News archivePrevious news storiesNew library design resource launched Two professional bodies - Designing Libraries and SCONUL - with expertise in library design have joined forces to create a unique gateway to key information on public, national and academic library buildings in the UK, Ireland and throughout the world. Posted 16 Jun 2008 New lease of life for Lancashire libraryResidents of Crawshawbooth in Rossendale are to benefit from a £495,000 capital investment programme to extend and refurbish the local library and youth and community centre. Posted 09 Jun 2008 Plans for new project in Queensgate, HuddersfieldPlans for the £200m Queensgate Revival project were lodged yesterday. The ambitious project includes plans for a new library, art gallery, information centre, retail space, bars, parking, transport and a hotel. Posted 01 May 2008 Buildings need to inspirePhysical spaces are changing as a result of new technologies and student-centred approaches to learning. So what does the learning space of the future look like? Stephen Hoare of The Guardian finds out. Posted 01 May 2008 Transformation in TorbayKatie Lusty, Professional Services Libraries, Torbay, charts the progress as the 1961 Paignton Library prepares to be replaced by a new community facility, via the Big Lotteries Fund Community Libraries Programme. (Public Library Journal, Spring 08, pp 5-7) Posted 01 May 2008 Irish Government allocated €5 million for School librariesThe Irish Government has allocated over €5 million for 147 projects to enhance school library facilities at schools participating in the DEIS programme. The Minister for Education & Science, Mary Hanafin, T.D., said "Thousands of students and many communities will benefit greatly from new and improved library facilities where they can learn and develop a love for books." Posted 20 Mar 2008 CILIP Buyers Guide now available onlineCILIP's Buyers Guide Online Website is now up and running at www.buyersguideonline.co.uk. In it you will find details of more than 400 suppliers to the library and information community, with a searchable database as well as an A-Z listing. Posted 20 Mar 2008 Ambitious plans for ClaphamLambeth Council have announced a self financing £75 million regeneration programme, with state-of-the-art eco-friendly buildings and facilities including a new library, leisure centre, GP surgery and residences. Posted 20 Mar 2008 Barriers illusory at Glasgow's BridgeA college/public library joint service has proved that the barriers between library sectors are illusory, with the collaboration benefiting both parties. The collaboration was between the cramped John Wheatley college in Glasgow Easterhouse and the run-down nearby public library and swimming pool. The college built a new campus and over five years blended it into The Bridge, an award winning resource that houses a pool, arts resources and a joint library and learning centre and has proved a successful asset to the whole community. (Library and Information Update, Vol 7 (3), March 2008). Posted 28 Feb 2008 There's more to libraries than lendingThe latest government figures show that the traditional measures of public library success have shown a decline but, finds Benedicte Page, the service is far from idle. The Bookseller spoke to five library service managers about their strategies for meeting the challenge of improving their library offer and reaching out to engage readers in their area. (The Bookseller, ppp 30-31, 8 February 2008) Posted 14 Feb 2008 |
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