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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The Innovation and Development Fund Opens

14th November 2019 | SLIC News

The SLIC Innovation and Development Fund is now open and accepting applications for upcoming 2020 library projects.

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New Business Hub launches at Inverness Library

13th November 2019 | SLIC News

A new business hub for local entrepreneurs and small businesses has been launched at Inverness Library as part of the Scottish Coworking Network.

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Teenage Sensory Reading - A SLIF Project

6th November 2019 | SLIC Blog

This month on the SLIF Blog High Life Highland talk about their Teenage Sensory Reading Project which received money from the School Library Improvement Fund in 2017.

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SLIC Nov 17

Remember the 2nd episode of the #BigScottishBookClub is tonight at 10pm on @BBCScotland and @BBCiPlayer with… https://t.co/loUcAPbrWd

SLIC Nov 16

We're nearly all set for Scotland's first #MobileLibrariesDay2019 on Wednesday! Join in the fun and let people know… https://t.co/8nPGoQBKLS

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