New Future Libraries project supports resilience and strategy in Public Libraries
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
07 Feb 2024
Library Resource Management
Future Libraries is a two-part initiative from CILIP to challenge and engage librarians and library leaders to reimagine libraries in a world of rapidly evolving living and working patterns.
Part 1 is 'Come Rain or Shine: Preparing public libraries for the future in an age of uncertainty' that envisions the challenges and demands that public libraries will face from now until 2040.
It provides strategic analysis of potential future scenarios and how those could impact libraries.
Part 2 is the Future Libraries toolkit that provides a practical guide and framework to help libraries strategically analyse possible future uses of their spaces.
The toolkit is designed in line with the outcomes of the report and comprises a practical activity set that you can undertake in your own library for its own unique context.
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