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Organisations: Department for Communities and Local Government

A week is a long time in politics

Rob Wilson MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State. Photo credit: DCMS

A week is a long time in politics

Kathy Settle introduces the new Libraries Minister, and explains what this means for Libraries Deliver

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Basic data set - first steps

Kathy Settle, 8 August 2016 — Data, Taskforce

First steps towards an open, comprehensive and definitive data set related to public libraries in England

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#LovetoRead

Stephen James-Yeoman, 27 July 2016 — Case study

LovetoRead logo: hands holding a heart, folded as though it were a book

In this guest post Stephen shares the story so far on the #LovetoRead campaign, and lets us know what is planned

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Pokemon in libraries?

Julia Chandler, 22 July 2016 — Case study, Digital

Caught in Jersey library. Photo credit: Ed Jewell/Jersey Libraries

Overview of the current digital phenomenon - and whats in it for libraries?

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What is your name? What is your favorite color? What is the airspeed velocity of a library?

Margaret Craft, 18 July 2016 — Taskforce

Hillsborough library - one of the libraries I visited in Sheffield. Photo credit: Margaret Craft

Guest post written by Margaret Craft, a library science graduate student studying at the iSchool, Syracuse University, New York, who spent summer in the UK

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Supporting libraries in the digital age

Sharon Wagg, 15 July 2016 — Digital

Just a few of the learners who were supported through the project. Photo credit: Tinder Foundation

Guest post written by Sharon Wagg, following publication of the final report following the Tinder Foundation's project which looked at how libraries could help the digitally excluded

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Celebrating Shakespeare 2016 - the party goes on

Ayub Khan, 29 June 2016 — Events, Library news

Sir Ian McKellen is no stranger to Shakespeare

Guest post from Ayub Khan MBE, the Celebrating Shakespeare 2016 Steering Group Chair

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Soul of the City: a vision for the future of public libraries in Hull

Dr Richard Heseltine, 23 June 2016 — Case study

Finale of the Freedom Festival, Freedom To Tell Tales

Guest post written by Dr Richard Heseltine, Chair of the James Reckitt Library Trust

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“Not another Nick?!”

Nick Partridge, 16 June 2016 — Taskforce

Quote painted on the walls of Sheffield central library: "There is no institution I value more in this country than libraries" Michael Palin

Introducing Nick Partridge, the latest secondee to join the Taskforce

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How are library services developing their work with reading groups?

Lesley Dee, Susan Hart and Cathy Jennings, 14 June 2016 — Case study, Good practice

Reading group in a library in London. Photo credit: @thereaderorg

Guest post written by a team who have been carrying out some research into reading groups

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Ambition consultation complete - what happened and what's next?

Kathy Settle, 6 June 2016 — Taskforce

Graphic taken from the draft Libraries Deliver: an Ambition for Libraries in England 2016-2021

The final numbers, and description of the process as our approach evolved

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About Libraries Taskforce

What do people want from public libraries in the 21st century? The Taskforce was set up to enable libraries in England to exploit their potential and be recognised as a vital resource for all. On this blog, members of the Taskforce talk about their work. Find out more

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