Yesterday at our #Libraries175 event, Libraries Minister Baroness Twycross pledged her support for public libraries, describing them as the "purest expression of democracy in action" www.librariesconnected.org.uk/news/ministe...

A report from @literacy-trust.bsky.social suggests a crisis in writing enjoyment amongst young people and children.

literacytrust.org.uk/research-ser...

Services like Essex #Libraries have free resources to introduce children to the joys of storytelling.

libraries.essex.gov.uk/digital-cont...

Great trip to my county town #Nottingham for an @librariesconnected.bsky.social get together. Can’t believe how green the old Broadmarsh area has become. Looks like a library in the middle of the countryside! Beautiful.

We are seeking support in developing our skills and systems around bidding for commissioned services, as well as support in tendering and bid writing.

The deadline for tender applications is 9 July 2025.

Find out more about the application process:

www.librariesconnected.org.uk/opportunitie...

It’s time – the six books that make up the 2025 #WomensPrize for Non-Fiction shortlist are here! In different ways, this shortlist exemplifies the irrepressible spirit of humanity and nature, and the capacity of both to reinvent in the face of adversity. Learn more here: youtu.be/ON6V0qaktkg

A real buzz about the @librariesconnected.bsky.social Innovation Gathering 2025, hearing about fantastic projects showing that libraries can make a difference to so many people in our communities by engaging them in creative, fun, techy, local history and musical ways.

And where did we do this amazing planning? @manclibraries.bsky.social Central Library of course.

Great letter in the Guardian by Dr Anthony Isaacs about how a thriving public library network is a ‘marker of a society that prioritises the needs of all’

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

📢 Round 3 of our #acefunded Microgrants Programme is now OPEN! 📢

It will be open for two weeks, closing at 5:30pm on 17 January 2025. Find out more and apply: www.librariesconnected.org.uk/projects/mic...

@artscouncilengland.bsky.social

Great to be at the Libraries Connected NE library Staff conference with President Ed Jewel and Luke Burton talking about libraries and AI @librariesconnected.bsky.social

Just deactivated my account previously known as Twitter. Gave me such a sense of cleansing and release. Hello BlueSky!

The second round of applications for our #ACEFunded #Microgrants programme opens tomorrow. Public #Libraries, and school or prison libraries run by public library services - make sure your applications are ready as the funding will go fast! librariesconnected.org.uk/microgrants

Great to see Nottingham Library’s Lace collection spotlighted on the Library On website being picked up by BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@britishlibrary.bsky.social @libsconnected.bsky.social

Entries are now open for BBC #500Words 2024. Children from 5 to 11 are encouraged to write a story they would love to read themselves. #Libraries can get involved by promoting the competition to their young customers. www.bbc.co.uk/teach/500-words/articles/zctk7v4#zbx4jfr

Love Norwich Library too @lucybanks.bsky.social When I visited a couple of years ago it had the highest lending figures of any regional library. They love a #goodread in Norwich. And the view from the inside is great too!

Update: the mobile #Library reached the Polish-Ukrainian border yesterday.