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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SLIC Publishes New Report into Health & Wellbeing

7th April 2020 | SLIC News

SLIC has published a new report examining the heath & wellbeing offer available in Scotland’s public libraries.

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Culture Organisations Supporting Communities

6th April 2020 | SLIC News

SLIC and Fun Palaces Scotland have created an online peer network and training group to help cultural organisations connect during the Coronavirus pandemic.

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CILIP Launches National Shelf Service

6th April 2020 | SLIC News

CILIP launch a ‘National Shelf Service’ to help children and families discover new, diverse reading experiences.

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SLIC Apr 07

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