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Crime writer, Ann Cleeves, has been chosen as recipient of the inaugural Public Library Champion award by Libraries Connected.

National charity Libraries Connected has said they would like staff to start wearing bodycams, hire security guards and install panic buttons to combat the rise in anti-social behaviour.

The number of reports of anti-social behaviour in libraries has been on the rise and staff are working hard to protect these safe spaces.

North Somerset Council has launched a Reading Well for Dementia scheme

Two members of staff from Wiltshire Council’s libraries service have been announced as finalists in the prestigious Libraries Connected Awards.

The latest round of cultural investment will enable local councils to upgrade their services and help ‘libraries play an increasingly important role in our communities’

World Book Day encourages reading for pleasure among children. The event found more than a third of children their reading choices are judged by adults.

Gen Z are making reading cool, but that won't help the widespread crisis facing UK public libraries, writes Anna Moloney.

Libraries are transforming what they offer, but will that be enough to save them?

Libraries across Burnley will be boosted with an £88k grant for a project which aims to create volunteering opportunities and help tackle…