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For librarians

Find the confidence and knowledge to work with poetry!

Poetry In the Branches Training participant

Do you want ideas and confidence to help make poetry one of your library’s success stories? This section will help you foreground poetry in the life of your library.

Check out our latest poetry recommendations, visit the Poetry Box for tipsheets, or bookmark Poetry Issues - our free monthly newsletter stuffed with ideas to help make your life easier.

Latest tipsheets for librarians…

• Inspiring librarians, by Donny O'Rourke. Word | PDF
• Working with teenagers, by Ryan Van Winkle. Word | PDF
• Reading poetry in prisons, by Kate Hendry. Word | PDF
• Putting Bards on the Bog, by Karen Fraser. Word | PDF
• Introducin weans tae Scots! by Rab Wilson. Word | PDF
• Take poetry out... by Pam Beasant Word | PDF
• List of tipsheets for librarians Word | PDF

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• Poetry Issues
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