Events
Libraries Connected Day Seminar
This has been a tumultuous year for us all and as the Covid-19 pandemic continues, significant uncertainty will remain for the foreseeable future.
Learn more about what the library sector can do to encourage audiences to return to events when safety and restrictions permit.
Local Cultural Education Partnerships and libraries
Join us as we'll be sharing great examples of partnership working and explore together how we can grow links between libraries and LCEPs.
Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grants Fund
Claire Robe, the Relationship Manager for Libraries at Arts Council England. talks us through their National Lottery Project Grants.
A celebration of culture and creativity in libraries
Join us as we celebrate public libraries as cultural and creative spaces in their local communities and launch the new Culture and Creativity online learning module for library staff.
We are delighted to invite you to an afternoon run by Libraries Connected and Marion Tessier from Kingston Libraries and delivered by library services across the country.
Bestselling novelist Amanda Prowse knew how to resolve a fictional family crisis. But then her son, Josiah, came to her with a real one.
Black Stories Matter: Understanding our past
In this session, we will be reflecting on some of the issues that are raised by historical collections and buildings and discussing how libraries should interpret and present books and other resources from our past in relation to race and empire.
Children, Wellbeing and Libraries
Education, primary care, and mental health experts are coming together to discuss the impact of the pandemic on children’s wellbeing and how public libraries could support recovery.
Black Stories Matter: Talking about race
In this session, US librarian Jessica Bratt and actor and writer Obioma Ugoala talk about how they have been educating and encouraging people to talk about race.
Black Stories Matter: Promoting diverse content
In this session hear from an author, publisher and bookseller to find out more about the challenges they face in ensuring that Black stories are published and promoted.
What does quality mean for a modern library service?
As part of our accreditation programme, we hosted an online event for library users and supporters called What does quality mean for a modern library service?
This year, Fun Palaces weekend on 3 and 4 October will be different - sometimes smaller, always safer, but as ever remarkable.
The Librarian's Toolkit - A day of talks and workshops about promoting the Universal Reading Offer
Join library managers, front-line staff and superb guest speakers for an inspiring day about how to promote the Universal Reading Offer.
Community engagement to inform strategic planning
To help library services to develop strategies for consultation and engagement with the public, we ran an event for libraries to share good practice and practical ideas.
Library Information and Archive Assistant Apprenticeship Workshops
We ran a series of three one-day workshops in Brimingham, Manchester and London from Jan-Mar 2020 to explore the apprenticeship process and how it could benefit library staff
Libraries Connected Seminar 2020
We are very sorry to announce that due to the ongoing pandemic we have been forced to cancel our 2020 annual seminar.
Diversity in the Library Workforce
Public Libraries have an important role to play, providing services designed to reduce inequality, celebrate diversity in communities and enable individuals to see themselves reflected and valued in community spaces.
Libraries Connected Annual General Meeting 2019
We're delighted to invite our members to our annual general meeting at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
Libraries Connected Seminar 2019
Libraries: A place for us all
Innovation Network Gathering 2019
On 3rd April 2019 Leeds Central Library hosted the annual Libraries Connected Innovation Gathering. The event was attended by over 45 library workers from across the UK who enjoyed hearing about and sharing innovative library practice and projects.
The Librarians’ Toolkit – A day of Talks and Workshops on Books & Well-Being
Bookings for The Librarians’ Toolkit are now open at https://bit.ly/2Dz59LT
Creative Futures: Digital Solutions #SCL2018
Our annual seminar this year will examine the ways in which public libraries are embracing the continuously changing digital world.