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SCL Northeast Challenge: Learn Something New in Your Library

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SCL Northeast Libraries are challenging people to learn something new in their libraries during the Northeast Festival of Learning.

North East Society of Chief Librarians chairman Mark Freeman said: "As part of the North East Festival ...

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Edinburgh to Host Edge 2010 Conference

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Edinburgh will be the site for Edge 2010 in February, a conference to highlight how libraries and ...

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Libraries Inspire

Library Vehicles Deliver Health Roadshows

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Kirklees Libraries formed partnerhips with local organisations to delivery health roadshows to the community.

Partnership proved to be the key to delivering a successful outreach project in the Holme Valley area of Kirklees. A series of well being road shows were delivered directly to the community by utilising the mobile library vehicles. As well ...

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The SCL Blog

Pushing Boundaries

I'm excited to be attending the Edge 2010 conference at more...

Libraries help people access information about their health

Public libraries offer access to free information about anything you more...

High Speed Broadband in Libraries

This week the MLA announced that public libraries can now more...