Libraries Inspire Stories
Below are a collection of Libraries Inspire stories from libraries across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Lancashire Libraries engaging young people to conceive a new type of creative story
Posted on 26 July 2010
The Lancashire Library Service is working on a project to engage young people and ingeniously recycle the large amount of paper waste that is discarded in the form of newspapers, magazines, meeting minutes, stationery, and the odd old book etc, and avoid filling up ...
Read full storyBarnsley Library Service pioneering Race Online 2012
Posted on 9 July 2010
Barnsley Library Service is actively involved with Race Online 2012 – and looks forward to developing future opportunities to support people to get online as part of the pledge made by SCL to enable another 500,000 people to become digital citizens by 2012 through ...
Read full storyResidents in North Yorkshire enjoy a pint with their books
Posted on 23 June 2010
The new library service located in the George and Dragon was opened on the 12th June by local MP and Foreign Secretary William Hague. It is run by local volunteers who will manage approximately 300 books (which will be refreshed regularly) and access to ...
Read full storyPublic services join up to help the community engage with new online technology
Posted on 21 June 2010
These days, if you want to apply for a job, book a hospital appointment, or simply keep track of your friends’ birthdays, you have to do it online. Getting online is vital, with society at risk of becoming disengaged and disenfranchised without digital knowledge ...
Read full storyMusic making a vibrant mark in public libraries
Posted on 4 June 2010
Chart topping music artists have been storming public libraries in Lancashire as part of the ‘Get It Loud In Libraries’ (GILIL) project – an initiative designed to engage young people in their local libraries. Hugely successful acts have participated in this project including Plan B, ...
Read full storyYork Library Lends Smart Meters
Posted on 9 February 2010
Around Christmas 2008, York Libraries purchased a collection of recession-beating “Smart Meters”, to help customers calculate how much energy their appliances were using. The response from the public was overwhelming, with people coming into the library to join up especially to use the Smart Meters. One of these customers was ...
Read full storyLibrary Vehicles Deliver Health Roadshows
Posted on 16 December 2009
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 as offering ...
Read full storyCrowds Fill Public Library on Health Day
Posted on 16 December 2009
By 11 AM the library was buzzing. Queues stretched along the non-fiction floor as people waited for free blood and diabetes tests. Downstairs in a lecture room grandparents played a game of tennis doubles with their grandchildren. On the Ground floor ...
Read full storyLibraries Help Make Business Dreams a Reality
Posted on 17 November 2009
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 inspiration she ...
Read full storyMother of Invention
Posted on 17 November 2009
Rowena Mead found that getting her young daughter Saskia to let her brush her teeth was a daily struggle; Saskia would hap-pily chew on a toothbrush by herself but as soon as Rowena took the brush and tried to brush Saskia’s milk teeth, the ...
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