and carbon savings too. Use it to measure your carbon footprint by answering a few questions, get tailored actions and...

The Big Help Out

The Big Help Out

To mark His Majesty The King’s Coronation thousands of organisations across the country are getting together to give us all the chance to help out in our own local communities. Starting on Monday 8th May there will be opportunities for everyone to join in. No matter...

Congratulations to David, Sue & Chris!

Congratulations to David, Sue & Chris!

Our wonderful trustees David Smith, Sue Wills & Chris Clarke celebrated their investitures recently, recognising their contributions to libraries and communities. We congratulate them all for their significant and ongoing contributions, and on the recognition they...

Help for Households

Help for Households

Ensuring prepayment meter customers receive £400 energy bills discount UK households are eligible for money off their electricity bills via the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS), which is paid in monthly instalments, running until March 2023. The government is asking...

Simon Armitage – Libraries Tour

Simon Armitage – Libraries Tour

Does your library’s name or location in the UK (village, town or city, but not street) begin with the letters H, I, J or K? If so, you’re welcome to submit an invitation by [date tbc], asking Simon Armitage to visit during the next Tour in 2024. Simon Armitage has...

Updates from the Network

Updates from the Network

Library On An initiative being developed to connect library services with people, co-designed with library services, which is funded by Arts Council England and powered by the British Library. The ethos is to celebrate libraries and improve their perception, share...

More than just books

More than just books

The Community Libraries Network and the Digital Culture Network have come together to see how our Tech Champions can support libraries in their digital journeys. If you run or support a community library and would like to get in touch to book a free 1-2-1 support...