This Comment Column features pieces from MLA figures on topical issues affecting our sector.
The future strength of library services depends upon improvements being made along the way. Consulting on well thought-out plans
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"Local authorities should always consider culture as an opportunity rather than a cost - it is not something to be bolted on as a
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MLA Chief Executive Roy Clare sets out the key factors that define a modern public library service.
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Chairing the Modernising public libraries achieving excellence and innovation conference, Sue Wilkinson, MLA Director of Policy,
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As the clouds of economic gloom swirl around us, we need to do everything we can to confirm the place of museums at the heart of
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In an interview with the Local Government Channel MLA Chief Executive Roy Clare has been asked about the role libraries play in
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New US president, Barack Obama, shares the MLA's drive and enthusiasm for public libraries.
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A transformation in information, advice and guidance services was kicked off with a prospectus called Shaping the Future.
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Over the past year Chief Executive Roy Clare has led the MLA through a major re-structuring, writes Andrew Motion
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