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We are looking for a skilled Administrator to join our friendly and collaborative team. This role will be key to us sustaining strong relationships with public libraries across the country, ensuring we are meeting their needs, amplifying their voices and supporting library-led innovation.  The role will involve helping organise events and meetings, taking minutes, organising travel, processing expenses and supporting our finance function, maintaining our contact database and fielding enquiries from our members and partners. 

For the third successive year, OverDrive will be the headline sponsor of the Libraries Connected Awards. 

Libraries Connected today publishes new guidance notes addressing two important emerging issues within the sector.

We are seeking case studies that show how library leaders can successfully advocate for their service. 

Yorkshire and Humber libraries welcomed more than 9 million visitors last year.

Britain’s public libraries are once again preparing to provide warmth, company and support to those most affected by the cost-of-living crisis this winter. 

Now in their third year, our Awards celebrate outstanding achievement in public libraries.

Leading Libraries was a 30-month learning and mentoring programme for staff in public library services.

Libraries Connected has been funded by Arts Council England (ACE) to deliver an eLicensing project which aims to increase affordability and availability of digital content to public library services. We are now seeking an evaluation partner for the project.

We welcome the inclusion of public libraries in updated literacy guidance issued by the Department for Education.

The research was commissioned by Libraries Connected East.

Libraries Connected has welcomed the Lords Communications and Digital Committee’s report into digital exclusion.