I'm glad to see that CILIP's taking a more active part in the fight against the destruction of the public library service. It's churlish of us to ask: "Where was you?" They're here now and they're getting their hands dirty and let's be glad of it.
This is part of an ongoing change in the way that CILIP's conducting itself. It's notable that this Summer is the first one in years that hasn't been overwhelmed by a multi-channel caterwaul about some navel-gazing inconsequence. It can only be a good thing if the annual Summer CILIP shitstorm has had its day: it never did The Profession any favours and diverted energies from more urgent and productive matters.
Beyond the bookshelves: how libraries are creating new routes into reading
during the National Year of Reading
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The National Year of Reading 2026 is a campaign to address the steep
decline in reading amongst children, young people and adults. As part of
the campaign,...
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