{{Short description|British library organisation}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} thumb|right '''Libraries Connected''', previously the '''Society of Chief Librarians''' ('''SCL'''),<ref>{{cite web |title=SCL becomes Libraries Connected |url=https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/LibrariesConnected1 |publisher=CILIP|date=2018 |access-date=24 April 2022}}</ref> is an organisation of all the public libraries in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
It is a registered charity and receives funding from Arts Council England as its Sector Support Organization representing libraries.<ref name="ace">{{cite web |title=Libraries Connected |url=https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/art-leadership/libraries-connected |website=www.artscouncil.org.uk |publisher=Arts Council England |access-date=24 April 2022}}</ref>
Its stated vision is "an inclusive, modern, sustainable and high quality public library service at the heart of every community in the UK".<ref name="about">{{cite web |title=About us |url=https://www.librariesconnected.org.uk/page/about-us |website=www.librariesconnected.org.uk |publisher=Libraries Connected |access-date=24 April 2022}}</ref>
It supported the 2022 Big Jubilee Read campaign.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Big Jubilee Read |url=https://readinggroups.org/news/the-big-jubilee-read-launch |website=readinggroups.org |publisher=The Reading Agency |access-date=24 April 2022 |date=April 2022}}</ref>
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==External links==
*{{official website|https://www.librariesconnected.org.uk/}} *{{EW charity|num=1176482 }}
{{authority control}} Category:2018 establishments in the United Kingdom Category:Cultural charities based in the United Kingdom Category:Library associations in the United Kingdom
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