New thinking
We place great value on new thinking - whether it takes the form of research, discussion, events or training and learning. We believe that it is very important to find out about reading, understand readers and appreciate how to serve them better. And we want to share our knowledge and learn from others working in the field. We’re also active in public policy and advocacy, working with government departments and think tanks.
We carry out and commission our own research and organise discussions within and beyond the library sector. We also run training courses and events related to the projects we run both face-to-face and online.
To allow us to share our knowledge and learn from others we also stage events and conferences that allow space for new thinking.
Recently we have been thinking about how technology is changing reading, especially for young people, and how best to bring black and minority ethnic authors to the widest possible audience.
This is an area of our work that we are actively developing and expanding and we are very excited by it.