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Helen Milner and Isobel Hunter signing the Memorandum of Understanding between Good Things Foundation and Libraries Connected

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Leading library and digital inclusion charities forge new partnership

12 December 2024

Libraries Connected and Good Things Foundation, the UK's leading digital inclusion charity, have announced a new agreement that will see us work together more closely on fixing the digital divide.

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Microgrants round three: prepare your applications

12 December 2024

The Microgrants Programme offers grants of £1,000–£5,000 to support small-scale projects or the early stages of larger initiatives.

Schoolchildren jump in the air as they pass a monile library.

London's libraries were visited by almost 32 million people last year

9 December 2024

The impressive figures are part of London Libraries' 2023-24 Annual Report.

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Charities join forces to 'poverty proof' libraries

26 November 2024

This project seeks to remove the barriers that prevent low-income families from accessing support at their library.

The inside of Barnsley Light Box library.

Yorkshire and Humber libraries reflect on a year of success

21 November 2024

Yorkshire and Humber libraries welcomed almost 10 million people through their doors in 2023 to 2024.