Six New Library Lab Projects Announced
Local libraries receive share of £65,000 funding for innovative projects.
Research Impact Value Event
Upcoming Research Impact Value event on the 11th of July in Edinburgh.
Coworking: a Case for Scotland
For National Coworking Day, we discuss our coworking project for libraries in this week’s SLIC blog.
Orkney Library’s Lego and Minecraft Club
In this month's PLIF blog, Sally Walker from Orkney Libraries talks about their Lego and Minecraft club which received funding from the Public Library Improvement Fund.
‘The Next Chapter’ for Scotland’s Libraries
In this week’s blog, Project Officer Rachael Laburn talks about a project she has been working on with Young Scot to engage young people in the future of libraries in Scotland.
£450,000 Fund for Scotland’s Public Libraries
Libraries have until the 21st May to submit their applications for the chance to receive an allocation of this year’s Fund.
Funding and Events Update
In this week’s blog, SLIC’s Funding and Events Manager Lorna Watt talks about recent SLIC events and funding updates.
School Library Fund Opens for Bids
Scotland’s Deputy First Minister John Swinney has launched the second round of bidding for a national funding programme aimed at improving school library services.
Libraries Encouraged to Help Glasgow TedxYouth Conference Reach Out
As part of the Year of Young People 2018, libraries are encouraged to get involved in making Glasgow's first TedxYouth conference accessible to a wider audience.
Uncovering Muriel Spark
This week on the SLIC blog our Project Officer Sarah Harmon talks about her involvement in the centenary year of Scottish writer Muriel Spark, and her appreciation of Spark's writing.
Telling the Library Story
In this week’s blog, SLIC’s Company Secretary Ken McKinlay reflects on his own career in the sector within the context of the wider, social importance of libraries.
Call for Responses: Young Scot Survey
SLIC has been working with Young Scot on a co-design project to gather the views of young people on libraries as part of the refresh of Ambition and Opportunity: A National Strategy for Public Libraries. The co-design project, titled The Next Chapter, is being coordinated in line with the Year of Young People 2018.
The Lost Poets of Scotland
In this week's SLIC blog, our Wikimedian in Residence Sara Thomas talks about a recent Editathon held at the Scottish Poetry Library, which sought to improve the representation of Scottish female poets.
High Voltage – Young Volunteers in Libraries
In this month's PLIF blog, Jenny Murdoch from High Life Highland Libraries reflects on their successful ‘High Voltage’ project.
Librarians Getting Their Dewey
In the SLIC blog this week, Board member Donald Maclean reflects on the varied portrayal of librarians in film, from the Batman Series to Buffy the Vampire Slayer!
