Our president, Philip Pullman spoke out in support of our campaign to make school libraries mandatory by urging Scottish politicians to save closure-threatened school libraries.

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A strategy has been drawn up to approach the future of public libraries in Scotland: Ambition and Opportunity: A Strategy for Public Libraries in Scotland 2015 - 2020.

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A Voluntary Code has been created as a joint initiative by the Society of Authors in Scotland and Publishing Scotland to improve relations between authors and publishers.

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The National Union of Journalists runs a Scottish Union Learning project, funded by the European Social Fund, to help members update their skills and face the challenges of a changing media industry. They offer funded courses in a variety of media related subjects to help journalists widen out their employment choices, or to switch to freelance careers post-redundancy.

Are you in the same position? Perhaps your traditional sources of income have dried up in recent years and you are looking to diversify or upgrade your skills. If so, the NUJ may be able to help.

They offer a variety of both writing and technical courses.

If you would like to know more, please email NUJ Project Worker Catherine Deveney or give her a call on 01381 621094. You will be under no obligation, but she can give you more information about courses and put you in touch with people in your area who can help.