Dear All,
The Association of London Chief Librarian's literature strategy, Get
London Reading, also includes a strand "Cementing the links between
readers, writers and publishers" in which support of small and local
publishers is an objective.
The London Libraries Recommend Steering Group, which is responsible for
leading the delivery of the strategy, is in the early stages of
developing a scheme to make it easier for such publishers to work with
libraries and we welcome any advice from others who may already have
done such work - alternatively see you in March in Huddersfield.
Regards
Fiona
Fiona O'Brien
Development Manager
London Libraries Development Agency
35 St Martin's Street
London
WC2H 7HP
www.llda.org.uk
tel: 0207 641 5233
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From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries
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Sent: 26 September 2006 12:03
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Subject: Small is Beautiful in Kirklees
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
Independent presses support new authors, are prepared to take a chance
on short fiction and poetry, and actively encourage the quirky, the
exciting and the different.
High Street stores stock a limited number of titles, even from
mainstream publishers, and independent bookshops are closing.
Libraries are judged on the range of stock they hold and are charged
with developing a new and more diverse audience.
Doesn't it make sense then to bring libraries and independent presses
together?
Three library authorities in Yorkshire certainly think so. Ann Cleeves,
Reader Development Officer for Kirklees, put together a proposal to
promote independent presses in her libraries and also in East Riding and
York. Arts Council England, Yorkshire has supported the project with
substantial grant funding.
The project will get titles by small publishers - especially those based
in the North of England - out to reading groups in the three
authorities, there will be displays and promotions in branches and
events at literature festivals throughout the region.
On Sunday March 18th there will be an opportunity for librarians, book
shop owners and reader development professionals to meet editors and
authors at a small press fair in Huddersfield Town Hall. The event will
coincide with a Readers' and Writers' Day at Huddersfield Library and
will mark the climax of the Huddersfield Literature Festival.
The Readers' Day will be an exciting and vibrant event celebrating the
range of writing from independent presses - there'll be performance
poets, short story writers and novelists.
Attendance of the fair will be free. Professionals who book in advance
will be offered special hotel rates and discounted Huddersfield Festival
tickets, and will have the chance to participate in the Readers' Day.
For more information or to book a place, contact project officer, Sarah
Jackson, email: [log in to unmask] or phone Mai Lin Li at
Huddersfield Library 01484 225076
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