The immediate task of reopening the doors will only be the first step in gradually restoring library services and refocusing and repositioning them to meet the new challenges and opportunities of the post-Covid world.

It seems counter-intuitive to shut down library services in a crisis - but that’s exactly what we’ve all had to do.

Given the central role of libraries in their communities and their support to the most vulnerable, any decision taken to close buildings should not be taken lightly. We are calling on government to make a clear decision about closing libraries.

As part of our commitment to supporting the development of future library leaders, we are offering two sponsored places at our 2020 seminar.

Sue Williamson, Director Libraries, Arts Council England looks at what the organisation’s 2020-2030 strategy means for libraries.

Libraries Connected has appointed Birmingham Leadership Institute to deliver their programme to drive diversity in library leadership.

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.

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

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

This year, Libraries Week allows all of us who cherish libraries to celebrate their growing role

A new support model for public libraries has been announced today that will be a game changer in how they face future challenges. 

Libraries Connected met with JISC to discuss the future of the Digital Library Framework. The fra

Libraries Connected today launches their refreshed Universal Library Offers, which demonstrate wo

This year's seminar theme was Libraries: A place for us all.

I believe that empathy is the quality that powers public libraries - offering reading that transports people to other places and other lives, providing shared spaces where different groups come together and feel they belong and delivering services that can make people’s lives better.

Libraries Connected believes that reading is and should be at the forefront of library activity and 182,895,337 books were issued in 2017/18. However, reading is not only a solitary activity and libraries have had huge success engaging communities around reading.

Somerset Libraries have been nominated as finalists in the Digital Leaders 100 Awards for the delivery of the Somerset Digital Skills Academy where they have worked with school students to encourage them to consider a career in the digital industry. 

The library was a place for us to discover everything around us. If we wanted to find out about South American rainforests, the engineering marvels of the Victorian era or read children’s fantasy literature, the library was my portal to a new world.

We are in the first stage of what we hope will be an extended three-part programme to improve the structure of the public library sector nationally.

Libraries Connected has been awarded £75,000 from the Arts Council to explore the support required by our regional networks.

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

Whenever I have a new person joining my team, I’m keen to hear their first impressions as their fresh eyes often spot things that us old-timers overlook.

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

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

Libraries Connected and CILIP welcomes the findings of the judicial review of Northamptonshire library service.

Listen to some of the main talks from our 2018 seminar.

I want briefly to reflect on where I came from and what public libraries did for me.