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Isobel Hunter MBE

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5 years

My father died yesterday. My sister found this instruction in his notebook. His writing is shaky as he had Parkinson’s and had also lost his sight. But he was strong-minded and a fierce intellect to the end. Ok dad - I will go for it every day.

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5 years

I have been overwhelmed with the responses to my father’s advice. Thank you everyone who has sent condolences and shared stories of bereavement and coping with Parkinson’s. I have read each one. My father also donated some brain tissue for research to help others @ParkinsonsUK

Isobel Hunter MBE

@HunterIsobel

5 years

My father died yesterday. My sister found this instruction in his notebook. His writing is shaky as he had Parkinson’s and had also lost his sight. But he was strong-minded and a fierce intellect to the end. Ok dad - I will go for it every day.

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@HunterIsobel

1 year

Study finds English libraries generate at least £3.4bn in yearly value “The evidence is clear: investing in libraries brings huge returns for local communities and the public purse.”

Study finds English libraries generate at least £3.4bn in yearly value

Researchers hope their report will change the way local and national governments invest in community services

www.theguardian.com

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@HunterIsobel

3 years

Library workers: this one is for you. Thank you for the difference you make every day to thousands of people’s lives

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@HunterIsobel

4 years

A massive shout out to library workers across the country. As restrictions change and tighten, they are working hard to keep libraries operating safely and providing the services their communities so badly need. They are determined heroes

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@HunterIsobel

2 years

@QueensLibOx There is a mummified rat, however, in @UkNatArchives

The National Archives Education Service

@UKNatArcEdu

6 years

It is a rat! This rat, with a stomach full of chewed document, was used as evidence for the poor conditions records used to be kept in, which led to the Public Records Act and the creation of the Public Record Office which is now The National Archives!

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3 years

Dropped my son off to start university. My job is done

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@HunterIsobel

4 years

My mum was delighted to receive a keep-in-touch call yesterday from her local library. She’s already looking forward to the call next week as she finds the long days in isolation can get lonely. Thank you @leedslibraries - this simple thing made an enormous difference!

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@HunterIsobel

4 years

We are really pleased to publish our toolkit to support libraries to plan for safe reopening @libsconnected

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Isobel Hunter MBE

@HunterIsobel

4 years

Thank you so much to everyone who sent me such lovely messages yesterday about my MBE. I am honoured every day to work for libraries. The real heroes are the library workers so watch out for our report on Tuesday about the incredible work of libraries during lockdown.

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@HunterIsobel

4 years

DCMS is still in discussion with Cabinet Office to confirm the position for libraries during lockdown. We will know more tomorrow. I’m grateful to @sheilabennett for making the case for libraries. She’s done so much chasing answers this weekend, she needs some roller skates.

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7 years

I’m @the_globe and it’s snowing! It’s a snow globe

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4 years

We are trying to get clarity on what the potential English lockdown will mean for libraries. Our priorities are to keep library staff & users safe, support vulnerable residents and protect the future provision of libraries

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@HunterIsobel

2 years

Good to see the work of libraries featured on the @BBCNews on TV at 10pm, and our warning that budget cuts will have drastic impacts

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@HunterIsobel

1 year

I had my operation yesterday and a great night’s sleep thanks to the care of the nursing staff. Had my breakfast, done my little arm exercises already. So today - recovery starts!

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@HunterIsobel

1 year

So thanks to catching COVID last week, my operation had to be rescheduled to 1st August. So I will be around for a few more weeks now before disappearing for a little while

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4 years

The latest government document confirms that library buildings remain closed, and are likely to reopen in Phase 3 after 4th July. We are pleased to be part of the library group supporting the new recovery task force

COVID-19 roadmap taskforces

www.gov.uk

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@HunterIsobel

9 months

Big day for me yesterday as I did my first big climb since my mastectomy - Roccacorba which is a bit of a beast of a climb. I was powered by my new f*** cancer socks a friend gave me. Didn’t think I was fit enough to do it - but I did!

