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As 2025 draws to a close, we reflect on a year of innovation and partnership.
Whatever your connection with public #Libraries, thank you for everything you have done to champion them this year.
We look forward to working with you again in 2026.
librariesconnected.org.uk/ne…
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Today is the final opportunity to nominate a #Library staff member or team for our 2026 Awards.
The Awards give library staff the recognition they deserve.
If you know anyone who deserves acknowledgement, please let us know posthaste!
librariesconnected.org.uk/li…
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Applications are now coming in fast for the Libraries Connected Awards 2026.
Don't miss out! If you know of an individual or team working in public #Libraries going above and beyond to provide an excellent service, nominate them before 5 January.
librariesconnected.org.uk/pr…
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The Oxfordshire Business & IP Centre Team won our Children's Award in 2023.
They have introduced hundreds of young people to entrepreneurship.
If you want your team's work recognised, nominate them for our #Childrens Award for 2026, today.
librariesconnected.org.uk/pr…
Congratulations to all! As our Chief Executive @HunterIsobel notes in the case of Manchester City Council, public #Libraries are central to the vision of embedding lifelong learning in a growth strategy.
#GetTheNationLearning
Meet the winners!
📣 We are thrilled to announce the winners of the Get the Nation Learning Awards 2025. These individuals and organisations showcase the transformative impact learning can have on people's lives.
Discover their stories: getthenationlearning.org.uk/…
We are proud to be a partner of Get the Nation Learning Week.
A new survey from @LearnWorkUK notes a sharp contraction in the number of adults learning nationally.
Given adequate funding, public #Libraries are ideally placed to address this fall.
learningandwork.org.uk/resou…
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Those new or aspiring #Library Heads of Service wanting to take part in our 'Leading Libraries: Thriving in Complexity' programme have until Monday 27 October at 11am to apply.
Please don't delay - send in your application this weekend!
librariesconnected.org.uk/ne…
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Our Chief Executive @HunterIsobel was at Stratford #Library yesterday for the start of #GetOnlineWeek, run by @GoodThingsFdn.
Public #Libraries are crucial facilitators and drivers of #DigitalInclusion, and we are proud to support Get Online Week.
Mayor @RokhsanaFiaz joined @SciTechgovuk Minister Liz Lloyd at Stratford Library to hear about the work of @GoodThingsFdn and Newham's Digital Inclusion team to mark the start of #GetOnlineWeek.
Digital Inclusion plays an important part in the Mayor’s Digital Economy Agenda.
Our new video is designed to help councillors understand how public #Libraries contribute to local outcomes and why they matter more than ever.
youtube.com/watch?v=FupQg7LF…
We are pleased to support the National Year of Reading 2026.
'Go All In' encourages people to read into anything that excites them. There is no better place to begin this journey than public #Libraries.
Big news: We’ve unveiled Go All In, the brand identity for the National Year of Reading 2026, in collaboration with @educationgovuk.
#GoAllIn2026 #NationalYearOfReading
Last week at Manchester Central #Library, we heard from #Libraries Minister @fionatwycross and people whose lives have been changed by access to @MancLibraries services.
@DCMS have marked the event with this video.
Our Chief Executive Isobel Hunter reflects on our #Libraries175 event at Manchester Central #Library.
During Libraries 175, #Libraries Minister Baroness Twycross welcomed the creation of the Libraries Alliance.
Find out more:
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This is a big week for #Library anniversaries! The Public Libraries Act is turning 175 and Gainsborough Library is celebrating its 120th birthday.
Join us for the celebration of Gainsborough Library's 120th anniversary!
The Big Birthday Bash – Special Anniversary Coffee Morning will take place at #GainsboroughLibrary on Tue 7th Oct 10am-12pm with the official cutting of the cake taking place at 11am.
Everyone is welcome!
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Over the next six days we want you #Librarians to take a photo - or several - showing what your library service looks like today.
This snapshot of library life in 2025 is part of our celebrations of the 175th anniversary of the Public Libraries Act.
librariesconnected.org.uk/pr…
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The Libraries Connected Awards 2026 are now open for nominations!
We want to hear about, and celebrate, the individuals and teams working in public #Libraries who change the lives of people in their communities.
librariesconnected.org.uk/li…
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The 2025 ‘State of the Nation’ report from
@readingagency finds 47% of adults reject the ‘reader’ label, though many are reading by consuming text in other forms.
Public #Libraries are places where reading is celebrated in its great diversity.
readingagency.org.uk/the-sta…
The Making Every Contact Count (MECC) Initiative uses the interactions that occur in community hubs like #Libraries to support health and wellbeing.
@Oxonlibraries have had great success with MECC, as @bookmarkmccree explains.
themj.co.uk/power-conversati…
Public #Libraries - the @WarmWelcome_UK campaign launches again on 21 October. Make sure you don't miss any vital information!
Save the date for our Winter Launch at 7pm on Tuesday 21 October. We’ll give you everything you need to get ready for the coming winter as you once again look after people in your communities.
Invites to register will come to you in September.
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Just one of the many brilliant, completely free perks of a public #Library membership in Wales!
Are you preparing for your driving test at the moment? You can use Theory Test Pro!
It's available FREE to library members in Wales & with remotely so you can use the service from home. If you don't have a library membership, contact your library to join. libraries.wales/library-serv…
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Green Libraries Week 2025 resources are go! It's time to start your green planning - your #GreenLibraries posters and social media assets are now available to download. Submit your planned activities and your library will be featured on the 2025 green map. cilip.org.uk/GreenLibrariesW…
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