Written by Lee Richards, Senior Research Manager, SERIO, who was commissioned to conduct a national research project to understand more about how community managed libraries operate.
Erik Boekesteijn writes about his involvement with preparatory work as Storyhouse was developed
Neil Macinnes shares an update on work done by the LOFE funded project in Greater Manchester libraries
The LGA's Ian Leete introduces the beta version of the strategic planning toolkit.
Introducing a new newsletter produced by the Libraries Taskforce
Nick Partridge shares his reflections on a year spent with the Taskforce, describes his work to create a set of Performance Indicators, and invites people to give feedback on them
An update on the Ministry of Justice commuter hubs pilot project
Claire Thompson writes about the legacy of the project: Rewind Skipton, for Skipton library
Andrew Burns (Staffordshire and CIPFA) shares his views, both on the pressures on public finances, and opportunities for libraries
Sharing collated and prioritised research priorities for public libraries