Libraries

In the North West there are:

  • 22 public library services
  • 15 universities and higher education colleges with one or more libraries each
  • 64 further education colleges with library services
  • more than 50 health libraries
  • a large number of libraries in a variety of businesses and organisations

Libraries are at the heart of the community, school, university, college or business that they serve. From introducing toddler’s to books, to developing new ways of online learning and information management, libraries are key to the cultural, educational and economic success of the North West.

The government’s national strategy for public libraries, Framework for the Future, was published by the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) in 2003. We are working with public libraries in the North West and with the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) to deliver the key objectives of this strategy.

We work in partnership with a number of groups representing libraries in the North West, including the North West Academic Libraries group (NoWAL), the Society of Chief Librarians (SCL), and the North West Health Care Libraries Unit.

For more information, see:
INSPIRE
INSPIRE (Information Sharing Partners in Resources for Education) is a national initiative to promote and facilitate access to libraries of all kinds, including higher education, public and national libraries.INSPIRE (Information Sharing Partners in Resources for Education) is a national initiative to promote and facilitate access to libraries of all kinds, including higher education, public and national libraries.
Time to Read
Time To Read is the regional network to promote reading through the public library network. The focus is on working with adults, as opposed to children.Time To Read is the regional network to promote reading through the public library network. The focus is on working with adults, as opposed to children.
Fulfilling Their Potential
Fulfilling their Potential is helping libraries connect with a wide range of local partners to engage with as many young people as possible across England. Fulfilling their Potential is run by The Reading Agency and managed by a steering group with representatives from young people, The National Youth Agency, MLA Council, The Association of Senior Childrens and Education Librarians and The Society of Chief Librarians.

Fulfilling their Potential is helping libraries connect with a wide range of local partners to engage with as many young people as possible across England. Fulfilling their Potential is run by The Reading Agency and managed by a steering group with representatives from young people, The National Youth Agency, MLA Council, The Association of Senior Childrens and Education Librarians and The Society of Chief Librarians.
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Related Links:

Framework for the Future Report
www.culture.gov.uk/Reference_library/Publications/archive_2003/framework_future.htm 

HERO website for academic libraries
www.hero.ac.uk/niss/niss_library4008.cfm 

MLA activities for Framework for the Future
www.mla.gov.uk/webdav/harmonise?Page/@id=73&Document/@id=18382&Section[@stateId_eq_left_hand_root]/@id=4332 

National Electronic Library for Health
www.nelh.nhs.uk 

The UK Public Libraries Page
ds.dial.pipex.com/town/square/ac940/ukpublib.html 



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