Words Alive in Libraries is a fourth partnership with the South Western Regional Library Service, building on the success of previous writer tours of libraries around the south west.This time, the tou...

South Western Regional Library Services CIO (SWRLS) is a charitable organisation uniting libraries across the South West region and across the library sector, including HE, FE, Public, Schools, NHS Ho...

Words Alive in Libraries is a fourth partnership with the South Western Regional Library Service, building on the success of previous writer tours of libraries around the south west.This time, the tou...

Words Alive in Libraries is a fourth partnership with the South Western Regional Library Service, building on the success of previous writer tours of libraries around the south west.This time, the tou...

Words Alive in Libraries is a fourth partnership with the South Western Regional Library Service, building on the success of previous writer tours of libraries around the south west.This time, the tou...

Join us for the SWRLS AGM Conference for lively library conversations, to catch up with colleagues & take an exciting archives tour!

A timely panel discussion, hosted at Museum of Architecture in Bath

SWRLS has a long-established reputation for creating training opportunities across library sectors, and in 2025 we are excited to make some of this training and related resources even more accessible ...

We gathered this year on 25 June at Exeter Community Centre, and it was wonderful to welcome members from across the region spanning Wiltshire to Cornwall and more… After last year’s event at Plymouth...

2 May - 1st September 2025Unearthed: The Power of Gardening explores the transformative, enriching and sometimes radical power of gardening in Britain and how it impacts people, communities and the en...

Communities across Devon are set to benefit from a major new climate action initiative thanks to £1.5 million in National Lottery funding. The five-year project – Together for Tomorrow – will be led b...

We are keen to recruit new trustees to join the board of the unique cross-sector library organisation that is SWRLS, especially with skills/knowledge in the following areas: • charity governance e.g. ...

Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 is taking place 12 to 18 May, and the theme is Community.

Projects we’ve funded

Join us online to learn how information professionals can harness AI tools and stay ahead in the digital age.

SWRLS members are invited to register for free to join our event on Friday 25th June 2025, 10:30 - 15:00

By Daphna Blatt & Dr. E.K. Maloney, The New York Public LibraryDr. James O. Pawelski & Dr. Katherine N. Cotter, University of Pennsylvania In today’s society, libraries stand out as among the last tru...

We are very excited to announce the first ever Next Library Pilot Projects: a funded opportunity for library changemakers to advance initiatives related to Next Library’s themes of sustainability, dem...

This course will cover fundraising that is specifically relevant to library staff (beginner to intermediate level)