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@HunterIsobel

3 years

Did you know that London has more public libraries than any other major city in the world? Let's say that again: in the whole wide world!!

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@HunterIsobel

4 years

The published information on the new national restrictions to England does not make any reference to libraries. I am talking to DCMS later to see if they have been able to clarify the position

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1 year

“Public libraries stand alongside the NHS as symbols of what is best in our society: a resource that is open and welcoming to all, regardless of wealth, education, or social class.” John Launer: The library, my treasure island | The BMJ

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@HunterIsobel

1 year

Personal news I’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer (DCIS) and will have a mastectomy on 4th July. It’s been a bumpy few weeks but I am coming to terms with it now. Thank you to everyone I’ve told for the kind words and to those who have shared their cancer experiences with me

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5 years

Libraries Connected has today written to government ministers to ask that public libraries be added to the list of public venues that the government has asked to close.

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@HunterIsobel

2 years

I am often amazed at the thoughtfulness of public library projects. For example, Cambridgeshire Libraries read to patients in intensive care via iPads, to help them feel less isolated and to bring comfort @cambslib .

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@HunterIsobel

3 years

Libraries! You no longer need to quarantine books. The updated guidance is in the revised version of the Library Service Recovery Toolkit published today

Libraries Connected

@libsconnected

3 years

Our updated service recovery toolkit for #libraries is now available, including new rules on group activities, home library services and the removal of book quarantines! @ace_national @CILIPinfo @LGAculturesport @DcmsLibraries

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@HunterIsobel

2 years

Ah library and archive people - look at this lovely bookmark, quietly tucked inside a book for 278 years

Innerpeffray Library

@Innerpeffray

2 years

#forgottenbookmarks 278 years ago this little list was written, found last month in one of our book.

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2 years

“The government must take decisive action now to avoid a crisis in our libraries”. Thank you to @thetimes for printing my letter today

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@HunterIsobel

4 years

The regulations for the new English restrictions have been published for debate tomorrow in Parliament. Exemptions for libraries on p20 will allow order & collect, home and school libraries, PC access - dependent on local risk assessments

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@HunterIsobel

4 years

So no detail in the PM’s announcement on libraries specifically. In preparing for reopening, safety of staff & users based on clear risk assessments with unions and H&E is the first priority. Reopening will be a gradual and phased process, specific to each library branch

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@HunterIsobel

3 years

This library hasn’t just got a staircase - it’s got a slide!

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@HunterIsobel

4 years

Libraries made over 130,000 calls to local people who were shielding or vulnerable, reveals our new report - Libraries in #Lockdown out today.

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4 years

Helsinki’s libraries ditch plastic covers. This is a hugely important experiment - and something we will track closely as it will be excellent if libraries can start going plastics free

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@HunterIsobel

4 years

Councils are facing enormous budgetary pressures in the wake of the pandemic. But slashing libraries is a false economy as they will make major contributions to the recovery of communities and the economy

All libraries, museums and galleries in major English city could close

Council bosses in Leeds say, without more money from government, ‘we would have to take very Draconian measures’

www.independent.co.uk

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@HunterIsobel

3 years

I’ve had an inspiring trip to Barnsley to see the stunning new library and the museum, archive and digital business space. Secret of their success? Determined leadership and strong work across and between council teams. So much achieved and so much more to come @BarnsleyCouncil

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4 years

We are delighted to launch #LibrariesFromHome : public libraries’ online and remote service offer while their buildings are closed. The doors may be shut - but libraries are very much open for business!

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4 years

The government has just published new guidance on keeping records of staff and customers for Test & Trace. With only 24 hours until libraries reopen their doors, a tiny bit more notice would have been nice ...

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@HunterIsobel

10 months

Surely the best #BlackFriday advert this year!

Norfolk Libraries - Norfolk County Council

@NorfolkLibs

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It’s #BlackFriday today and every day at Norfolk Libraries!!!!

