Libraries

This women’s library just became a ‘library of sanctuary’ for refugees and asylum seekers
Libraries

This women’s library just became a ‘library of sanctuary’ for refugees and asylum seekers

Staff members at Glasgow Women’s Library say they are ‘so proud’ to have been honoured for their work with refugees in the community

We are all the same age inside a library – curious, young and eager to learn
Robin Ince

We are all the same age inside a library – curious, young and eager to learn

Robin Ince is back on the road touring his new book, and finding joy in libraries, village halls and churchyards

Elon Musk, this is how you could use your power for good
Paul McNamee

Elon Musk, this is how you could use your power for good

The wealthiest could leave a legacy of light and opportunity, rather than profit from darkness

‘We can’t keep up’: Councils cutting services and facing bankruptcy over rising cost of social care
Social care

‘We can’t keep up’: Councils cutting services and facing bankruptcy over rising cost of social care

‘A library is a safe and happy place’: The unparalleled joy of a mobile library
Robin Ince

‘A library is a safe and happy place’: The unparalleled joy of a mobile library

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These libraries and leisure centres faced disaster as councils cut services. Then volunteers stepped in
Libraries

These libraries and leisure centres faced disaster as councils cut services. Then volunteers stepped in

Libraries are a boundless resource. We mustn’t let their lights go out
Paul McNamee

Libraries are a boundless resource. We mustn’t let their lights go out

Over 150 authors donate their books to Liverpool library burned during far-right riots
Libraries

Over 150 authors donate their books to Liverpool library burned during far-right riots

Half of UK adults don’t read for pleasure
Reading

Half of UK adults don’t read for pleasure

Libraries give us power. The next government must trust libraries to continue delivering for communities
Louis Coiffait-Gunn

Libraries give us power. The next government must trust libraries to continue delivering for communities

Want to rebuild the UK economy, Jeremy Hunt? Start with our beautiful public libraries
Jo Cornish

Want to rebuild the UK economy, Jeremy Hunt? Start with our beautiful public libraries

Inside a warm bank – where Brits struggling with bills are finding shelter: ‘The tea helps a lot’
Warm banks

Inside a warm bank – where Brits struggling with bills are finding shelter: ‘The tea helps a lot’

Inside UK’s ‘vital’ libraries providing ‘warm banks’ as cost of living bites and households struggle
Warm banks

Inside UK’s ‘vital’ libraries providing ‘warm banks’ as cost of living bites and households struggle

Robin Ince: the library is a centre of empathy we cannot afford to lose
Libraries

Robin Ince: the library is a centre of empathy we cannot afford to lose

How spending cuts have decimated public services since 2010, from libraries to youth clubs
Autumn Statement

How spending cuts have decimated public services since 2010, from libraries to youth clubs

Libraries are not just for books – they can help in heatwaves too
Ian Anstice

Libraries are not just for books – they can help in heatwaves too

‘A library for homeless people can offer more than books, it’s a space to be’
Opinion

‘A library for homeless people can offer more than books, it’s a space to be’

Why Britain’s economy can’t afford to lose the public library
Opinion

Why Britain’s economy can’t afford to lose the public library

Libraries can save us – on book days and every day
Opinion

Libraries can save us – on book days and every day

After lockdown, the libraries of my life will be waiting
Opinion

After lockdown, the libraries of my life will be waiting

Public Library Apparel is making a fashion statement for libraries
Activism

Public Library Apparel is making a fashion statement for libraries

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Lord John Bird has taken the battle for library funding to the Lords
News

Lord John Bird has taken the battle for library funding to the Lords

Public Libraries – our new report shows urgent need to boost funding
Books

Public Libraries – our new report shows urgent need to boost funding

John Bird: Final chapter of Essex library campaign gives hope to all
Opinion

John Bird: Final chapter of Essex library campaign gives hope to all

Schools in Scotland are replacing library staff with their own students
Books

Schools in Scotland are replacing library staff with their own students