Press Releases

Winners of the Top Ten New Librarians competition announced 6 Nov 07

The top ten inspiring individuals, who have entered into a new career in public libraries and are making a difference with their enterprising ideas, have been named today.

Love Libraries Award - Lancaster in national victory 3 Oct 07

Fab five libraries face public vote in bid to win national award 10 Aug 07

The Love Libraries award moves towards an exciting climax today with the final five facing a public vote to decide the winner.

Love Libraries in search for Top Ten New Librarians 13 June 07

The Love Libraries competition, run by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), is aiming to find ten innovative and inspiring individuals who are transforming public libraries with their fresh ideas, creativity and enthusiasm.

Search is on for exceptional libraries of 2007 4 May 07

Love Libraries Award will recognise library services making an outstanding contribution in young people\'s lives

Librarians Are Changing! 12 Jul 06

National Competition to find the Top Ten 21st Century Librarians finds today’s Librarians are More Buffy than Stuffy!

CELEBRITIES GATHER TO BACK LOVE LIBRARIES CAMPAIGN AND LAUNCH MADE OVER LIBRARIES ON JULY 3RD 3 Jul 06

BEN FOGLE, RAGEH OMAAR AND MICHAEL ROSEN APPEAR IN RICHMOND

JK Rowling, Salman Rushdie and Irvine Welsh Line Up with 150 Other Celebrities to Give Support to Love Libraries Campaign 15 May 06

Love Libraries Announces Transformational Marketing Mentors 4 Apr 06

Love Libraries, a campaign to transform three public libraries in twelve weeks, has announced the three marketing specialists that will be supporting the libraries in marketing their transformations.

Love Libraries launches: transforming three public libraries in twelve weeks 22 Mar 06

David Lammy, Minister for Culture, will today announce the launch of Love Libraries, a campaign to explore a new vision of a 21st century reading service. The campaign kicks off with the dramatic transformation of three libraries in twelve weeks into models of a future library service with reading at its heart.