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NLD Ideas: Using the Library A-Z
If you need a little help with promotional materials for National Libraries Day then look no further than the Library A-Z.
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A special message from John Lydon for NLD15
Transcript “…Yes, Saturday 7 February is National Libraries Day. Be there. Be there. Libraries are the most important essential part of our culture and civilisation. They record every single thought us...
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Libraries belong to us, by author Cathy Cassidy for National Libraries Day
Saturday is National Libraries Day, a day to celebrate and support our local libraries and shout out about how awesome they are. Sadly, many of us no longer have a local library to visit or celebrate....
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Feminism and libraries: Knowledge is our superpower
The Feminist Library held its first salon of 2015 on Saturday 31st January. This year our salons are celebrating the library’s 40th anniversary with each monthly salon themed around a different section...
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Murals for the school library at Taylor High
Pupils and staff at Taylor High School, New Stevenston have been busy getting ready for National Libraries Day 2015 over the last couple of weeks. Our fabulous Art department and some of our S1/S2...
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Sharing memories: reminiscence sessions in dementia-friendly libraries
Libraries contribute enormously to our wellbeing, and libraries in Hindley and Leigh are playing a vital role in Wigan Council’s aims to make Wigan a dementia friendly community. With funding obtained...
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Social Justice: Information Literacy Training at UCL’s Institute of Education
originally published by on 16th February 2015 on Newsam News, the Newsam Library & Archives blog. Founded in 1902 as a teacher training college in London, today’s UCL Institute of Education (IOE)...
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More than 700 events make #NLD15 a great success
NLD15 carried on the tradition of previous years with events the length and breadth of the UK - with more than 700 entries on our Google Map of events it was clear that, wherever you were in the...
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Shelfies, poetry and cake: 20 ways #NLD15 reminded us why we love libraries
National Libraries Day was celebrated by thousands of people across the country - and many of them used social media to capture and share what they were up to and what libraries mean to them. Here's a...
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Start planning for #NLD16 with our new event guide
The next National Libraries Day may be months away, but it's never too early to be thinking about the events you might organise for it - and we've published a new resource to help you do it - an ideas...
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Q&A with Freya North: “Throughout my life, libraries have been a haven”
A passionate reader since childhood, Freya North is the award-winning author of 14 best-selling novels, the most recent of which - The Turning Point - was published this summer.
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Could libraries outlast the Internet?
Libraries have a great future, according to the head of the UK's national institution - arguably brighter than more recent inventions like the Internet.
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Public libraries: ‘Invaluable contribution’ to children’s reading’
Public libraries are making an 'invaluable contribution' to children's reading according to two of the country's largest reader development organisations.
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Sleeping in the library goes legit
Sleeping in the academic library is going properly mainstream - with the introduction of 'sleeping pods' for stressed students facing exams who have pulled all-nighters, or who need a time-out to...
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Save the date! Join it, Use it, Love it on National Libraries Day 6 February...
National Libraries Day will be back on Saturday 6 February 2016, celebrating libraries, library staff and their communities all over the UK. This year’s campaign aims to get more public libraries...
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Run a digital event with your local MP for Get Online Week
As part of this year’s Get Online Week, Tinder Foundation are encouraging libraries to sign up to run events to promote their great digital inclusion activity to their local MPs. Get Online Week takes...
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A new hashtag for National Libraries Day 2016
Get ready for the fifth National Libraries Day, taking place Saturday 6 February 2016. To support campaign publicity and to be clearer to those outside of the library sector what the campaign is about,...
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Vera and Shetland author Ann Cleeves is National Libraries Day ambassador
Top crime writer Ann Cleeves, children’s publisher Andersen Press and a host of writers and artists will join local library communities for a week of special activities to mark National Libraries...
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Library letters from Shami Chakrabarti, cricketer James Taylor & more..
Arts Council England invite you to write to the children of your town and share what libraries mean to you, via #libraryletters for National Libraries Day. Read letters from Shami Chakrabarti, James...
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The first Libraries Week to take place in October 2017
CILIP, the UK’s library and information association has today announced plans for the first Libraries Week, a week-long celebration of Britain’s much-loved libraries. Libraries will showcase the best...
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