17 2018


Libraries Connected The Society of Chief


Librarians (previously Federation of Local


Authority Chief Librarians) become Libraries


Connected and an Arts


Council England National Portfolio Organisation.


2019 Arts Council England


The Libraries Taskforce hands over responsibility for library development to Arts Council England, which remains the


development agency for public libraries in England.


2022 Baroness Sanderson


Government commissions Baroness Sanderson to chair an independent advisory panel to gather evidence about public


libraries ahead of a new public library strategy launching in 2023.


Liverpool Central Library.


New technology will open up more opportunities for public libraries – AI, machine learning, digital platforms and blockchain are already with us and have the potential to revolutionise public libraries again.


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