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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Lockdown and Looking Ahead: Celebration and Change

14th October 2020 | SLIC Blog

Today on the SLIC blog Carnegie UK talk about Making a Difference: Libraries, Lockdown and Looking Ahead - their latest research.

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Shine a Light on Your Reading Culture with the First Minister's Reading Challenge

8th October 2020 | SLIC Blog

This week on the SLIC blog Chris Newton, Head of School Communities at the Scottish Book Trust, talks about The First Minister’s Reading Challenge and how libraries can get involved.

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PLIF Now Open with £450,000 Available

7th October 2020 | SLIC News

The Public Library Improvement Fund is now open with £450,000 available to support innovation in Scottish public libraries.

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SLIC Oct 19

Remember, the deadline for School Library Improvement Fund (SLIF) applications is Friday November 13th at 12 noon 📚… https://t.co/dhUJ3B3QKm

SLIC Oct 19

Good news for library members in the #Falkirk area 👇 #ScottishLibraries https://t.co/QH6O0QA72w