Report from CILIP conference (July 2024)
Jessica Phillips, Library Stock & Resources Manager in Wiltshire, and recipient of a SWRLS Individual Training Grant, shares her...
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Jul 82 min read
Members' Day report
Thank you to everyone who came along to this year’s Members’ Day, battling through post-election tiredness and a train incident! We were...
Jul 41 min read
Why Libraries Matter
Word Live in Libraries was a 20-venue tour of diverse authors/performers to libraries across the South West. We were delighted to be the...
May 201 min read
Members' Day 2024
We're excited to welcome all our members along to this year's event on July 5 at Arts University Plymouth, incorporating the following: a...
Apr 181 min read
LGBTQ+ online workshop: developing inclusive library provision
Free training for SWRLS members from John Vincent (The Network's co-ordinator). Designed to increase understanding of LGBTQ+ issues from...
Apr 151 min read
Leadership Essentials: for Libraries, Information & Archives
An opportunity for SWRLS members to take part in a leadership development programme, including facilitated workshops, team coaching and...
Feb 271 min read
Shelley Trower joins as SWRLS Coordinator
SWRLS is pleased to announce that Shelley Trower is joining us as Coordinator from early March 2024. Shelley is a writer with an academic...
Feb 71 min read
Word Live in Libraries - the film
At the conclusion of the Arts Council England National Lottery-funded tour of 22 libraries across our region, each hosting at least two...
Jan 251 min read
Word Live Tour completes at Bath Central Library
Announcing the final event in our 20-venue tour of diverse writers across SWRLS-member libraries in our region: we're delighted to share...
Dec 12, 20231 min read
Word Live in Libraries Tour (almost) completes
Our Arts Council England-funded Word Live in Libraries tour has completed nineteen stops on its twenty-library tour of the South West. ...
Dec 7, 20231 min read
SWRLS Annual Report 2022-23
Following approval at this year's AGM, we are pleased to share with our Members our Annual Report for Financial Year 2022-23.
Dec 7, 20231 min read
Peninsula of Sanctuary Project - report
SWRLS was delighted to provide a small grant to enable a group of libraries in Devon and Cornwall, led by Laura Lay at FX/Plus and...
Dec 7, 20231 min read
SWRLS AGM 2023 - a report
Our AGM & Conference took place online this year on 30 November. Thank you to all our members who joined us from libraries across the...
Nov 8, 20231 min read
SWRLS AGM/Conference 30 November
All SWRLS Members are invited to join us online at our SWRLS AGM/Conference which is taking place on Thursday, 30 November via Zoom this...
Oct 25, 20231 min read
Word Live in Libraries Tour Trailer
SWRLS is pleased to present a trailer for Word Live in Libraries which shows how inspiring and entertaining these tour events have been...
Oct 19, 20231 min read
Women's Prize for Fiction new Discoveries programme - free library packs
Women's Prize for Fiction has just launched DISCOVERIES 2024 – the Women’s Prize Trust’s development programme for unpublished writers....
Oct 18, 20231 min read
Opportunity: SWRLS seeks Coordinator
South Western Regional Library Services CIO (SWRLS) is a charitable organisation uniting libraries across the South West region and...
Oct 15, 20231 min read
SWRLS@90 -new draft strategic plan
SWRLS will be 90 years young in 2027. We're inviting our members to help us shape our next four years. Please read the summary, then...
Oct 1, 20231 min read
NEW: SWRLS grants welcome single-sector bids
SWRLS' new Designated Fund is now open and welcomes applications from libraries for initiatives which benefit libraries in one particular...
Jul 26, 20231 min read
Libraries Unlimited seeks Chair of the Board and a Finance Trustee
Libraries Unlimited, running public libraries across Devon and Torbay as well as a range of other services including FabLab and Business...
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