IN DEPTH
Engaging Libraries: Insights from the Development Programme
Carnegie UK Trust’s Engaging Libraries programme has entered its second phase and here the trust’s Rachel Heydecker, Jenny Peachey and Georgina Bowyer explain how libraries are benefi tting and what has been learnt so far.
PUBLIC libraries are places of discovery and challenge, connecting people to ideas as well as to one another. Engaging Libraries Phase 2, a partnership pro- gramme between Carnegie UK Trust, Wellcome and Wolfson Foundation, seeks to build on this by supporting 16 public library services across the UK to run public engagement activities on research within the themes of health, society and culture.
The aims of the programme are for public libraries to build on their position as trusted and safe civic spaces at the centre of their communities through entering into partner- ships with researchers, and to spark people’s curiosity around topics that are relevant or interesting to them. A key element of Engaging Libraries – and new to Phase 2 – is a Development Programme: a series of face-to-face and online workshops covering key topics such as strategic thinking, evalua- tion, partnership working, public engagement, marketing and applying for grants. Our participating projects joined us in November 2019 and staff have already engaged in a number of the Development workshops. Here, the Carnegie Engaging Libraries team introduces you to the pro- jects and share insights and activities so far from the Development Programme.
44 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL
Rachel Heydecker, Policy and Development Offi cer (heydeckerr@carn-
egieuk.org Rachel_CUKT).
Jenny Peachey, Senior Policy and Development Offi cer (jennyp@carnegieuk. org @jenny_peachey).
Georgina Bowyer, Policy and Development Offi cer (georgina@carneg-
ieuk.org @george_bowyer), Carnegie UK Trust.
Working in Partnership For Engaging Libraries Phase 2, libraries are working in partnership with a researcher or research team at a university to engage the
March 2020
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