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The Society of Chief Librarians leads the debate on the future of public libraries and advocates for continuous improvement of the public library service on behalf of local people.
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SCL and the NHS Sign Partnership Agreement
SCL has signed a partnership agreement with the NHS to give people more health information in their local library.
On November 19, at an NHS ‘Live Well Day’ at Peckham Library, the Society of Chief Librarians ...
> more...SCL Statement on Public Library Review
The Society of Chief Librarians responds to Margaret Hodge's speech at the Public Library Authorities Conference, 8 October 2009 in Bristol.
As the representative body of public library services that are delivering change in libraries, SCL welcomes Margaret ...
> more...Libraries Inspire
Libraries Help Make Business Dreams a Reality
Young Mum in Essex goes self-employed with help from her local library.
Caroline Payne was pregnant with her second child when she decided that she wanted to be self-employed. She didn’t want to return to a full time job and miss out on her children growing up. Her previous work experience gave her the ...
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A week of conferences
I'm just recovering from a very busy week dashing around more...
Libraries on the agenda at the conservative party conference
It's 21.39pm and we are sitting round the table in more...
To close or not to close
I recently spoke about library closures on the Simon Mayo more...