Libraries Connected
@librariesconnected.bsky.social
We are an independent charity that supports, promotes and represents public libraries. Our work is driven and led by our membership, which includes almost every library service in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Crown Dependencies.
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'I believe that libraries can play a powerful, convening role for the National Year of Reading'.
Our President @edjewell.bsky.social has been looking ahead to a challenging and exciting year for public #Libraries in 2026.
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/news/look-yo...
Our President @edjewell.bsky.social has been looking ahead to a challenging and exciting year for public #Libraries in 2026.
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/news/look-yo...
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Thanks for our good friends @librariesconnected.bsky.social for shining a bright & colourful light on #WarmWelcomeSpaces this #WarmWelcomeWeek. Did you know that there are over 1,600 library spaces, like Warwickshire libraries, offering guests a wonderful Warm Welcome!
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Warwickshire #Libraries have been embracing the @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social campaign with relaxed social activities.
#WarmWelcomeWeek isn't just about spaces that are literally warm - it is about the communal warmth that places like libraries radiate.
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/news/article...
#WarmWelcomeWeek isn't just about spaces that are literally warm - it is about the communal warmth that places like libraries radiate.
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/news/article...
The warmest of welcomes on offer at Warwickshire’s libraries – Warwickshire County Council
Warwickshire County Council is celebrating Warm Welcome Week (19–25 January 2026) by highlighting the free and welcoming spaces available across Warwickshire
www.warwickshire.gov.uk
January 23, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Thanks for our good friends @librariesconnected.bsky.social for shining a bright & colourful light on #WarmWelcomeSpaces this #WarmWelcomeWeek. Did you know that there are over 1,600 library spaces, like Warwickshire libraries, offering guests a wonderful Warm Welcome!
💗♥️🧡💜
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The @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social Awards are now open for nominations!
#Libraries - here is your chance to show the impact you have made to the Warm Welcome initiative.
#WarmWelcomeWeek
#Libraries - here is your chance to show the impact you have made to the Warm Welcome initiative.
#WarmWelcomeWeek
To celebrate #WarmWelcomeWeek, we’re launching the first-ever Warm Welcome Awards programme! Our awards are all about celebrating spaces & the people that make them.
Nominations open today! #WarmWelcomeAwards.
warmwelcome.uk/awards
Nominations open today! #WarmWelcomeAwards.
warmwelcome.uk/awards
January 23, 2026 at 10:19 AM
The @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social Awards are now open for nominations!
#Libraries - here is your chance to show the impact you have made to the Warm Welcome initiative.
#WarmWelcomeWeek
#Libraries - here is your chance to show the impact you have made to the Warm Welcome initiative.
#WarmWelcomeWeek
Clarisse Lima from the Midwives Information & Resource Service writes about @readingagency.bsky.social Books on Prescription.
These books can be borrowed from #Libraries. If you are seeking information on a condition this #HealthInformationWeek, why not take one out?
rcm.org.uk/blog/2026/01...
These books can be borrowed from #Libraries. If you are seeking information on a condition this #HealthInformationWeek, why not take one out?
rcm.org.uk/blog/2026/01...
"Everything changes when you read": libraries and reading to support health and wellbeing - Royal College of Midwives
Clarisse Lima discusses the important role midwives play in promoting wellbeing through reading schemes such as Books on Prescription.
rcm.org.uk
January 23, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Clarisse Lima from the Midwives Information & Resource Service writes about @readingagency.bsky.social Books on Prescription.
These books can be borrowed from #Libraries. If you are seeking information on a condition this #HealthInformationWeek, why not take one out?
rcm.org.uk/blog/2026/01...
These books can be borrowed from #Libraries. If you are seeking information on a condition this #HealthInformationWeek, why not take one out?
rcm.org.uk/blog/2026/01...
Kingston #Libraries have a packed programme of events for #HealthInformationWeek, including an Alzheimer's Society meeting today at 1pm.
Libraries are trusted sources of quality health information - why not pop into yours this week to see what is going on?
libraries.kingston.gov.uk/blog/health-...
