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Guest posts
The CCC/Tsutaya library miracle in Japan: combined bookshop libraries – January 2018. By Steve Coffman.
A glimpse of Tokyo library life, by Sue Charteris – January 2014.
Nick Poole on what can we learn from the past to inform the future of public libraries – October 2016.
A little less conversation: Nick Poole from CILIP writes about the problems with public libraries and action needed – April 2017.
Libraries Taskforce Kathy Settle sets the records straight – August 2017.
A Library is not just for Christmas – Library Campaign, Anonymous December 2017.
The Amazing Grace of Public Libraries (or aromatherapy for local living) – Grace Kempster OBE, July 2015.
Angry about cuts to Newport Libraries – Catherine Finch, April 2017.
Thema: Graham Bell describes Thema, the new subject classification for the global book industry – March 2016.
Dancing Darth Vaders And Talking To Astronauts: Liam Cookson talks MozFest 2017 – January 2018.
Indigenous Knowledge Centres: Queensland Public Libraries finding a niche – May 2017.
A home for the homeless: Rachael Rivera and the Auckland Library Streeties – August 2017.
Relative Poverty: A display designed especially for libraries – July 2017
3D Printers & Maker Spaces – Michael Groenendyk, October 2012.
Maker Spaces in Libraries – The state of the art December 2013 – John J Burke.
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