This week's #LibrariesInTheArchive comes from 'The Song of the Books,' a poem by Moya Cannon featured in Donegal Tarantella. 📚
Check out the Carcanet Collection here!: 👉 exacted.me/carcanet 👈
This week in #LibraryWhizzTips, we've been reading an encouraging piece by Jonathan Rowe on the importance of academic #librarians nurturing professional relationships across departments.
Read in full: 👉 exacted.me/NoLibrarianisanIs… 👈
This week in #LibraryNews, hundreds have signed a petition to keep Langley and Cippenham libraries open in Slough, after council plans to shut them.
Read more: 👉 exacted.me/SloughLibraryClos… 👈
This week in #LibraryNews, the home delivery service of the Guille-Alles Library in Guernsey has been saved by Guernsey Post.
Grant funding for the service became unavailable, threatening to deprive the community of free book delivery.
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Happy New Year!! 🎆
Gearing up for 2025, we've been digging into this resource from Super Library Marketing, which lists all of the most popular articles, episodes, and videos of 2024.
Check it out!: 👉 exacted.me/SuperLibraryMarke… 👈 #LibraryWhizzTips
This week's #LibrariesInTheArchive comes from a piece by Elda Maria Roman, featured in a 2023 issue of Huizache.
The extract explores how #libraries are sources of learning for children without access to books at home. 📚
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This week in #LibraryNews, a BBC article explores how the PL-480 ("Food for Peace") program launched in 1954 by President Eisenhower led to a wealth of South Asian literature at various US universities.
Find out more: 👉 exacted.me/FoodforPeaceUSLib… 👈
This week's #LibraryKudos goes to Porthcawl Library for their 'Christmas Eve Story and Craft' today! 🎄
Children can listen to a story while drinking hot chocolate and making snow globes! ❄️
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This week's #LibrariesInTheArchive is a festive poem by Alison Brackenbury from the @Carcanet Collection. ✍️ 🎄
What will be in your stocking this year? 🎁
Check out the collection!: 👉 exacted.me/carcanet 👈
This week in #LibraryNews, a 130 year old library in Birmingham remains closed with no plans for re-opening.
Campaigners suggest that the council is using the closure to save money.
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#BuildYourBestLibrary with Huizache Magazine! 🤩
Since 2011, Huizache has been at the forefront of Latinx literature and art. ✍️
Check it out!: 👉 exacted.me/Huizache 👈
The #GreenLibraries Conference presentations are now available to view & download. They cover Carbon Literacy for Libraries, Global Green Initiatives and the power of public library partnerships & a lot more
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ALT Presentations now available online! GL conference logo, image of chair of partnership - Maja M (BL)
This week's #LibraryKudos goes to the @ToledoLibrary for their Poetry Café event today. 👏
The event will showcase poems by those who participated in the 'Poetry, Prompts & Pens!' workshop. ✍️
Read more: 👉 exacted.me/ToledoLibPoetry 👈
#BuildYourBestLibrary with Organic Farming Magazine! 🌽
Organic Farming teaches readers how to grow organically with the latest advice and research alongside policy issues and market information. 👩🌾
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@SoilAssociation
Thanks to Claire Sewell for her wonderful talk on 'Research in Parliament.' 👏
It was interesting to discover that the most borrowed book in the House of Commons library is ‘How Parliament Works’!
@ces43#BLAWinter24
In the run up to Christmas, our #LibrariesInTheArchive will be singing a festive tune. 🎄🤶🎅☃️
This poem comes from 'Skies,' a poetry collection by Alison Brackenbury featured in the the @Carcanet Collection.
Check out the collection!: 👉 exacted.me/carcanet 👈