Libraries are trusted sources of quality health information - why not pop into yours this week to see what is going on?
libraries.kingston.gov.uk/blog/health-...
Health Information Week 2026 | Blog | Kingston Libraries
Boost Your Wellbeing: Health Information Week Coming to Kingston Libraries!
Mark your calendars for January 19th – 23rd, 2026!
Are you looking to kickstart a healthier lifestyle, find support for a lo...
libraries.kingston.gov.uk
January 22, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Kingston #Libraries have a packed programme of events for #HealthInformationWeek, including an Alzheimer's Society meeting today at 1pm.
Libraries are trusted sources of quality health information - why not pop into yours this week to see what is going on?
libraries.kingston.gov.uk/blog/health-...
Libraries are trusted sources of quality health information - why not pop into yours this week to see what is going on?
libraries.kingston.gov.uk/blog/health-...
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🎉 We’re thrilled to announce that Leicester Cathedral’s Welcome Café is the 6,000th space to join the Warm Welcome Campaign! Congratulations! 🧡💜🩷♥️
warmwelcome.uk/blog/leicester-cathedrals-welcome-cafe-named-as-the-6-000th-space-to-join-the-warm-welcome-campaign
#WarmWelcomeWeek #WarmWelcomeSpaces
warmwelcome.uk/blog/leicester-cathedrals-welcome-cafe-named-as-the-6-000th-space-to-join-the-warm-welcome-campaign
#WarmWelcomeWeek #WarmWelcomeSpaces
January 22, 2026 at 9:15 AM
🎉 We’re thrilled to announce that Leicester Cathedral’s Welcome Café is the 6,000th space to join the Warm Welcome Campaign! Congratulations! 🧡💜🩷♥️
warmwelcome.uk/blog/leicester-cathedrals-welcome-cafe-named-as-the-6-000th-space-to-join-the-warm-welcome-campaign
#WarmWelcomeWeek #WarmWelcomeSpaces
warmwelcome.uk/blog/leicester-cathedrals-welcome-cafe-named-as-the-6-000th-space-to-join-the-warm-welcome-campaign
#WarmWelcomeWeek #WarmWelcomeSpaces
We are starting our @literacy-trust.bsky.social National Year of Reading activities in Wokingham this Friday.
Local MP @yuanfenyang.bsky.social will be in conversation with @savidgereads.bsky.social.
Bring your own books for discussion!
#GoAllIn2026
Local MP @yuanfenyang.bsky.social will be in conversation with @savidgereads.bsky.social.
Bring your own books for discussion!
#GoAllIn2026
January 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM
We are starting our @literacy-trust.bsky.social National Year of Reading activities in Wokingham this Friday.
Local MP @yuanfenyang.bsky.social will be in conversation with @savidgereads.bsky.social.
Bring your own books for discussion!
#GoAllIn2026
Local MP @yuanfenyang.bsky.social will be in conversation with @savidgereads.bsky.social.
Bring your own books for discussion!
#GoAllIn2026
Warwickshire #Libraries have been embracing the @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social campaign with relaxed social activities.
#WarmWelcomeWeek isn't just about spaces that are literally warm - it is about the communal warmth that places like libraries radiate.
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/news/article...
#WarmWelcomeWeek isn't just about spaces that are literally warm - it is about the communal warmth that places like libraries radiate.
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/news/article...
The warmest of welcomes on offer at Warwickshire’s libraries – Warwickshire County Council
Warwickshire County Council is celebrating Warm Welcome Week (19–25 January 2026) by highlighting the free and welcoming spaces available across Warwickshire
www.warwickshire.gov.uk
January 21, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Warwickshire #Libraries have been embracing the @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social campaign with relaxed social activities.
#WarmWelcomeWeek isn't just about spaces that are literally warm - it is about the communal warmth that places like libraries radiate.
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/news/article...
#WarmWelcomeWeek isn't just about spaces that are literally warm - it is about the communal warmth that places like libraries radiate.
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/news/article...
Did you know Northamptonshire #Libraries offer free stop smoking sessions as part of their #HealthAndWellbeing offer? This #HealthInformationWeek why not pop into your local #Library and see what help is available for you?