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2 years

Thank you @bbc5live for interviewing me this afternoon about libraries so I could stress how vital they are for communities and how they are a statutory service thanks to the 1964 Museums and Libraries Act

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2 years

Book lovers - wouldn’t you love one of these cunning chairs that convert to library steps? One of the original furnishings in the Guille-Alles Library in Guernsey, which opened in 1882

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@HunterIsobel

4 years

“He came to the library because we were a safe place with kind and helpful staff and he didn’t know what else to do”. An elderly gentleman lost his keys and had to sleep in the park, but the library got in touch with the housing team to get him home safely again

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@HunterIsobel

4 years

Library eLending has tripled during the current lockdown so this is excellent news. Removal of VAT will stretch library budgets much further and get more eBooks to people when they most need them

HM Treasury

@hmtreasury

4 years

From tomorrow we’re scrapping VAT on e-publications: 🗓️The zero rate is coming in 7 months ahead of schedule 📙The price of e-books and other e-publications will be cheaper 📈e-booksellers, publishers & authors can benefit from increased sales Learn more:

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4 years

Many libraries are still running their vital Home Library Service. “I wish to thank you for your kindness and dedication towards helping to keep my elderly, widowed dad interested in reading about life in India, and for helping him to keep going when the going became too tough.”

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3 years

The Summer Reading Challenge is a major event for libraries! As library staff can’t attend school assemblies this year, they are working out new ways to encourage children to sign up including making films for schools and even an “assembly in a box” Go libraries!! @readingagency

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3 years

Good luck to everyone working in libraries today as you reopen the doors and let people in to borrow books. Hope all goes well!

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2 years

In 2022 Manchester Libraries had 430,000 visits and loaned 1.6 million items. Let’s say that again: 1.6 million loans! Congratulations @MancLibraries

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@HunterIsobel

3 years

Libraries - how did it go today? I’ve read some lovely comments from library users: “Great to be back- you are a life saver- you don’t know what you have got until it is taken away”. I know how hard library staff have worked to make today a success. (Photo by @tomallenhistory )

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@HunterIsobel

3 years

I’m at the launch of the govt’s online media strategy. Minister Caroline Dineage says “libraries can be one of the secret weapons to help people become more digitally and media literate. It’s a welcoming environment and nobody knows why you are coming in or judges you” @DCMS

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2 years

Library fans, feast your eyes on this beauty! The reference room at ⁦⁦ @ipswichlibrary ⁩ with the light pouring through stained glass windows and delicate plaster work on the vaulted ceiling. What a lovely place to work and read ⁦ @SuffolkLibrary ⁩

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@HunterIsobel

5 years

Moving sentiment from a Head of libraries as he closes the doors “For those of us that have closed we will reopen, recover. What a celebration day when we get the doors open again- I am going to keep hold of that in my mind and resolve to make a reality as quickly as able to”

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2 years

Public libraries secure £2.5 million to tackle loneliness, increase volunteering. we are really pleased to be leading this important new project

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@HunterIsobel

7 months

There’s something about this photo that breaks my heart. This little child will no longer have access to the wonderful world of libraries due to the financial crisis facing local government. She’s so ready to explore and delight her mind … but the door will be closed …

Rosie Moore

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All our local libraries are closing from May due to lack of funding, plus many other services. Darcy & I spend several hours a week in our libraries, enjoying books, groups and meeting other mums. They’re warm, safe & a lifeline for many. This is heartbreaking. @SouthLanCouncil

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2 years

Beautiful article by Ian Anstice on the determined work libraries carry out every day to help those in poverty - and especially those suffering from cold and extreme hot weather ⁦ @publiclibnews ⁩

Libraries are not just for books – they can help in heatwaves too

Libraries have become known as a haven for people looking to escape the cold, now they can do the same in heatwaves

www.bigissue.com

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@HunterIsobel

7 months

Bristol Central Library is a wow ⁦ @BristolLibrary ⁩

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@HunterIsobel

6 years

Or we could call them “libraries” and stock them with books, resources, computers, activities, helpful people and ... ha! Crazy idea !!

