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Opening Doors@OpeningDoorsUK19 Mar 2020
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
Sarah Gibbons  (@SarahG20123) profile pictureSarah Gibbons @SarahG201231 Dec 2019
Andrew Marr asked Johnson about library funding! Yay! #libraries #LoveLibraries @CILIPinfo @NickPoole1 #AndrewMarr #Marr @AndrewMarr9 #Elections2019 #GE2019
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John Hagel
@jhagel5 Jan 2019
Why don't travel books highlight interesting libraries to visit? Here's a crowdsourced Lonely Planet for libraries bit.ly/2VxWzlZ
Library Planet

Library Planet

A crowdsourced travel guide for libraries

libraryplanet.net
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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…
Jeff Bezos Should Put His Billions Into Libraries | Backchannel

Jeff Bezos Should Put His Billions Into Libraries | Backchannel

If Amazon's CEO wants make an impact, he should look to places where books aren't sold—but lent.

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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…
Save your local! Should volunteers help keep our public libraries open?

Save your local! Should volunteers help keep our public libraries open?

Hundreds of UK libraries are still open – but only because voluntary staff have stepped in. Campaigners and professionals explain why this is a mixed blessing

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Michel Bauwens
@mbauwens25 Jul 2017
Research on the Adoption of the Maker Identity in a Small-Town Hackerspace - P2P Foundation ow.ly/Hsrr30d0Ycm
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Andrew Heaton@DrAEHeaton24 Jul 2017
Oh look, I've been quoted in @WiredUK about drone registration wired.co.uk/article/uk-drone… #drones #tech #UK #UAV #RPAS #avgeek
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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…
Alan Wylie (@wylie_alan) profile pictureAlan Wylie@wylie_alan19 Jul 2017
Scrutiny committee gives free passage to Bury Council cabinet's decision to close libraries burytimes.co.uk/news/1541908…
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Waterstones@Waterstones20 Jul 2017
Anyone know who Jane Austen's agent is? We'd love to book her for an event. xitter.cf/Waterstones/status/888…
Waterstones (@Waterstones) profile pictureWaterstones@Waterstones20 Jul 2017
We are currently moving all our Jane Austen stock from Classics into Greatest Living Authors. Thanks Andrea Leadsom for the heads up.
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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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Locality@localitynews11 Jul 2017
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
Income generation for public libraries

Income generation for public libraries

Sheila reports on the recent income generation masterclasses. This post contains details from all presentations and discussions, and includes lots of links to additional material.

dcmslibraries.blog.gov.uk
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The Bookseller
@thebookseller12 Jun 2017
Tim Coates remembers Desmond Clarke as "one of the greatest heroes of the book trade": bit.ly/2rRB0QL
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Jan Holmquist@janholmquist9 May 2017
Work to do for #libraries because #factsmatter: The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked buff.ly/2pZdeRJ
The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked

The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked

A shadowy operation involving big data, billionaire friends of Trump and the disparate forces of the Leave campaign heavily influenced the result of the EU referendum. Is our electoral process still...

theguardian.com
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Christian Knudsen@chrbknudsen5 May 2017
This should be esp useful to #datalibs that want to design a #dataviz of #library data. figshare.com/articles/Design…
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John Bird@johnbirdswords3 May 2017
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…
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Platform co-ops: how civil society needs to own the technology of the future: civilsocietyfutures.org/co-o…
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CILIP announces ‘Facts Matter’ campaign for 2017 General Election. Well done to them for the speed of this. cilip.org.uk/news/cilip-anno…
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