Published Oct 30th 2024. 'Midlothian has the fastest growing population in Scotland and constituents will need access to the library services they are legally entitled to. In our opinion, this would not be the time to scale that back.' CILIPS Director Sean McNamara writes to Midlothian Councillors regarding recent proposals to change the way that libraries operate in the local authority.
Published Oct 28th 2024.
Published Oct 10th 2024. 'We must try and emerge from this challenging period with robust library services still in place, as they are indisputable evidence of a country that values its communities and people, and believes in reducing inequality...' CILIPS Director Sean McNamara writes an open letter to North Ayrshire Councillors, highlighting the legal and ethical risks of suggested branch closures.
Published Oct 7th 2024. This document is an accompanying guide to part one and two of our podcast 'Taking Root: Scotland's Green Libraries,' which explores innovations, reflections and projects within libraries to support community and LIS sector climate action. In order to be as accessible as possible, we wanted to ensure that the environmental jargon being used was understood by listeners in order to fully benefit.
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Published Oct 7th 2024. This document accompanies part two of our podcast Taking Root: Scotland's Green Libraries, as it shares our guests' eco-feminism book recommendations. You can click on the underlined titled to find them in the Glasgow Women's library catalogue!
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Published Sep 23rd 2024. An open letter sent from CILIPS Director Sean McNamara to Councillors at Perth and Kinross, emphasising the public benefit of libraries, as they undergo public consultation on their library provision.
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Published Sep 5th 2024. Director of CILIPS Sean McNamara wrote to Scottish Council leaders in preparation for the upcoming budget proposals.
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Published Sep 2nd 2024. 'As I write, the nation is still reeling from a shocking arson attack: an assault on the beating heart of a community by those who would seek to destroy the unique equality of opportunity that libraries across the country represent. The past month has, however, also demonstrated the depth of connection that exists between the public and their libraries...'