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New Heritage Funding Programme

Anton Schultz — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:13:58 +0000

New Heritage Funding Programme

Posted by Anton Schultz | 25th Apr 2012

Category:3. Making a convincing case and getting investment ready

Have you ever wondered what your local area was like in the past? Or how people in your community used to live? The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is launching a new £1m small grant programme designed to help local communities answer these and countless more questions about their past.

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News Round-up from the Network

Anton Schultz — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:58:49 +0000

News Round-up from the Network

Posted by Anton Schultz | 18th Oct 2011

Category:7. Developing Services

Topic(s):The Case for Community Managed Libaries

We are pleased to now be working with a number of local authorities and community organisations across the country to establish the network in earnest.

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The Transformation Challenge

Anton Schultz — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:44:26 +0000

The Transformation Challenge

Posted by Anton Schultz | 18th Oct 2011

Category:2. Getting Started

Topic(s):Modernising Local Library Provision

Library service managers all over the country are being forced to radically rethink the configuration of library services – both to reap unprecedented efficiency savings and to evolve services that are fit for the 21st century. Related to this, many are now looking at library asset and service transfer to communities, but ‘all community offers are by no means created equal’.

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A ground level view

Anton Schultz — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:19:16 +0000

A ground level view

Posted by Anton Schultz | 19th Aug 2011

Category:2. Getting Started

Topic(s):The Case for Community Managed Libaries

There’s been a lot going on with community organisations and residents all over the country coming together to save their libraries since my last post - here’s a quick roundup to reflect some of the activity.

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Here at last!

Anton Schultz — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:24:59 +0000

Here at last!

Posted by Anton Schultz | 7th Jun 2011

Category:7. Developing Services

Topic(s):The Case for Community Managed Libaries

It’s great to see the Community Knowledge Hub finally come to fruition. During the past few months I have been working with colleagues and Locality members, and talking with Local Authorities and Community Organisations all over the country to develop support for a new wave of emerging community managed libraries.

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