We are pleased to start the New Year by announcing the theme and line-up for our annual conference. In 2025, we will be exploring community wellbeing with a great range of speakers in Manchester.
Local Studies and Archive services contribute to community health and wellbeing in many ways. It makes our collections and expertise ever more relevant to our organisations, customers and local areas. Come and join us in the historic Central Library for informative sessions on how you can design impactful activities and brilliant outcomes, in the most creative ways.
Local Studies and Community Wellbeing
Date and time: Monday 7th April 2025 | 10 am – 4 pm.
Location: Performance Space, Manchester Central Library, St Peter’s Square, Manchester, M2 5PD.
Register via the CILIP website. (CILIP members should login first to receive the member rate).
Speakers confirmed include:
- Dr Michala Hulme, award-winning Historian and Genealogist, Podcaster, and who has appeared on many national and regional TV programmes. Michala will be talking about her popular podcast and especially how Family History has been supporting men’s mental health.
- Karen Shannon, CEO Manchester Histories and Hon. Research Fellow at Manchester University. Manchester Histories, with a hub in Manchester Central library, deliver inspirational work with local communities, and we will have an introduction to their new Heritage and Wellbeing Toolkit
- Isobel McDonald, Glasgow Life Museums. Glasgow’s award-winning museums are rooted in the community, and we will learn about their work, notably with the Bangladesh community and the city’s Lascar Heritage, winner of the Alan Ball Award for Local History.
- Julie Davis, Archives and Local Studies Lead officer, and colleagues from the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, will reveal what has been learned from their community engagement projects
- Hannah Turner, Local Studies Librarian for Lancashire Archives, also giving insights into their community work in the county.
- Dr Paul Carter, Principal Records Specialist (Collaborative Projects), The National Archives, will be talking about the impact of volunteering
- Matt Grace, English Heritage, will be introducing their new online content for historic buildings and how they can support wellbeing.
- Plus, a tour of Manchester Central Library and an introduction to the Local History Collections.
Ticket Prices
- £25 Member (login via CILIP website to receive member rate)
- £27 Employer Partner (login with your employer partner details to receive this discount)
- £30 Non-Member
Register via the CILIP website.
Lunch is provided.
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