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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.

Carol Stump announced as President Elect of Libraries Connected

5 December 2018

Libraries Connected are delighted to announce the election of Carol Stump as our new President Elect.

New roadmap for public libraries to be investigated

23 November 2018

A new initiative has been launched to establish a stronger future for public libraries across England.

Libraries Connected announce Universal Offer review

22 October 2018

Libraries Connected new Universal Offers review will be carried out by Shared Intelligence.

Developing principles for working with young people in libraries

10 October 2018

We are looking for an individual or organisation to work with representatives from ASCEL, Libraries Connected and The Reading Agency.

Libraries Week 2018: Focus on health and wellbeing

8 October 2018

Libraries Week is our chance to celebrate libraries and to demonstrate just how much they deliver across a range of areas including health and wellbeing.

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Launch of Growing Well, a Toolkit to Help Combat Childhood Obesity

4 September 2018

In early 2017 ASCEL commissioned The Reading Agency to research recommendations for a possible children and young people’s strand of the Universal Health Offer.

Libraries Connected appoints a new Trustee

24 August 2018

Libraries Connected is pleased to announce that Lesley Sim has been appointed to its Board of Trustees.

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Invitation to tender for the Universal Offer Review

16 August 2018

Our Universal Offers, launched in 2013, are a strategic programme and an articulation of the power of public libraries to enrich the lives of individuals and their communities.