Libraries Inspire Stories
Below are a collection of Libraries Inspire stories from libraries across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Library 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 ...
Read full storyGiving People the Tools for the Job
Posted on 11 November 2009
Librarians in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, noticed that more people were coming into the library to find employment information and use the internet to look for jobs. A port town reliant on the shipping industry, residents in Goole have felt the bite of ...
Read full storyFinding Work, Improving English, at the Library
Posted on 15 October 2009
Olivia is from Rwanda but moved to France when she was 16. She trained to work in the hospitality industry and had some interesting placements and job opportunities. Deciding that she wanted to develop a more international career in larger hotels, Olivia realized she ...
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