In October the Get it Loud in Libraries project from Lancaster Library won, by popular vote, the Love Libraries Award. The groundbreaking project brings live music into libraries to give young people a new and exciting experience of the library and was such a great success in Lancaster it may come to Leyland.
Music Librarian Stewart Parsons explained:
"The essence of Get It Loud in Libraries is simply to give young people, especially teenagers who love music, a fabulous time in a library and put them in the right frame of mind to use libraries again whether it’s for novels, music, internet, quiet time, whatever. To pitch great bands into the unique traditional library setting and allow all ages to come and enjoy the music is, for me, the best use of space in an after hours setting. Get It Loud in Libraries offers modern, up to the minute excitement on teenager’s terms in a safe, feel good environment."
It has some of the hottest new bands performing exclusive gigs in the library from Harry and the Potters to Bat for Lashes.
A young library user also appreciated it:
"A massive thank you for the gig – one of my favourite bands right on my doorstep – unbelievable. I even came into the library the next day to check out the novels for some holiday reading – the power of song or what!"
Read more at the Love Libraries website and check out forthcoming gigs at the Get It Loud in Libraries Myspace page.
Find your Neighbourhood Police team 