Rob Smith

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6 years

Children can’t speak or read before starting school? I’ve an idea let’s have some hubs where parents can go with young children and get help. @DamianHinds we could call them ‘SureStart’ nice ring to it don’t you think @AngelaRayner ?

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3 years

Congratulations to all the library people recognised in the #NewYearsHonours . Great to see such a wide range of roles awarded as it takes many different types of people to put the libraryness in libraries! 1/4

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@HunterIsobel

4 years

I’ve got a hairdresser appointment for 6 July!!!!!

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@HunterIsobel

4 years

There is a light at the end of the tunnel. We had the first meeting of our project team to develop a toolkit for library service recovery. It will be a complex phased process, but libraries can’t wait to open up safely again

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@HunterIsobel

9 months

Many congratulations to Chrys Mellor who has been recognised in the New Years Honours List for her work with public libraries in North Yorkshire. Managing rural libraries comes with a host of extra challenges - and Chrys has tackled these with style! @nylibraries

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@HunterIsobel

1 year

“Libraries will be there to offer a warm space and a warm welcome – not only to those who are struggling to pay their energy bills, but anyone who’s looking for company, conversation or advice,” Most libraries to provide ‘warm banks’ again this winter

Most libraries to provide ‘warm banks’ again this winter

Library service schemes to offer free, heated space, which began last year in response to the cost of living crisis, will resume at the end of October

www.theguardian.com

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@HunterIsobel

3 years

I wish a Merry Christmas to everyone working in libraries and archives! Thank you for all the kindness, support and friendship you’ve given me throughout the year. I feel so lucky to work for such lovely people

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@HunterIsobel

9 months

I was the archivist for M&S many years ago, and the archive collection is an amazing reflection of every day life across the last 120 years. It's great to see these new free dementia resources that will be powerful ways to evoke memories and spark conversations. @marksandspencer

M&S Archive

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Do you care for someone with dementia? The Christmas issue of Marking Moments is designed to help inspire memories and prompt conversations... let us know what you think!

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@HunterIsobel

9 months

Ok 2024 - here we come! It’s going to be a tough year for many libraries due to the financial crises facing councils. I hope we can all stand together and support each other to get through as I know library people are a strong community

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@HunterIsobel

5 years

@adethegardener1 Please do! My dad would be pleased his words seem to be touching so many

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@HunterIsobel

10 months

⁦ @bbcnickrobinson ⁩ you misrepresented public libraries in the piece about Enid Blyton ⁦ @BBCr4today ⁩. Libraries do not refuse to stock Blyton and don’t censor. They stock a wide range of books in line with professional ethics .

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@HunterIsobel

8 months

You can't put a price on the joy of libraries

Give them some ****ing money

inews.co.uk

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@HunterIsobel

4 years

I’m on holiday in the Alps and ... it’s just great.

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@HunterIsobel

2 years

I am pleased to have been invited to speak on Moneybox on BBC Radio 4 on Saturday about the work of libraries as Warm Spaces for their communities. Libraries - please share what you are doing to help! @BBCRadio4 BBC Radio 4 - Money Box, 27/08/2022 I am

BBC Radio 4 - Money Box, Energy bill special: Q&A

Your questions answered on the rising cost of energy.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@HunterIsobel

2 years

Is your library welcoming Ukrainian arrivals? We’ve published a leaflet to introduce library services in Ukrainian thanks to translation by Dr Ludmila Pekarska and The Association of Ukrainian Women in Great Britain ⁦ @AUW_UK ⁩

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@HunterIsobel

3 years

Libraries are the Swiss army penknife of public services: looks simple from the outside but loads of different services within. We’re commissioning a shoot for our photo library and the list of shots we need to reflect different aspects of libraries is massive and keeps growing!

