You can view or download a copy of the digital delegate pack here: Coventry Mini-Conference - December 2023

For many, winter can be a lonely time, with shorter days and cold weather making it harder to find opportunities to socialise and make new connections. We’d love for you to connect your community with a Great Winter Get Together event. 12-15 January 2024 will be a...

The Good Things Foundation DI Network survey is now live - and in just 10 minutes you can have the chance to win one of three Curry’s vouchers, just by telling them what you think! As a valued member of the National Digital Inclusion Network, they want to know more...

Warm Welcome is partnered with Rotary Great Britain and Ireland as they continue to share their expertise in working with volunteers and encouraging their own network of local clubs to support Warm Welcome Spaces nationwide. They have recently launched a new...

Arts Council England, in partnership with The National Archives, has published guidance on Seeking and Securing Developer Contributions for Library and Archive Provision in England.  This report explores how libraries and archives can engage with the local planning...

Winter doesn’t have to be lonely. From 12-15 January 2024, Great Winter Get Together events will be places where people can go to find meaningful connection and community, inspired by Jo Cox. The upcoming Great Winter Get Together will take place 12-15 January 2024....

Jesmond Library have put together a fantastic video, celebrating their first 10 years and how they have created a vibrant & thriving hub of activity. 

You can view or download a copy of the digital delegate pack here: Newcastle Mini-Conference - October 2023

There is a need to create an options appraisal and strategic case for the development, delivery and ongoing management/maintenance of a public libraries data platform. The Arts Council are looking to contract a partner to develop a set of options and strategic...

RAAC is a lightweight form of concrete used in roof, floor, cladding and wall construction in the UK from the mid-1950s to the mid-1980. We believe it was used by some municipal architects primarily in office and schools, but RAAC has been found in a wide range of...

CMLNPN Chair, Kamal Shah and Network Manager, Chris Neath joined Garden Suburb Library this month to celebrate their 10th Anniversary operating as a community library. On 17 April 2012 the Market Place library re-opened its doors as a Community Library which was just...

Good Things Foundation are offering 500 free printed event packs given to the first 500 organisations who register their Get Online Week event on a first come, first served basis. Find out more

Business in the Community Linking businesses with voluntary organisations could be useful for you. In particular, their National Business response Network may be able to help your library as it provides vital support to local people; help can include operational...

New Look, New Voice Warm Welcome Spaces have listened to feedback from partners and spaces about how the brand worked last year and wanted to create a refreshed brand that’s easy to use, accessible and better reflects the warmth and welcome that you provide for local...

LibraryOn are scheduling interviews with customers who can help to tell the story of the wonderful things libraries offer. They’re doing this as part of their work to update content ahead of LibraryOn’s autumn release. They’d like to speak to customers who would be...

A list of free and low cost England-wide activities between June and September, as part of the government's Help for Households campaign. For more information on the support available during the rising cost of living, please click the link...

The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme provides grants for public sector bodies to fund heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency measures. For Phase 3c of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, an additional financial year of funding has been granted by the...

Lara Marshall, Libraries Engagement Manager at RNIB, walks through how children with a vision impairment and kids who are fully sighted can make the most of the Summer Reading Challenge. Find out more

Monday 2 - Sunday 8 October In 2023, Libraries Week becomes Green Libraries Week! Between the 2nd and 8th October, we are celebrating the work going on in libraries across the UK focused on sustainability and climate change. Any librarian and library can get involved....

Sensory Toys Success at Harbury Village Library Harbury Village Library has shared with us their recent success in securing funding from their local WI to purchase a collection of sensory toys to support young library users who are neurodiverse. The library was...

Cyber Explorers is a government-funded education platform designed to empower second school students with cyber security skills to stay safe online and also set them on a science and tech career path. Normally completed during IT lessons and after school clubs, this...

Jane joins the team as the Regional Network Co-ordinator for South West, West Midlands, East Midlands & Wales. Jane has worked in the voluntary and community sector for over 17 years, focusing mainly on digital inclusion, partnerships, education and community...

Using the alphabet as a compass, Poet Laureate Simon Armitage will give readings across the UK each spring this decade to celebrate the library as one of the great and necessary institutions. Would you like the Poet Laureate Simon Armitage to give a free reading in...

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...

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...

Playlist for Life are celebrating 10 years of inspirational work, join them for an exciting gathering of friends and partners. An inspirational day of talks, learning, sharing ideas and of course…music! This is a free, half-day event open to all. Find out more

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 &...