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Amid agency budgets cuts and declining social work enrollments, unpaid internships continue to lower the wage floor.

You’ll be able to purchase Maverick’s amazing doughnuts by Dec. 31, while supporting the Advocates support for APL.

Emma Robinson reports on how many libraries around the UK are under threat as local councils fight for funding.

Libraries help in our children’s education, give access to resources that the less privileged desperately need and enrich our lives with resources for lifelong learning. 

People have been writing obituaries for libraries for decades. The May 2005 edition of MIT’s Technology Review ran a series of articles under the title “Death of Libraries: Myth and Facts.” Writing in the Guardian newspaper in December 2016, columnist Simon Jenkins compared libraries to churches and local railways: “People like having them around, and are angry if they close. But as for using them, well, there is so little time these days.”  Libraries are adapting to the digital age a...

“The library is such an important part of our child’s learning experience; we really appreciate everything you do.” – Chelsea, mother of a 4-year-old

Library charges for children to be scrapped from July 1

BRADFORD Libraries Service has come a long way since the city’s first public library opened 150 years ago.

The rarest 50p coins in circulation have been revealed, as the Royal Mint unveils two brand new designs.

For vulnerable communities, libraries are increasingly becoming a refuge in times of disaster.