The Scottish Library and Information Council

SLIC offers leadership focus and support to the Scottish library and information sector, co-ordinating and promoting national service developments to benefit Scotland’s people and enrich our cultural, educational and economic landscape.

Funding

We administer Scottish Government funding for both public libraries and school libraries. We also offer funding to the wider library and information sector.

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Advice & Guidance

Learn about Scotland's National Strategies as well as evaluative frameworks and handy toolkits which help libraries improve their services.

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Projects

SLIC is involved in a large number of national library projects including One Card, Read Write Count and the Scottish Coworking Network.

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Time to Apply for SLIF

15th January 2020 | SLIC Blog

This week on the SLIC blog Project Officer Louise Cooper talks about the School Library Improvement. The fund is now open for applications.

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School Library Improvement Fund Now Open

10th January 2020 | SLIC News

A new round of the School Library Improvement Fund opens today, offering Scottish schools and nurseries a share of £170,000.

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Funding Boost for School Libraries

19th December 2019 | SLIC News

Schools across Scotland have received a cash boost from the School Library Improvement Fund totalling £272,000.

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SLIC Jan 17

The #bridgeofallan library has recently set up a Potting Shed group where you read newspapers in a quiet space, pla… https://t.co/bR7qUwK1bP

SLIC Jan 17

👇 another example of funding from the School Library Improvemt Fund (SLIF) Scottish state schools (and nurseries) c… https://t.co/SRZ9SBdKPs

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