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If you're an LGBT+ person over 50 and could do with a weekly call to stay connected during the #Covid19outbreak, get in touch with our telephone befriending service: openingdoorslondon.org.uk/te…
We want to support as many people as we can facing increased isolation during this time!
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It is good that after so much work lobbying Parliamentarians and trying to raise #libraries up the political agenda, they are now a topic of national concern. We need to see a change in policy to secure quality libraries for everyone MT @CILIPinfo @LibDeliverUK #VoteLibraries
Andrew Marr asked Johnson about library funding! Yay! #libraries #LoveLibraries @CILIPinfo @NickPoole1 #AndrewMarr #Marr @AndrewMarr9 #Elections2019 #GE2019
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Why don't travel books highlight interesting libraries to visit? Here's a crowdsourced Lonely Planet for libraries bit.ly/2VxWzlZ
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"Why would anyone want to invest in a service that sounds as if its failing?" @Kathy_Settle sets the record straight publiclibrariesnews.com/user…
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An argument for why very rich people should invest in public libraries, imagining Jeff Bezos as the new Carnegie. wired.com/story/jeff-bezos-s…
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500 volunteer libraries in the UK now, a mere handful less than a decade ago. The Guardian explores the implications theguardian.com/books/2017/a…
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Research on the Adoption of the Maker Identity in a Small-Town Hackerspace - P2P Foundation ow.ly/Hsrr30d0Ycm
Fantastic! Congratulations @jtdeboer and team - @FryskLab one of the best library initiatives we've encountered! xitter.cf/frysklab/status/888673…
Last night, @ALALibrary shared some nice pictures of the award ceremony with us. Complete album here: flickr.com/photos/ala-iro/se…
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Confirmed that 10 out of 14 libraries in Bury will close. One of the deepest cuts this year. xitter.cf/wylie_alan/status/8875…
Scrutiny committee gives free passage to Bury Council cabinet's decision to close libraries
burytimes.co.uk/news/1541908…
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Anyone know who Jane Austen's agent is? We'd love to book her for an event. xitter.cf/Waterstones/status/888…
Perfect opportunity for libraries xitter.cf/skynews/status/8886260…
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My first contribution in a real printed book has been published. Chapter: "Public Libraries In the Age of Austerity" gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-press/…
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Great opportunity for those involved in community managed and/or owned libraries to come together & shape this important network - 25 July xitter.cf/ckhlibraries/status/88…
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Interested in income generation ideas for libraries? ow.ly/o4ed30cBJZA < all the info shared at recent #LibraryAmbition masterclass
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Tim Coates remembers Desmond Clarke as "one of the greatest heroes of the book trade": bit.ly/2rRB0QL
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Work to do for #libraries because #factsmatter: The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked buff.ly/2pZdeRJ
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This should be esp useful to #datalibs that want to design a #dataviz of #library data.
figshare.com/articles/Design…
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Our question to every candidate: 'What are you going to do about poverty?' Join @BigIssue's #ActivistArmy today bit.ly/activistarmy
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What's wrong with public libraries + what are the easy solutions? Major article by Nick Poole. A must read, I'd say publiclibrariesnews.com/user…