The Public and Mobile Libraries Group and the Community, Diversity and Equality Group of CILIP are proud to announce their forthcoming collaborative conference:
Chances for Life: Public Libraries for Social, Digital and Economic Inclusion
Friday 13th – Saturday 14th October, Yarnfield Park, Staffordshire.
Public libraries are at the heart of their community. Libraries connect and empower excluded individuals. From supporting job seekers to providing social opportunities, the role the library plays for inclusion is profound and vital for personal and social prosperity. This event explores future direction and best practice for inclusion.
The programme includes:
Presentations:
• Nick Poole CILIP CEO- Opening Address
• British Library BIPC’s Nigel Spencer On Opportunities for Economic Inclusion
• Norfolk’s award winning ‘Healthy Libraries’ for social wellbeing and inclusion
• Janene Cox OBE, On inclusion for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
• North Ayrshire’s award winning ‘Appiness’ and ‘DigiDabble’ projects
• A look at the Libraries Taskforce ‘Greater Prosperity’ Outcome by Liz White, British Library Head of Strategy Development
• John Vincent of ‘The Network—Tackling Social Exclusion’
• SCL’s Digital Offer, Ayub Khan
• Plus Guest appearance from Charity Partners including: The Debt Councillors, RNIB and The Good Things Foundation.
Workshops:
• Ten Tips for Engaging your Local Community
• Redesigning Digital Services
• Creating Your Own Maker Spaces
• Digital Inclusion Initiatives
• Signposting the Debt Crisis for Library Users
• Open Data for All: Making & Using Open Data in Public Libraries
Plus large Exhibition of library partners and PMLG Awards Dinner
All of this and more for the amazing Full Delegate price (including meals and accommodation) of just £249 (+VAT) at the Early Bird rate. Other ticket types, including some eligible for discounted rates, are available (see attached leaflet).
For more information visit: https://www.cilip.org.uk/public-mobile-libraries-group/events/pmlg-cdeg-conference-2017-public-libraries-social-digital-economic-inclusion . Here you will find an A5 leaflet and booking form, for your convenience. Please indicate at the time of booking if you require invoice for payment 2016-2017 or 2017-2018 financial year.
We look forward to seeing many of you at, what is set to be, the largest gathering of public library colleagues and partners in the country in 2017.
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