by the time you read this, with a webinar on 2 October. This is a practical toolkit of guidance and template letters to help you send invitations for visits and meetings to your elected representatives at all levels of government. Please make use of it and share any feedback. (
www.cilip.org.uk). There are also some fantastic CILIP events coming up over the rest of this year, I hope you’ll get involved wherever you can.
In September, we’re co-hosting a dinner
for Labour politicians with The Read- ing Agency, at the party’s conference in Liverpool. I’ll also be visiting the Spellow Library Hub and other public and uni- versity libraries in the city, to learn how the community has responded after the riots, and what else CILIP can do to help. Across the country I’m particularly inter- ested in how we help connect different members, for example those in university and public libraries. The Libraries Change Lives campaign will continue to gain momentum. We’d love you to share your case studies, especially those demonstrating econom- ic impact, and those from members in further and higher education. From 7 to 13 October, Libraries Week will be Green Libraries Week (see pp.
44-45). Part of CILIP’s Green Libraries Campaign in partnership with other leading organisations, it will showcase the amazing environmental initiatives taking place in libraries across the UK. You can add your own green activity to the map and download resources by visiting the libraries week website at
www.librariesweek.org.uk. I’ll be in Scotland meeting colleagues, members, and sector leaders. Starting on 17 October, our new Member’s
Fest, a day of online and in-person activities across the country to bring CILIP member networks together, celebrate everything you’re doing, and hear what you want CILIP to do. Volunteers are vital to CILIP and I’m looking forward to joining members in Wales that day.
I’m also pleased to announce that we’ll be co-hosting a Libraries Change Lives By Creating Opportunities parliamentary reception, on the afternoon of 21 October on the House of Commons Terrace. This is in partnership with CILIP School Libraries Group (SLG), School Library Association (SLA), The Reading Agency, Association of Senior Children’s and Education Librar- ians (ASCEL), Libraries Connected, and SCONUL. We’re looking for other co-hosts and partners, and have invited relevant ministers and a high-profile author to
speak. It’s a moment to show our national politicians the many powerful ways this diverse sector supports literacy, learning, and social mobility. We’ll be inviting all 650 MPs so feel free to ask yours if they’re coming. Rewired, CILIP’s conference focused on the latest digital innovations relevant to the sector returns on 1 November. We’ve an exciting programme coming together, please register now at https://librariesrewired.
org.uk/.
The second Green Libraries Conference then takes place at the British Library on 25 November 2024, book your place now. It’s an opportunity to get inspired, reflect on our role locally and as a worldwide community of professionals, share practi- cal advice, and learn about good practice (
https://tinyurl.com/CILIPGLC). And after all that, well then things get really exciting, as we start the process of developing our next strategy. We Are CILIP runs till the end of 2025, I’m looking forward to sharing opportunities with all of you to input into what comes next. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the work we are doing, find out how your services are supporting communities, and what your priorities for the sector are. Get in touch at
www.cilip.org.uk.” IP
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