This document summarizes a presentation given by Vic Stirling of Tinder Foundation about how libraries can thrive in a digital world. Some key points: - Libraries play an important role in communities, especially for digital skills support, but face challenges delivering digital services. - Tinder Foundation works with hundreds of libraries to fund digital skills programs, ESOL, health initiatives and provides free online learning courses. - They are looking to launch a small fund to further help libraries deliver digital skills and want to support libraries already doing good work with digital or help those wanting to get started.

1. Front page visual
Leaving nobody behind:
helping libraries thrive in a
digital world.
CILIP Breakfast seminar, 3 July 2015
Vic Stirling - @socialvic

2. About us
• Tinder Foundation are a staff-owned non
profit mutual and social enterprise
• Vision: A better world for everyone through the
use of digital technology
• Purpose: We make good things happen
through digital technology

3. National influence
• Digital Offer is one of the 4 Universal offers
• Sieghart Review made a number of
recommendations – including roll out of wifi
across all public libraries & one digital platform
• Art’s Council recently announced funding to roll
out Wifi in all public libraries by March 2016
• Government agenda for public services to go
online – e.g. Universal Credit

4. Universal Offers

5. Local picture
• In England over a third of the population visits
their local library, rising to a half in poorer
areas
• Great demand for digital skills support from
Jobseekers
• More people bringing own devices to libraries
& wanting to get connected.
• Libraries engaging new audiences through
partnerships

7. Table discussion
Quick Question:
What role do you think libraries play in
communities?
Answers on post its
(or tweet using #digilibraries)

8. Libraries doing digital
• Lancashire: digital skills / volunteers / Digi Champs / Outreach
• Gateshead: ‘e’ days / young people / schools / coding
• Northumberland: rural / digital skills / volunteers / digital map
• Southampton: Macmillan / volunteers / content co-creation
• Oldham: ESOL (English My Way) / Housing partners / Lifelong learning
• Leeds: Studio 12 / young people / BME community / innovation

9. Table discussion
Quick Question:
What are the challenges for libraries
delivering digital?
Answers on post its
(or tweet using #digilibraries)

11. Can Tinder Foundation help?
• Already work with hundreds of libraries –
including funding to support digital skills,
ESOL, health
• Online learning content that all libraries can
use for free.
• Free training for libraries – including volunteer
management, digital champions
• Specialist networks support

12. Current programmes
• BIS Future Digital Inclusion fund – helping 1m
over 5 years to develop their digital skills.
• NHSE Widening Participation - improve digital
health literacy skills of those who experience health
inequalities
• English My Way – funded by DCLG to deliver ESOL
support in areas of high language need.
• HMRC – providing benefits advice & guidance in
deprived communities.

13. Free online courses for digital inclusion, financial
inclusion and employability - www.learnmyway.com
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14. Digital help from Community How To

15. Table discussion
Quick Question:
How can Tinder Foundation do more to
help you?
Answers on post its
(or tweet using #digilibraries)

17. What next?
• If you’re already doing good stuff with digital
then we’d love to hear about it.
• If not, we can help you to get started.
• We’re hoping to launch a small fund soon to
help libraries deliver digital skills
• Tell us about stuff through twitter – use
#digilibraries

18. Thank You – please get in touch!
vic@tinderfoundation.org
@socialvic / #digilibraries
www.ukonlinecentres.com
www.learnmyway.com
www.communityhowto.com
http://digitalhousinghub.ning.com/