British Library installs ‘immense’ solar heat system as it aims for net zero
The British Library has unveiled a solar heat project to help maintain the temperature and humidity conditions needed to preserve…
The British Library has unveiled a solar heat project to help maintain the temperature and humidity conditions needed to preserve…
Arts Council England pledges to develop a 'compelling case to government' around the value of independent bookshops to cul…
The Library Campaign has submitted a formal complaint to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) against London Borough…
Local authority spending on public libraries fell by 47% in real terms between 2009/10 and 2022/23.
More than 180 council-run libraries in the UK have either closed or been handed to volunteer groups in the past eight years.
Scottish venue which opened in 2019 in the building which helped inspire author JM Barrie to write Peter Pan has been losing money…
The Chief Executive of the Scottish Book Trust has been called on to apologise after describing two gender-critical authors a…
Professional boxer and former Young Birmingham Poet Laureate Matt Windle has been working with a group of ‘hard-to-reach&rsq…
Glasgow book festival Aye Write, which was cancelled last month after Creative Scotland turned down its funding application, has r…
A crowdfunding appeal to buy and deliver a mobile library to Ukraine has been launched by the charity representing public librarie…
Plans to switch library provision in Birmingham to a mixture of council and community-run hubs to save money have been put out for…
Two literary festivals in Glasgow have been cancelled after a funding application to Creative Scotland was unsuccessful. Glasgow L…
Organisations interested in running 10 community libraries in Derby have been given a month to register their interest. Following…
Think back to summer 2022. What do you remember? If Claire Malcolm remembers one thing, it is the fear and foreboding she felt whe…
Libraries across England generate at least £3.4bn in value a year to the economy through the services they provide, a study…
Belfast Book Festival is celebrating its 13th edition this week, bringing together Ireland's storytelling talent. Sophie Hayle…
Birkbeck, University of London plans to cut 140 roles this academic year, including up to 11 staff in the department of English, t…
The city of Edinburgh will hold a competition to select a music-writer-in-residence. The appointee will chronicle the recovery of…
Seven Stories, the national centre for children's books, is making entry free for good. The museum removed admission fees on a…
Fifteen plays will be commissioned under a new scheme to address a "devastating" decline in opportunities during the pan…
Most adults think digital services are an inadequate replacement for traditional libraries. More than half (57%) expressed th…
The British Library has received the green light for a £95m redevelopment project of its Boston Spa site in West Yorkshire.&…
Over 90 arts professionals were recognised for services to the sector in 2021.
Museum curators and librarians rank among the top five most trusted professions in the UK, according to a survey by Ipsos Mori. 93…