When I finished my A-Levels, I had no idea what I wanted to do next. I got good grades and was offered a place to study History at Reading University, but the thought of leaving home and going to university terrified me.
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Since finishing her internship, she has spent 6 months as a Collections Assistant at The Devil’s Porridge Museum near Dumfries, and a year as an Assistant Registrar with the National Railway Museum. She is currently on a years’ contract work with the National Museum Scotland in Edinburgh as an Assistant Registrar.
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We are delighted to be profiled as one of two case studies (the only one in the South West) in the new Universal Culture Offer for public libraries - which was launched in Hull at the end of October.
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The Art of Libraries test programme is coming to the end of year one. After a hectic summer programme of events aimed at children and young people, we took to the road with the Detective Story Bus with artists, Jacqui Grange and Fabi Williams, taking creative activities literally to the doorsteps of families in more isolated parts of Gloucestershire.
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If you want some ideas about how to engage Local Authority partners in arts and cultural activity, take a look at this new online resource from ACE (Arts Council England) and LGA (Local Government Association) – LGA is the national voice of local government, working with councils across the UK to support, promote and improve their offer.
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Art of Libraries goes out on the road this summer. With the generous support of the Summerfield Trust we will be bringing this year’s Summer Reading Challenge literally to the doors of families in the more isolated areas of Tewkesbury and Coleford. Look out for the Share a Book library mobile like you have never seen it before and dare to step inside!
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Ten months ago, I started as Project Manager for a new flagship project, Art of Libraries (AoL) in Gloucestershire, taking on a different and innovative challenge of setting up and managing a three year pilot involving six libraries spread geographically across the county.
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