January 21, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Did you know Northamptonshire #Libraries offer free stop smoking sessions as part of their #HealthAndWellbeing offer? This #HealthInformationWeek why not pop into your local #Library and see what help is available for you?
This #WarmWelcomeWeek and throughout the winter public #Libraries have been acting as Warm Welcome Spaces - offering a hot drink or simply a quiet place to shelter from the weather.
Find your nearest @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social space.
www.warmwelcome.uk/find-a-space
Find your nearest @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social space.
www.warmwelcome.uk/find-a-space
January 21, 2026 at 10:15 AM
This #WarmWelcomeWeek and throughout the winter public #Libraries have been acting as Warm Welcome Spaces - offering a hot drink or simply a quiet place to shelter from the weather.
Find your nearest @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social space.
www.warmwelcome.uk/find-a-space
Find your nearest @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social space.
www.warmwelcome.uk/find-a-space
Cambridgeshire #Libraries are marking #WarmWelcomeWeek with a bystander intervention workshop focusing on making #Library spaces inclusive.
As places of belonging and warmth, libraries are at the centre of the @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social campaign.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/active-bys...
As places of belonging and warmth, libraries are at the centre of the @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social campaign.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/active-bys...
January 20, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Cambridgeshire #Libraries are marking #WarmWelcomeWeek with a bystander intervention workshop focusing on making #Library spaces inclusive.
As places of belonging and warmth, libraries are at the centre of the @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social campaign.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/active-bys...
As places of belonging and warmth, libraries are at the centre of the @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social campaign.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/active-bys...
Corby #Library in Northamptonshire is marking #HealthInformationWeek with a vibrant display of high-quality health and wellbeing related books.
Public #Libraries provide free access to health information that can help people manage conditions effectively, leading to a better quality of life.
Public #Libraries provide free access to health information that can help people manage conditions effectively, leading to a better quality of life.
January 20, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Corby #Library in Northamptonshire is marking #HealthInformationWeek with a vibrant display of high-quality health and wellbeing related books.
Public #Libraries provide free access to health information that can help people manage conditions effectively, leading to a better quality of life.
Public #Libraries provide free access to health information that can help people manage conditions effectively, leading to a better quality of life.
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Want to support Warm Welcome Week? ❤️💜🩷🧡
Join us by making the 100% Pledge for All this Warm Welcome Week and support Warm Welcome spaces offering warmth, connection and belonging close to home.
warmwelcome.uk/100-pledge
#WarmWelcomeWeek #WarmWelcomeSpaces
Join us by making the 100% Pledge for All this Warm Welcome Week and support Warm Welcome spaces offering warmth, connection and belonging close to home.
warmwelcome.uk/100-pledge
#WarmWelcomeWeek #WarmWelcomeSpaces
January 20, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Want to support Warm Welcome Week? ❤️💜🩷🧡
Join us by making the 100% Pledge for All this Warm Welcome Week and support Warm Welcome spaces offering warmth, connection and belonging close to home.
warmwelcome.uk/100-pledge
#WarmWelcomeWeek #WarmWelcomeSpaces
Join us by making the 100% Pledge for All this Warm Welcome Week and support Warm Welcome spaces offering warmth, connection and belonging close to home.
warmwelcome.uk/100-pledge
#WarmWelcomeWeek #WarmWelcomeSpaces
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Huge thanks to our friends @librariesconnected.bsky.social for supporting #WarmWelcomeWeek Libraries are at the heart of our work, offering #WarmWelcomeSpaces to communities right across the country ❤️🧡💜💗
It is #WarmWelcomeWeek!
Public #Libraries are central to the @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social campaign and will be busy this week.
Sutton Central Library, for example, is hosting a cosy board game morning on Thursday.
sutton.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=264...
Public #Libraries are central to the @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social campaign and will be busy this week.
Sutton Central Library, for example, is hosting a cosy board game morning on Thursday.
sutton.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=264...