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1 year

Great day for me today as my surgical drain was removed after 13 days. Hooray!!! Still not allowed on the stationery bike so I just had a look at the @pearsoncycles bike I use on the trainer and given it a pat and a promise to re-tape the bars

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6 years

Hello libraries! I’m really pleased to have started as Chief Executive of SCL yesterday. Today’s job: shortlisting candidates for the new team @UKSCL

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@HunterIsobel

5 years

I have just had a call with Caroline Dinenage, Minister for Digital & Culture. She wants to pass on “a massive thank you to all library staff who have been working exceptionally under such stressful conditions”. @cj_dinenage @DCMS

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2 years

100-year-old takes computer classes at local library - BBC News

100-year-old takes computer classes at local library

Margaret Griffiths, a retired headteacher, keeps her mind sharp by learning something new every day

www.bbc.co.uk

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@HunterIsobel

3 years

Under the new regulations for England, face coverings are not mandatory inside libraries. But many libraries will politely request you to wear one to help keep staff and other library users safe.

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5 years

I’m delighted to be invited to join the High Street Task Force Sector Leaders Group and look forward to exploring how libraries should be a vital part of every high street @PlaceManagement

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@HunterIsobel

2 years

I am signing off Twitter now until 3rd January so I wish everyone a peaceful and happy Christmas

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@HunterIsobel

2 years

It has been a brutal Christmas for Ukraine, but library staff are still working through the trauma. Join our exchange event on 26 January to hear more about their extraordinary work to support their communities

Exchange with Ukrainian Libraries

An international exchange event between library workers in the UK and Ukraine.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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11 months

I am officially back on the bike after getting the green light from my surgeon! Ooh yes it felt so good

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8 months

It’s my birthday so I went to Maison Bertaux for the best cake in London, and the wonderful Michelle who runs it gave me a special biscuit. There is nowhere like @Maison_Bertaux

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Incredibly powerful speech by Michael Morpurgo about the vital importance of children’s reading - “we have been letting children down for decades”. At the launch of the Book Trust Reading Together programme @Booktrust

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4 years

“Libraries and other essential council-run services, alongside statutory mental health services and public health, all play a crucial part in supporting people’s mental wellbeing” New report from ⁦ @LGAcomms ⁩

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4 years

Lovely story about a library that started with thrown away books has grown to be a public resource with a paid employee. Shows how much people want public libraries!

Turkish Garbage Collectors Open a Library from Books Rescued from the Trash - Goodnet

The Library has over 6,000 fiction and nonfiction books including a children's' section.

www.goodnet.org

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“A world without libraries is a world where people are left behind” Brilliant article by @twohig_harry on the vital role libraries play in every community

A country without libraries: what we are missing - Cherwell

You might think that working in a library would be a nice, peaceful job. That’s what I thought too. After spending two years working in public libraries, I’ve realised that I couldn’t have been more...

cherwell.org

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I am pleased to be quoted in ⁦ @guardian ⁩ welcoming Baroness Sanderson’s excellently thorough review of public libraries and also calling for a fair funding settlement for local government to ensure libraries can deliver

Review finds libraries in England suffer ‘lack of recognition’ from government

Proposals include the creation of a libraries minister and a high-profile libraries laureate to be the sector’s public champion

www.theguardian.com

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4 years

Face masks must be worn in libraries from 8th August

UK Prime Minister

@10DowningStreet

4 years

PM @BorisJohnson has announced today that some of the proposed changes to the rules in August will be postponed for at least a fortnight. This is to keep the virus under control. Read his full statement here:

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Many libraries offered warm welcome spaces this winter and the evaluation is striking. The initiative not only helped people keep warm but also tackled social isolation. Really important work by libraries.

