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Jan 22, 20231 min read
ARLIS Global Majority Art Librarian Scholarship 2023
Applications are now open for the ARLIS UK & Ireland (The Art Libraries Society) Global Majority Art Librarian Scholarship. This is a...


Jan 10, 20231 min read
Peninsula of Sanctuary: Libraries- new resources added
SWRLS grant-funded project Peninsula of Sanctuary-Libraries brings together libraries and archives across Devon & Cornwall (the...


Dec 28, 20221 min read
Word Live in Libraries - regionwide tour
Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and a grant from SWRLS, Word Live in Libraries is a 20-venue tour of...


Nov 29, 20221 min read
SWRLS AGM & Conference 2022
Our Annual General Meeting & Conference took place in hybrid format at Exeter College Digital & Data Centre on 25 November. Thank you to...


Nov 29, 20221 min read
Somerset Libraries win Initiative Award
Congratulations to Somerset Libraries' Outreach & Development Team who won this year's SWRLS Initiative Award for their Glastonbury...


Nov 28, 20221 min read
New Chair elected at SWRLS AGM
Donna Gundry, Head of Library Services at Arts University Plymouth, was elected as SWRLS' new Chair of Trustees at our AGM & Conference...


Nov 15, 20221 min read
Job Vacancy: Project Coordinator, Peninsula of Sanctuary-Libraries
An opportunity to make a big difference to new arrivals in Devon and Cornwall, you will be working with libraries across the sector and...


Oct 27, 20221 min read
Out November 4th: John Vincent: Libraries and Sanctuary (Facet Publishing)
EDI expert John Vincent's eagerly awaited new book 'Libraries and Sanctuary: Supporting Refugees and New Arrivals' is now out from Facet...
Sep 26, 20221 min read
SWRLS seeks new trustees to join Board
South Western Regional Library Service (SWRLS) CIO is a charitable organisation that supports and advocates for libraries and promotes...


Sep 24, 20221 min read
SWRLS AGM & Conference 2022 announced
SWRLS Members are invited to register now to attend our Annual General Meeting and Conference on Friday, 25 November 2022 11.00-3.00....


Sep 4, 20224 min read
CILIP - Seven Webinars for September
CILIP has announced a brilliant line-up of seven webinars throughout September. Wednesday 7 September 12.30pm: The value and impact of...
Aug 29, 20221 min read
2023 SW Writer/Performer Tour Survey - update
Sixteen different library organisations across the library sector responded to SWRLS survey to gauge expressions of interest in...
Aug 29, 20221 min read
Hidden Treasures - Pilot Project update
SWRLS put a call out over the summer for SWRLS-Member Libraries to join a discussion via Basecamp towards submitting a SWRLS CIO-led bid...


Aug 29, 20221 min read
SWRLS Grant awarded to Bath Spa University Library
SWRLS is delighted to announce that it has awarded a grant of £9,160 to 'Re-Imagining Libraries: Bath', a cross-sector research and...


Aug 11, 20221 min read
SWRLS Hidden Treasures Pilot Project
SWRLS is looking for 4-5 member libraries to help formulate a Pilot Project in support of making libraries' 'hidden collections' more...


Jul 24, 20221 min read
AHSW Creative Health Learning Alliance Workshops
Our friends at Arts & Health SW are offering two Collaborative Learning Workshops online on a 'Pay what you can' basis focussed on...


Jul 24, 20221 min read
FIL Interlend Conference 2022 - our representative reports
Naomi Hobb, Bibliographic Services, Somerset Libraries and Libraries West, was the lucky winner of the SWRLS free place at this year's...


Jul 24, 20228 min read
Interlend Conference 2022 - SWRLS report by Naomi Hobb
Report for SWRLS Members by Naomi Hobb, Bibliographic Services, Somerset Libraries and LibrariesWest 1. Rapid ILL-workflows: Carl...

Jul 24, 20221 min read
Join the Green Libraries Network
CILIP, in collaboration with Arts Council England, British Library, Libraries Connected and Julie's Bicycle, has published a rallying...


Jun 25, 20221 min read
2023 SW Writer/Performer Tour: SWRLS Members - we need your input
SWRLS members are invited to complete a quick and easy online survey to help us shape plans for a new tour of writers/performers to...
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