The Forum is a new, free, informative and safe online best practice group to share plans and ideas to make our libraries more welcoming...

We are recruiting a freelance project manager to programme and coordinate Word live in Libraries: a tour of South West Libraries April -...

Kicking off our 2023 training offer, we're pleased to subsidise three great half day workshops from March. Places are limited and deeply...

At a time of real downward pressure on library training and project budgets, SWRLS grants programme is here to help. We've just...

Applications are now open for the ARLIS UK & Ireland (The Art Libraries Society) Global Majority Art Librarian Scholarship. This is a...

SWRLS grant-funded project Peninsula of Sanctuary-Libraries brings together libraries and archives across Devon & Cornwall (the...

Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and a grant from SWRLS, Word Live in Libraries is a 20-venue tour of...

Our Annual General Meeting & Conference took place in hybrid format at Exeter College Digital & Data Centre on 25 November. Thank you to...

Congratulations to Somerset Libraries' Outreach & Development Team who won this year's SWRLS Initiative Award for their Glastonbury...

Donna Gundry, Head of Library Services at Arts University Plymouth, was elected as SWRLS' new Chair of Trustees at our AGM & Conference...

An opportunity to make a big difference to new arrivals in Devon and Cornwall, you will be working with libraries across the sector and...

EDI expert John Vincent's eagerly awaited new book 'Libraries and Sanctuary: Supporting Refugees and New Arrivals' is now out from Facet...

South Western Regional Library Service (SWRLS) CIO is a charitable organisation that supports and advocates for libraries and promotes...

SWRLS Members are invited to register now to attend our Annual General Meeting and Conference on Friday, 25 November 2022 11.00-3.00....

CILIP has announced a brilliant line-up of seven webinars throughout September. Wednesday 7 September 12.30pm: The value and impact of...

Sixteen different library organisations across the library sector responded to SWRLS survey to gauge expressions of interest in...

SWRLS put a call out over the summer for SWRLS-Member Libraries to join a discussion via Basecamp towards submitting a SWRLS CIO-led bid...

SWRLS is delighted to announce that it has awarded a grant of £9,160 to 'Re-Imagining Libraries: Bath', a cross-sector research and...

SWRLS is looking for 4-5 member libraries to help formulate a Pilot Project in support of making libraries' 'hidden collections' more...

Our friends at Arts & Health SW are offering two Collaborative Learning Workshops online on a 'Pay what you can' basis focussed on...