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Urgent appeal: protect funding for public libraries at risk

CILIP

Urgent appeal: protect funding for public libraries at risk CILIP is the leading industry voice championing and representing library and information professionals across the United Kingdom, guided by our Royal Charter to develop and improve library and information services, and as a Charity to act in the public good.

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CILIP welcomes publication of Sanderson Review of Public Libraries

CILIP

CILIP welcomes publication of Sanderson Review of Public Libraries CILIP has welcomed the publication of the findings of Baroness Sanderson of Welton’s Independent Review of Public Libraries, announced today at an event at the House of Lords attended by our CEO, Nick Poole.

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Libraries, critical thinking and the war on truth – what lies ahead in 2024

CILIP

Libraries, critical thinking and the war on truth – what lies ahead in 2024 Nick Poole, Chief Executive, CILIP will leave CILIP at the end of March 2024. In all her courage and conviction, she was confronting the reality of a brutal Taliban regime that used violence to deny millions of women and girls the basic right to an education.

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CILIP Appoints Louis Coiffait-Gunn as new CEO

CILIP

Louis' career has been guided by his interest in evidence-informed policy, mainly in education. His work in a range of settings including government, thinktanks, professional associations, universities, and the press. Louis was introduced to public libraries at a young age as his grandmother was a librarian in a neighbouring village.

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Mobile Libraries: Culture on the Go

Unwritten Record

National Bookmobile Day is April 22, part of National Library Week (April 19-25). . A library is a place that stores information, a place where people from all walks of life have the opportunity to obtain textual and audiovisual material for education, entertainment, and enlightenment. Libraries, Mobile — Third Army La.

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Beyond digital literacy: STEM learning ideas from library professionals in the UK and Ireland

CILIP

Libraries are not just books ? We need] strong advocates who see the library as a place where STEM-rich learning takes place. ? Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning is a key part of conversations about education, policy, the economy, and our future. if indeed they ever were? [We Research participant.

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CILIP welcomes new members to Board of Trustees

CILIP

Together they bring a unique and diverse skillset from libraries, finance, and brand management, that will help steer the direction of CILIP as we implement our We are CILIP strategy and action plan , during this election year. Andrew Praeter Andrew is Director of Library Services at Goldsmiths, University of London.