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SCL Northeast Challenge: Learn Something New in Your Library

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Posted on 19 Jan 2010

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

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SCL Responds to Library Modernisation Review Consultation

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Posted on 1 Dec 2009

SCL Response to Empower, Inform, Enrich   The Society of Chief Librarians responds to the publication of Empower, Inform, Enrich, ...

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SCL President to Speak at LGA/MLA Library Modernisation Conference

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Posted on 24 Nov 2009

More information about the LGA/MLA conference can be found here: http://www.lga.gov.uk/lga/events/display-event.do?id=4752860 ...

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SCL and the NHS Sign Partnership Agreement

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Posted on 19 Nov 2009

On November 19, at an NHS ‘Live Well Day’ at Peckham Library, the Society of Chief Librarians ...

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SCL Statement on Public Library Review

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Posted on 8 Oct 2009

As the representative body of public library services that are delivering change in libraries, SCL welcomes Margaret ...

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Pushing Boundaries

12 Jan 2010

I'm excited to be attending the Edge 2010 conference at Edinburgh Castle in February. Edge 2010 will highlight how libraries

Libraries help people access information about their health

16 Dec 2009

Public libraries offer access to free information about anything you would want to know. Recently SCL signed an MOU with

High Speed Broadband in Libraries

9 Dec 2009

This week the MLA announced that public libraries can now have greater access to high speed broadband via JANET education

A week of conferences

11 Oct 2009

I'm just recovering from a very busy week dashing around the country. I always take too much with me

Libraries on the agenda at the conservative party conference

6 Oct 2009

It's 21.39pm and we are sitting round the table in an apartment hotel in Manchester planning our breakfast briefing at