Libraries Week is a celebration of the nation’s much-loved libraries and Bolinda are thrilled to be supporting this year, celebrating how libraries support active and engaged commu- nities. As part of Libraries Week 2021, Bolinda will be helping libraries provide collections of eAudiobooks and eBooks around Mental Health, Diversity and Climate Acton to help libraries, and their users, ~ShareTheChange’.
Bolinda provides public libraries with the number one solution for eBooks and eAudiobooks, delivering the best range of UK and International publish- ers directly to library users through BorrowBox, your library in one app.
for coming together and taking action. This is an opportunity to display how libraries and individuals are making a difference in their communities and inspiring others to take action.” A number of library services have already come forward with projects and initiatives to inspire others to #ShareTheChange and demonstrate how libraries can be a driver for inclu- sion, sustainability, social mobility and community cohesion.
Some examples of how libraries are Taking Action, Changing Lives include:
l Connecting Merton – The project aims to extend the reach of Merton Libraries and reduce digital exclusion in the borough through the delivery of an innovative scheme for vulnerable and isolated residents who will be able to get IT equipment on loan from Merton libraries. The devices can be borrowed for a period of three months with the option of renewal if someone else does not reserve it.
Residents can choose from a range of more than 200 devices including high quality laptops, tablets and Amazon
Echo Shows, as well as pre-paid mobile broadband available to those residents without internet access at home.
l Edinburgh Book Festival at HM Prison Library – In partnership with Edinburgh Book Festival, Edinburgh Libraries at HM Prison, Edinburgh, welcomed Matt Wesolowski to talk about his journey as an author and to answer questions from keen readers and aspiring writers in prison.
l Virtually Together – East Renfrews- hire Libraries Tackling Social Isolation and Loneliness, in partnership with colleagues from Renfrewshire libraries and the University of the West of Scot- land, are delivering a project looking at how virtual reality can be used to tackle social isolation and loneliness. Following a successful SLIC Public Library Im- provement Fund bid to fund the project, a number of Oculus Quest VR headsets were purchased for each project partner. The idea is to use the technology to bring people together to enjoy shared experi- ences in a group setting while at the same time exposing people to new and interest- ing technology that most people will be unaware of, let alone have access to.
Nielsen Book is once again delighted to be supporting this year’s Libraries Week, celebrating the nation’s much-loved libraries and your central role in supporting active and engaged communities.
We offer a unique range of services for libraries, from search and selection solutions to providing MARC records for cataloguing and enriched data for your catalogue. We provide our library clients with a consistent and reliable source of up to date, harmonised and enriched English-language book metadata. We are therefore perfectly placed to help libraries to support your communities. Some of the ways we can help you do this are:
l Supplying data to support your Click and Collect services;
l Increasing the breadth of your title coverage to fulfil the needs of your whole community;
l Providing ‘look inside’ content for over 69,000 titles across your social media platforms.
We would also encourage you to join our free LibScan service. In return for sending us your borrowing data, we will give you access to national library lending data collected from public libraries across the UK allowing you to look at both local and national trends. To find out more email:
sales.book@
nielseniq.com
September 2021
Helen Bower, Commercial Director at Bolinda, said: “The Bolinda team are continually impressed by the strength and resilience of library staff, who have pivoted their services so effectively to meet the changing needs of their local communities. We are therefore especially delighted to be sponsoring Libraries Week this year, to help cele- brate and promote the role of libraries and their increasingly essential digital collections.”
l Schwartz Rounds – Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS FT launched its Schwartz Rounds Community in June 2021 to provide a group reflective practice forum enabling staff from all disciplines to reflect on the emotional aspects of their work. They provide crucial support for staff by creating a safe space for people to share and reflect on their experiences. Working with the Associate Director of Workforce Business Partnering & Advice.
To add your project or initiative during
Libraries Week simply share your library photos and stories on social media with the hashtags #ShareTheChange and #LibrariesWeek. These could include photos that represent your library story or images of individuals or groups taking part in local community action at the library, with the library, or in the local community. CILIP has also created free resources for libraries to edit and re-use to help promote events across social media and in libraries, which can be downloaded for free from the Libraries Week website. Plus, discover top tips for marketing and promoting your events and activities, getting media coverage and engaging decision makers.
Download the free resources and find out how to take part in this year’s celebrations by visiting
www.librariesweek.org.uk
Libraries Week is supported by Arts Council England, Libraries Connected, London Libraries, The school Library Association and The Reading Agency. It is sponsored by Bolinda and Nielsen Book. IP
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