More than 500,000 people in UK visited ‘warm rooms’ during the winter

Exclusive: first audit of spaces reveals people visited to due to loneliness as well as to keep warm

www.theguardian.com

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@HunterIsobel

3 years

We’ve had updated advice on book quarantine from @PHE_UK Libraries can drop the 72 hour quarantine if they sanitise the plastic book jackets with cleaning fluid when books are returned. Thanks @DcmsLibraries for securing the updated advice for us

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2 years

Many congratulations to the library people recognised in the New Year Honours List! Roly Keating, Sue Crowley, Zoey Dixon, Chris Garnsworthy, Hilary Marshall, Syliva Knights

New Year Honours List 2023: Cabinet Office

The New Year Honours List for 2023 recognises the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the UK.

www.gov.uk

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3 years

Libraries going the extra mile! Staff at March Library in Cambridgeshire heard that supplies of lateral flow tests had run out in the town. So they reopened the library in the holiday to distribute the stocks of tests they held. Thank you to the dedicated staff of @cambslib

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@HunterIsobel

7 years

I’m really thrilled to have been appointed to this exciting new role, and working to support libraries across the country.

Libraries Connected

@libsconnected

7 years

We're delighted to announce that Isobel Hunter has been appointed as the first Chief Executive of SCL

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@HunterIsobel

2 years

In The Yorkshire and Humber region there are 268 public library buildings and nearly 1 million library card holders. Public libraries have a vast regional presence across the country!

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Isobel Hunter MBE

@HunterIsobel

4 years

“On the first day of Christmas 🎶”. Now that Tier 4 has been introduced, I am about to revise the Libraries Recovery Toolkit for the 12th time. Libraries are allowed to provide PCs, order & collect and home library delivery - essential services for their communities

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Isobel Hunter MBE

@HunterIsobel

2 years

Library fans - feast your eyes on the beauty that is Leeds Central Library. It’s a pure delight with details that never fail to surprise however many times you visit (and that’s just the building - the service and people are equally brilliant) @leedslibraries

People of Leeds

@PeopleofLeeds

2 years

For those of you in Leeds centre today looking for a warm peaceful place to rest your bones why not head to @leedslibraries and enjoy the spectacular beauty as well as feeling you may be in an Indiana Jones film. 🔥📚🐍

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Isobel Hunter MBE

@HunterIsobel

1 year

Ten weeks since my mastectomy and recovery has been frustratingly slow. But today the surgeon said I can get back on the bike in two weeks!!! I didn’t ask her also about weights, running and Pilates as she might have thought I am a nutcase …

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Isobel Hunter MBE

@HunterIsobel

10 months

#NewProfilePic

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Isobel Hunter MBE

@HunterIsobel

4 years

26 million hours of internet access provided by libraries every year. TWENTY SIX MILLION!

Kathryn Boothroyd

@kathboothroyd

4 years

Attending @LGAcomms seminar on how libraries can impact on economic renewal. 26 million hours of internet access given by libraries each year. A business centre providing advice, mentoring and support coming to @STHLibraries later this year!

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Isobel Hunter MBE

@HunterIsobel

3 years

We often talk about libraries as a trusted place. A poll from @IpsosMORI reveals how incredibly highly trusted library staff are. It’s the people who put the libraryness in the libraries

Ipsos UK

@IpsosUK

3 years

ICYMI: Who do you TRUST to tell the TRUTH? Most trusted professions: Nurses: 94% Librarians: 93% Doctors: 91% Teachers: 86% Museum Curators: 86% Source: Ipsos MORI Veracity Index 2021

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Isobel Hunter MBE

@HunterIsobel

2 years

Good to see our research into public library budgets quoted in ⁦ @guardian ⁩, calling for adequate funding for libraries

The Guardian view on local libraries: a resource that must be protected | Editorial

Editorial: The cost of living crisis has cast new light on their role as places not only to read and learn, but to keep warm. They cannot be allowed to dwindle

www.theguardian.com

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Isobel Hunter MBE

@HunterIsobel

6 years

Here it is: the best seasonal library pun I’ve seen so far

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Isobel Hunter MBE

@HunterIsobel

4 years

Hey people: we’ve done it! Survived the shortest day and it’s going to get lighter from now on. I stopped to listen to a robin singing his heart out in the dark afternoon

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Isobel Hunter MBE

@HunterIsobel

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🎺Funding opportunity🎺 in partnership with @NaturalEngland we have grants for five libraries to connect communities with nature. To register for the info webinars on 17 or 21 July please email info @librariesconnected .org.uk

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