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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Deputy First Minister Visits School Library Mental Health Project

14th October 2019 | SLIC News

Deputy First Minister John Swinney visited The Royal High, Edinburgh last week to learn about an innovative school library project and see the impact of the School Library Improvement Fund (SLIF).

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Get Online Week 2019

14th October 2019 | SLIC News

It’s the start of Get Online Week 2019 – a week-long celebration which encourages everyone to take part in the digital world.

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Stornoway MakerSpace

9th October 2019 | SLIC Blog

This month on the PLIF blog Kathleen Milne from Eilean Siar Libraries talks about the development of their new MakerSpace area in Stornoway Library.

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