Digital Evolution: Building a digital nation took place on Wednesday 25 November, bringing together local community partners, national organisations and thought leaders to take a broad look at all things digital.

1. Leadership for Libraries Taskforce
Kathy Settle
Chief Executive
November 2015
Leadership for Libraries
Taskforce:
Digital for Society

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What should libraries
look like in the 21st
century?

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Independent Library Report for England
Published 18 December 2014
“Establish a library taskforce, led by Councils, in partnership with
others interested in the sector: to provide leadership; to implement
the [Report] recommendations and to help reinvigorate the public
library service in England”
Jointly reports to the LGA and Ministers (via DCMS)
Report recommended a longevity of 3-4 years

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Who is on the Taskforce?

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Outcomes we want to
achieve

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All libraries as good as the best
Delivery of a strong ‘core’ library service on which other services can
be built
Libraries seen as an integral solution to delivering (central and local)
government agendas in a cohesive way to local communities
Libraries seen as essential community hubs
Libraries valued by decision makers and users alike
Outcomes we want to achieve….

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Priorities for Year 1 (March 15 to March 16)
Digital enablement – including the provision of universal WiFi access, e-lending,
digital shared network and quality content
Libraries adding value – making stronger, strategic links between libraries and
other policies, eg. health & wellbeing; business & economic growth
Best Practice – helping Local Authorities and library services through sharing and
linking to existing/new best practice. Building sustainable long-term models for
libraries/community hubs
Workforce – build skills needed to help the library workforce deliver the above and
take on new roles as part of wider service provision
Communications - Promoting recognition and support for libraries

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Libraries have
increasingly been working
with partners to close the
digital divide in their
communities...

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...by being Digital
Inclusion Charter
Signatories (through SCL
and LGA)...

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Free WiFi
and
computer
access
Universal
WiFi by
April 2016

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Helping people get online
and use digital services

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Accessibility
equipment for the
visually impaired

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...and are starting to
move into supporting
higher end digital
skills...

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Fab labs and
maker spaces

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We do this by building
on our reputation -
people see libraries as
places which are...

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open to all
safe space
inclusive
non-judgemental helpful
trusted
respectful
community
space
learning
environment

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...building on our
trained staff - SCL led
digital skills training for
14,000 library staff...

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...and because
libraries already
attract many people in
the ‘target audience’

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How are Taskforce
members and
partners working
together to develop
this offer further?

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Get greater recognition
from Government on
the work libraries do to
support the digitally
excluded

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Ensure libraries get paid
for their work - bidding to
be on the Assisted Digital
and Digital Inclusion
procurement framework

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Improve and increase
the digital equipment
available in libraries
and for loan

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Including equipment
for people with
disabilities

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Continue to develop
digital skills
programmes for
library staff

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Supporting libraries
in receipt of Tinder’s
digital inclusion fund
to share best practice

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Contributing to
Tinder’s Digital
Libraries handbook

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Increasing library sign
up for Digital Friends -
and libraries
encouraging other
partners to sign up

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Improved digital offer
[CHANGE PHOTO - have
we got relevant photos? e-
lending screen? other?]
Increasing ‘hooks’ to raise
motivation to get online

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We’d love to share
learning from
elsewhere and are
keen to explore new
partnerships

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You can engage
with us via our blog
or on twitter or
send us an email

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Any Questions?
If you don’t get a chance to ask me now:
Email: kathy.settle@culture.gov.uk or librariestaskforce@culture.gov.
uk
GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/libraries-taskforce
Blog: librariestaskforce.blog.gov.uk
Twitter: @LibTaskforce