Latest news and blogs from CILIPS, our branches and groups and other guest contributors. Please note opinions stated by guest contributors may not reflect the view of CILIPS or CILIP.
#LibrariesAreEssential Posts
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Kevin P Gilday: CILIPS24 Speech
by CILIPS on 24/6/2024
Category: #LibrariesAreEssential, Blog, News
Poet, Writer and Performer Kevin P. Gilday. The following is a transcript of a speech I delivered as the after-dinner speaker at this year’s CILIPS […]
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Scottish Book Trust Publish New Report on the Impact of Libraries
by CILIPS on 23/5/2024
Category: #LibrariesAreEssential, Blog, Case Studies, News
Recently, alongside Scottish Book Trust, The National Library of Scotland and the Scottish Library and Information Council, CILIPS asked our members to contribute to a […]
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SLG Scotland Building Relationships: Working with hard to reach departments
by School Libraries Group Scotland on 5/1/2024
Category: #LibrariesAreEssential, Blog, Branches and Groups, SLG Scotland
School Libraries Group Scotland believe that your whole school can (and should) be school library advocates, but we understand how challenging it can be to […]
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Green Libraries Scotland Grant Fund Recipient: interview with school librarian Donna Baird
by CILIPS on 2/10/2023
Category: #CILIPSGoGreen, #LibrariesAreEssential, Blog, Campaigning for Libraries, Libraries Week, News
School Librarian and Green Libraries Scotland Grant Fund recipient Donna Baird caught up with CILIP Scotland to share her experience with applying for the fund. […]
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Library Advocacy from CILIPS to Celebrities
by CILIPS on 11/8/2023
Category: #LibrariesAreEssential, Blog, News
Librarians are great. You know it, we know it. However, sometimes it takes a personal story, or viral social media phenomenon to remind others of […]
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Call to Action – Show your support for school librarians in North Lanarkshire
by CILIPS on 17/8/2022
Category: #LibrariesAreEssential, #LibrariesAreEssential - Scotland's Stories, Blog, News, SLG Scotland
Call to Action – Show your support for school librarians who are set to see their jobs removed We are CILIPS, the professional body for librarians […]
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#LibrariesAreEssential to Inclusive Learning – CustomEyes Books by Guide Dogs
by CILIPS on 29/4/2022
Category: #LibrariesAreEssential, #LibrariesAreEssential - Scotland's Stories, Blog, News
We know that Scotland’s #LibrariesAreEssential to Inclusivity (check out our extensive evidence bank for more) and that includes making sure young people who live with […]
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Save Nottingham Libraries – why #LibrariesAreEssential to us
by CILIPS on 11/4/2022
Category: #LibrariesAreEssential, #LibrariesAreEssential - Scotland's Stories, Blog
Although our Libraries Are Essential campaign is focused on the Local Government election in Scotland, many of the challenges faced by libraries and their communities […]