Published Apr 19th 2024. Code of Conduct for all Board members
Published Apr 19th 2024. Updates guidelines for CILIPS Regional Branches, as approved by CILIPS Council and the CILIPS Trustee Board in 2024.
Author: CILIPS
Publisher: CILIPS
Published Apr 15th 2024. 'We are gravely concerned by the fact that these closures will leave South Lanarkshire with the lowest number of library branches per population anywhere in Scotland. Our analysis suggests that over 19,700 of your constituents will now no longer have access to a library branch within a one hour round trip...' Our second 2024 open letter to South Lanarkshire Council.
Category: Consultation Responses
Published Mar 18th 2024. CILIPS Professional Development Fund recipient Anaïs Cayzac shares reflections from her attendance at the 88th IFLA General Conference and Assembly in Rotterdam.
Author: CILIPS
Publisher: CILIPS
Published Feb 29th 2024. Updated Partnership Agreement between CILIP and CILIPS
Published Feb 27th 2024. Head of CILIP Scotland Sean McNamara has written to North Ayrshire to highlight the value of libraries in response to a reduction in service hours.
Category: Consultation Responses
Published Feb 13th 2024. Head of CILIP Scotland Sean McNamara writes to South Lanarkshire Council after the proposed closure of 7 libraries within the local authority. Outlining how vital the library services are to the communities they serve, and how these proposals will threaten digital literacy rates, the reduction of isolation, and those using drop in services such as speech and language therapy amongst others.
Category: Consultation Responses
Published Feb 13th 2024. Sean McNamara, head of CILIP Scotland has written to Inverclyde Council after their public consultation to reduce library opening hours by 25% went live. Urging the council to take evidence of the value of public libraries from the CILIPS and Scottish Book Trust websites into consideration, with this research concluding that there can be "no substitute" for these spaces.
Category: Consultation Responses