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Connecting town and gown through the library

CILIP

Connecting town and gown through the library How to help a community explore its slave-trading history: Lesley English, Head of Library Engagement at Lancaster University Library, explains how the library plays a key role in building bridges between town and gown. We connect, we innovate, we include.”

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Discover a world of reading this Libraries Week

CILIP

Discover a world of reading this Libraries Week. This Libraries Week (5-10 October 2020) libraries across the UK will showcase their reading offer as we celebrate the vital role of libraries in the UK?s ExpressYourShelf this Libraries Week by taking part in CILIP?s My Library, My Books and Me?,

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One world, one library network

CILIP

One world, one library network. Working Internationally for Libraries Virtual Conference 2021: A free, virtual conference for Public Libraries in the UK and across the world. Public library services around the world have been confronting massive global challenges while embracing innovation and new opportunities.

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e-Records 2020 Call for Presentations

The Texas Record

This event is organized by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) and co-sponsored with the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) to promote electronic records management in Texas government. The deadline for submitting presentation proposals is FRIDAY, September 4, 2020.

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Apprenticeships: supporting new talent in to libraries

CILIP

Apprenticeships: supporting new talent in to libraries. Last summer Kirklees Libraries recruited two new apprentices as part of a council-wide programme to develop and deliver apprentice opportunities. Among the vanguard of library apprenticeships schemes is Kirklees Libraries in West Yorkshire. Career opportunities.

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e-Records 2020 Announcement

The Texas Record

But 2020 has been anything but a normal year. Due to ongoing public health concerns, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and the Texas Department of Information Resources have decided to move this event online. Maybe you’ve already attended one or more virtual conferences.

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Public Library Staff: Making a Difference

CILIP

Public Library Staff: Making a Difference. Public library staff are an integral part of library services and arguably its most vital asset. Our new research Making a Difference: Libraries, Lockdown and Looking Ahead has made this, among other things, abundantly clear. Published: 19 October 2020. Only, services don?t