Category Archives: Governance
Community libraries England report
The Arts Council England, the body tasked with looking after public libraries in England, has recently* published the report Community libraries – Learning from experience: guiding principles for local authorities with the Local Government Association on different ways in which communities are involved … Continue reading
Recent CIPFA public library statistics
A month or so ago the CIPFA public library statistics for 2011-12 (April to March) were published. I didn’t get round to writing a blog about them at the time, and fellow Welsh library blogger, Stephen Gregory CILIP policy officer … Continue reading
Report into library closures in England published
The Commons Select Committee inquiry into public library closures in England published its report today (6th November 2012). The report can be viewed as hyperlink sections, or as a pdf. The headline of their news page is: “Council plans for libraries risk failure … Continue reading
Public library standards in Wales
Along with some CyMAL colleagues I recently attended the annual feedback seminar for the Welsh Public Library Standards (WPLS). Since 2002 the services of Welsh public libraries have been monitored and evaluated through the framework of the standards, with each … Continue reading
Literacy and the Big Society
If you have an interest in literacy you may want to take 5 minutes to fill in the online survey by the National Literacy Trust. They are looking at literacy within the context of the ‘Big Society’ movement. At the … Continue reading
