And in Wales the annual libraries festival applied for and was awarded the London Inspire 2012 mark. The festival will be taking place this November in libraries across Wales and so is classed as one of the Cultural Olympiad things. More on the Cultural Olympiad can be found here http://www.london2012.com/literature-and-libraries with current events listed. Alyson ****************** Alyson Tyler Cynghorydd Datblygu Llyfrgelloedd CyMAL: Amgueddfeydd Archifau a Llyfrgelloedd Cymru Libraries Development Adviser CyMAL Museums Archives and Libraries Wales Ffôn 0300 062 2103 Phone Llywodraeth Cymru/ Welsh Government, Rhodfa Padarn, Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3UR Hapus i gyfathrebu'n Saesneg neu yn y Gymraeg/Happy to communicate in English or Welsh www.cymru.gov.uk/cymal www.wales.gov.uk/cymal Twitter @libalyson Blogs: http://libalyson.wordpress.com <http://libalyson.wordpress.com/> http://libalysoncym.wordpress.com/ (Cymraeg/Welsh) ________________________________ From: Miranda McKearney [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 05 August 2011 13:53 Subject: Re: The Cultural Olympiad[Scanned] Happy to pass on news of a very major piece of action being planned - the 2012 Summer Reading Challenge is going to be part of the Cultural Olympiad festival, which is a fantastic vote of confidence for libraries. Best wishes, Miranda ________________________________ From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Alison Barlow Sent: 05 August 2011 11:38 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: The Cultural Olympiad[Scanned] Hi all, Personal curiosity. Is anyone aware of anything going on/being planned for the Cultural Olympiad? I may be out of the loop on this but I'm not hearing any noises. This question is triggered by the news that we have passed the 1 year to start of the games point and I understood that there were going to be nationwide events leading up to it. Regards, Alison Alison Barlow Team Librarian Libraries, Archives and Information Children's, Families and Culture Nottinghamshire County Council Based at Library Support Services Glaisdale Parkway Nottingham NG9 4GP Tel: 0115 9829039 You can now follow nottslibraries on Twitter and Facebook Emails and any attachments from Nottinghamshire County Council are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by replying to the email, and then delete it without making copies or using it in any other way. Senders and recipients of email should be aware that, under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the contents may have to be disclosed in response to a request. Although any attachments to the message will have been checked for viruses before transmission, you are urged to carry out your own virus check before opening attachments, since the County Council accepts no responsibility for loss or damage caused by software viruses. Nottinghamshire County Council Legal Disclaimer