Latest news and blogs from CILIPS, our branches and groups and other guest contributors.
News Posts
-
Western Isles to continue mobile library service
by Heather Neill on 13/12/2018
Category: News
CILIPS is delighted to note that Comhairle nan Eilean Siar have decided to continue their mobile library service in its current form. Council officers had put forward […]
-
£450,000 FUNDING FOR SCOTLAND’S PUBLIC LIBRARIES
by Heather Neill on 13/12/2018
Category: News
Nine public library projects in Scotland have received a share of a £450,000 fund to support the transformation and modernisation of services through innovation and […]
-
Election Results
by Heather Neill on 4/12/2018
Category: News
Following the recent nominations process and election we are pleased to announce that the following people will join our Board: Vice-President: Martina McChrystal, Director of […]
-
Research to examine the value and impact of mobile library services
by CILIPS on 20/11/2018
Category: News
The Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC) has commissioned research to examine the value and impact of mobile library services. The library advisory body is […]
-
Open letters sent regarding library proposals in East Dunbartonshire and the Western Isles
by CILIPS on 14/11/2018
Category: News
CILIP in Scotland have written open letters to the Council Leaders in both East Dunbartonshire and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar to raise concerns and ask questions […]
-
Glasgow Libraries selected as the winner of this year’s Libraries Change Lives Award
by Heather Neill on 11/10/2018
Category: News
Glasgow Libraries have won the CILIP Libraries Change Lives Award for their innovative work supporting people experiencing homelessness with the In-Reach project. This project was […]
-
Vibrant Libraries, Thriving Schools – National strategy for school libraries published
by CILIPS on 10/9/2018
Category: News
The Scottish Government and COSLA have jointly produced a new National Strategy for School Libraries, the first of its kind in the U.K. The development […]
-
Libraries for Privacy Toolkit
by CILIPS on 14/8/2018
Category: News
Working with SLIC, CILIPS and the Library Freedom Project, alongside library staff and technologists from the UK and the US, Scottish PEN has developed a toolkit to offer practical guidance […]