Warm Welcome Week: Board Game Morning
Join us for a cosy Board Game Morning as part of Warm Welcome Week. Whether you're a regular player or trying board games for the first time, this relaxed drop-in session is a great way to meet new pe...
sutton.events.mylibrary.digital
January 19, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Huge thanks to our friends @librariesconnected.bsky.social for supporting #WarmWelcomeWeek Libraries are at the heart of our work, offering #WarmWelcomeSpaces to communities right across the country ❤️🧡💜💗
Public #Libraries are amongst the most trusted providers of high-quality health information and many will be hosting events this #HealthInformationWeek.
In Stockton-on-Tees this Friday you can pick up a free 'Bird Buddy' bag to help you reconnect with the natural world.
In Stockton-on-Tees this Friday you can pick up a free 'Bird Buddy' bag to help you reconnect with the natural world.
January 19, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Public #Libraries are amongst the most trusted providers of high-quality health information and many will be hosting events this #HealthInformationWeek.
In Stockton-on-Tees this Friday you can pick up a free 'Bird Buddy' bag to help you reconnect with the natural world.
In Stockton-on-Tees this Friday you can pick up a free 'Bird Buddy' bag to help you reconnect with the natural world.
It is #WarmWelcomeWeek!
Public #Libraries are central to the @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social campaign and will be busy this week.
Sutton Central Library, for example, is hosting a cosy board game morning on Thursday.
sutton.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=264...
Public #Libraries are central to the @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social campaign and will be busy this week.
Sutton Central Library, for example, is hosting a cosy board game morning on Thursday.
sutton.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=264...
Warm Welcome Week: Board Game Morning
Join us for a cosy Board Game Morning as part of Warm Welcome Week. Whether you're a regular player or trying board games for the first time, this relaxed drop-in session is a great way to meet new pe...
sutton.events.mylibrary.digital
January 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM
It is #WarmWelcomeWeek!
Public #Libraries are central to the @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social campaign and will be busy this week.
Sutton Central Library, for example, is hosting a cosy board game morning on Thursday.
sutton.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=264...
Public #Libraries are central to the @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social campaign and will be busy this week.
Sutton Central Library, for example, is hosting a cosy board game morning on Thursday.
sutton.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=264...
On the first anniversary of the signing of a century-long partnership between the UK and Ukraine, @richove.bsky.social, Bodley's Librarian at @ox.ac.uk expresses the city and university's unwavering solidarity with Ukraine's librarians.
January 16, 2026 at 11:01 AM
On the first anniversary of the signing of a century-long partnership between the UK and Ukraine, @richove.bsky.social, Bodley's Librarian at @ox.ac.uk expresses the city and university's unwavering solidarity with Ukraine's librarians.
On the one-year anniversary of the signing of the 100-year partnership with Ukraine, @ih1968.bsky.social reiterates our support for Ukrainian #Libraries as they continue to face violence and destruction.
January 16, 2026 at 10:35 AM
On the one-year anniversary of the signing of the 100-year partnership with Ukraine, @ih1968.bsky.social reiterates our support for Ukrainian #Libraries as they continue to face violence and destruction.
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Sign up for the first free webinar in a series, hosted by @librariesconnected.bsky.social, and explore new guidance launched to help libraries and archives prepare for local government reorganisation: members.librariesconnected.org.uk/events/6967b...
🗓️ Tuesday 3 February (11:30-12:30)
🗓️ Tuesday 3 February (11:30-12:30)
January 15, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Sign up for the first free webinar in a series, hosted by @librariesconnected.bsky.social, and explore new guidance launched to help libraries and archives prepare for local government reorganisation: members.librariesconnected.org.uk/events/6967b...
🗓️ Tuesday 3 February (11:30-12:30)
🗓️ Tuesday 3 February (11:30-12:30)
Leeds #Libraries have a thrilling programme of events for the @literacy-trust.bsky.social #NationalYearOfReading2026, from a three-week storytelling festival that illuminates the city’s streets to a fantastical journey into outer space.
www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/whats-on/lee...
#GoAllIn2026
www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/whats-on/lee...
