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This age of austerity will end; we have to think about the future. Lets not implement cuts in a way that ends up with a uniformly grey, dull offer to the public, without any real social impact. We must hang on to the sparkle in the new look reading service were creating. There is evidence of a huge public demand for our reading groups, author events, rhyme times, reading challenges, festivals. The new strategy were proposing is about us all putting our collective energy into a few really big things to keep the sparkle going
Tony Durcan, Chair of the Books and Reading Group, Society of Chief Librarians
Health
Information
- One of four SCL national offers; reading, digital, information and health
- Developed with lead charitable partners The Reading Agency
- Strategy tied to local government improvement through Local Government Group logic model
- In England, integrated in Arts Councils development plans for libraries
Digital
Vision
Reading for pleasure enhances peoples literacy, life chances and quality of life. It is vital for our prosperity Libraries aim to be a force for social change through reading. They bring people recreation and pleasure, learning and literacy, health and wellbeing Libraries will work collectively to develop their contribution to everybodys reading life Libraries will develop as hubs drawing communities together to bring reading alive, physically and digitally Libraries will work with the public to co-deliver reading
Strategy elements
100% of authorities offering agreed baseline elements of contemporary reading service, defined in LGG Logic Model framework Deliver a minimum universal offer locally by using national toolbox Aiming for 80% -100% of authorities using prioritised tools in national toolbox of programmes, partnerships and calendar spikes Prioritised tools are those currently used by at least 60% of authorities Baseline offer enhanced by use of additional toolbox with national, regional and local initiatives National partners committed to helping deliver the offer Shared evidence bank and advocacy statements showing social impact Shared approach to workforce development Innovation strands: digital, health, public involvement Strategic framework for voluntary sector partners to express offer to libraries, feed in impact evidence etc. Toolbox approach draws in key partners eg Share the Vision, Booktrust, National Literacy Trust
National brokerage/coordination
Library Services
Library Services
Library Services
Strategy secures involvement of national partners by showing libraries can work to scale network-wide Depends on capacity in service to deliver reading services BBC, 40 Reading Partners publishers, World Book Day, World Book Night etc. Strategy leverages pledges (e.g. library joining form in WBD schools packs; big name opening new libraries)
Innovation
Strategy encompasses development plans and communities of practice for: Public involvement/MyVoice Digital Health: shared books on prescription, mood boosting books scheme
Next Steps
February/March 24 Feb: SCL Books Group finalises vision, calendar, FAQs etc. After 7th March SCL Exec: invite all library authorities to sign up to principles and buy into prioritised programmes and partnerships (not contractual/financial). Simultaneously invite regions (SCL, ASCEL, reader development fora) to experiment with the approach to plan for 2012/13 and beyond. On going discussions about fit with SCLs other offers do they all add up to 3 year development strategy?
March/September Identify authorities to help shape wider local authority sign up involving the Cabinet Member for libraries, including in new shared service arrangements e.g. Tri-borough LGG think tank Progress report/ workshop at SCL seminar, May Develop systematic links to Arts Councils Library Development Initiative, and bid to major new ACE funding streams Further development of evidence base and advocacy messages Pilot Universal Reading Offer training course and develop underpinning web resources
September Implement local authority sign up with Cabinet Members (covering 2013-15, to be reviewed end 2013) Possible LGG conference on future of libraries and reading