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Across the areas we serve there are 176 individual library services with around 3,000 library branches serving over 61 million people.

Our unique approach is to bring the leaders of these services together to share experience, expertise and evidence – driving innovation and impact across the public library sector.

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Report: cheaper ebooks for libraries could "revolutionise the promotion of reading"

Publishers could open up important new promotional and reader development opportunities by making ebooks cheaper and more accessible to public libraries, according to a new report funded by Arts Council England.

New appointments strengthen our library advocacy voice

We are pleased to announce the arrivals of three new staff members.

OverDrive to sponsor Libraries Connected Awards for fourth year running

OverDrive is creator of the award-winning library reading app Libby.