#GoAllIn2026
Leeds Libraries' big plans join 'reading revolution' this year - how to get involved
A major nationwide effort to rebrand the way we think about books begins today, as the National Year of Reading 2026 officially launches.
www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Leeds #Libraries have a thrilling programme of events for the @literacy-trust.bsky.social #NationalYearOfReading2026, from a three-week storytelling festival that illuminates the city’s streets to a fantastical journey into outer space.
www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/whats-on/lee...
#GoAllIn2026
www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/whats-on/lee...
#GoAllIn2026
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In honour of our 400th follower today @librariesconnected.bsky.social here is a fantastic bit of work we were proud to be involved with @readingagency.bsky.social Books and resources around living with #dementia available free at your local #library readingagency.org.uk/get-reading/...
January 15, 2026 at 11:13 AM
In honour of our 400th follower today @librariesconnected.bsky.social here is a fantastic bit of work we were proud to be involved with @readingagency.bsky.social Books and resources around living with #dementia available free at your local #library readingagency.org.uk/get-reading/...
Ahead of #WarmWelcomeWeek, #Libraries can watch back our 2024 webinar with @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social that explains the benefits of being part of the Warm Welcome network.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7jB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7jB...
Warm Welcome Campaign Update | Libraries Connected Webinars | 2024
YouTube video by Libraries Connected
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January 15, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Ahead of #WarmWelcomeWeek, #Libraries can watch back our 2024 webinar with @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social that explains the benefits of being part of the Warm Welcome network.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7jB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7jB...
Warwickshire #Libraries have big plans for the #NationalYearOfReading2026, including a 5% increase in library registrations.
How is your #Library service planning to #GoAllIn this year?
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/news/article...
How is your #Library service planning to #GoAllIn this year?
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/news/article...
Warwickshire Libraries ‘Go All In’ for National Year of Reading 2026 – Warwickshire County Council
From crime thrillers to summer reading festivals, libraries across Warwickshire are launching an ambitious programme to make reading irresistible in 2026 
www.warwickshire.gov.uk
January 15, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Warwickshire #Libraries have big plans for the #NationalYearOfReading2026, including a 5% increase in library registrations.
How is your #Library service planning to #GoAllIn this year?
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/news/article...
How is your #Library service planning to #GoAllIn this year?
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/news/article...
We were delighted to join @literacy-trust.bsky.social today at Emirates Stadium to celebrate the start of the #NationalYearOfReading - 12 months full of possibility and opportunity to share the power of reading.
It is time to #GoAllIn2026.
literacytrust.org.uk/about-us/nat...
It is time to #GoAllIn2026.
literacytrust.org.uk/about-us/nat...
January 13, 2026 at 4:18 PM
We were delighted to join @literacy-trust.bsky.social today at Emirates Stadium to celebrate the start of the #NationalYearOfReading - 12 months full of possibility and opportunity to share the power of reading.
It is time to #GoAllIn2026.
literacytrust.org.uk/about-us/nat...
It is time to #GoAllIn2026.
literacytrust.org.uk/about-us/nat...
Upgrades to Leigh #Library thanks to the @artscouncilengland.bsky.social Libraries Improvement Fund mean it can shift 'effortlessly' from quiet study space to a vibrant performance venue.
Service Manager for Wigan Libraries Craig Jones tells us more.
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/news/year-tr...
Service Manager for Wigan Libraries Craig Jones tells us more.
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/news/year-tr...
January 13, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Upgrades to Leigh #Library thanks to the @artscouncilengland.bsky.social Libraries Improvement Fund mean it can shift 'effortlessly' from quiet study space to a vibrant performance venue.
Service Manager for Wigan Libraries Craig Jones tells us more.
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/news/year-tr...
Service Manager for Wigan Libraries Craig Jones tells us more.
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/news/year-tr...
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole #Libraries are celebrating the National Year of Reading by offering a free book for families signing up babies and toddlers for their first #Library card.
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2576033...
#Reading
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2576033...
#Reading
Library cards for babies and toddlers introduced across BCP
BCP libraries are celebrating The National Year of Reading with a special offer designed to welcome the youngest of book lovers.
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole #Libraries are celebrating the National Year of Reading by offering a free book for families signing up babies and toddlers for their first #Library card.
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2576033...
#Reading
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2576033...
#Reading