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We are looking for an arts or cultural organisation who can create an online learning module on libraries and culture to be hosted on our e-learning site.

Libraries Connected is planning a programme of training and mentoring to help library services to develop strategic approaches to income generation.

We are encouraged to see that local authority spending on libraries rose slightly this year even though levels have fallen significantly over the past decade.

Find out more about all we've achieved in our first year.

There are over 3000 public libraries in the UK and many of these are already working closely with local social prescribers.

We are looking for an expert contractor to help develop an accreditation scheme for English public libraries.

We're looking for someone to evaluate our year-long reader engagement project for public libraries.

Libraries Connected are seeking an innovative and experienced development organisation to deliver a major leadership programme for public libraries.

Libraries Connected today announce a vital new initiative to clearly define what a high-quality library service looks like.

An exciting new programme of library activities, events and partnerships designed to celebrate the novel and promote the joy of reading, particularly to new and diverse audiences, is unveiled today.

This year, Libraries Week allows all of us who cherish libraries to celebrate their growing role in the digital world.  Libraries engage communities through technology, libraries build digital skills and confidence in communities, libraries develop digital participation and tackle exclusion, and libraries support health, well-being and learning. Libraries Week gives us all the opportunity to recognise and thank library staff for their knowledge, dedication and expertise, without which none of this work would be possible.

A new blueprint for an integrated and improved framework for supporting public libraries in England is published today.