Winners and Finalists
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2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |1997 |1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992
2006
Winner: Sighthill Library Youth Work, Edinburgh City Libraries and Information Service
Finalists: Books on the Edge, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and Multicultural Development Service, Lincolnshire County Council Library Service
Associated media releases:
Library-based scheme working to decrease antisocial behaviour amongst young people in Sighthill area of Edinburgh has wins the 2006 Libraries Change Lives Award (media release, 26 April 2006)
Library services working with vulnerable young people, excluded children and teenagers, and guest workers new to the UK are shortlisted for 2006 Libraries Change Lives Award (media release, 15 February 2006)
2005
Winner: The Northamptonshire Black History Project, Northampton Racial Equality Council (lead agency) and Northamptonshire Library and Information Service.
Finalists: It's my life, Enfield Libraries and Enfield Disability Action and The New Horizons Estate Reading Campaign, Islington Library and Cultural Services
Associated media releases:
Black History Project Wins 2005 Libraries Change Lives Award (media release, 20 April 2005)
Black History Project, reader development campaign and scheme for adults with learning difficulties in the running for 2005 Libraries Change Lives Award (media release, 24 February)
2004
Winner: The Mobile Library Travellers Project, Essex County Council Libraries
Finalists: Get a Life! Dumfries and Galloway Libraries, Information and Archives and Holocaust Remembrance Community Portal Project, East Renfrewshire Libraries
Top ten entries in 2004
Associated media releases:
First of its kind mobile library project for Travellers and their families is award winner (media release, 14 April 04)
Shortlist for the 2004 CILIP / LiS Libraries Change Lives Award announced (media release, 23 February 04)
2003
Winner: eye2eye: the visually impaired IT project, Portsmouth City Libraries
Finalists: Caring about reading, Leicestershire County Library Services and the Out of school learning homework helpers club, Renfrewshire Libraries.
Associated media releases:
Inspiring IT Project for visually impaired wins CILIP / LiS Libraries Change Lives Award (media release, 1 May 03)
Three ground-breaking and inspiring library projects in the running for the 2003 CILIP / LiS Libraries Change Lives Award (media release, 17 April 03)
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2002
Winner: The Big Book Share, HMP Nottingham and Nottingham City Libraries. Developed by The Reading Agency
Finalists: The Patients’ Library at the State Hospital, Carstairs and the Reading and you scheme, Calderdale and Kirklees Libraries.
Associated media releases:
Prison reading project wins 10th National Libraries Change Lives Award (media release, 2 June 02)
Shortlist for the 10th Libraries Change Lives Award announced (media release, 29 April 02)
2001
Winner: Refugee resources collection and service, London Borough of Merton Libraries
Finalists: Boox on the Move, Leeds Library and Information Service and the Barnardo’s Castle Project and Burnley Library Special Needs Support Service, Lancashire County Council.
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2000
Winner: The Kensal Library Community Action Initiative, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Finalists: The Westvale Literature Project, Knowsley Library Service and The Extra Mile, Newry, County Down.
1999
Winner: The AdLib project, Sheffield Libraries
Finalists: The electronic community magazine, Rotherham Libraries and Reading Volunteers, Birmingham Libraries.
1998
NB the Award was known as the Community Initiative Award until 1998
Winner: Pontefract Library Library Readers’ Group, Wakefield
Finalists: Roll on reading, Enfield Libraries and Moretonhampstead’s Computer Centre, Devon Libraries.
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1997
Winner: Horley Library’s Local History Centre, Surrey
Finalists: Honiton Community Library, Devon and The Everest Hall Book Club, Shropshire
1996
Winner: Liverpool Law Centre Community Library
1995
Winner: Bookstart – Sunderland Libraries and Booktrust
1994
Winner: Petersburn Community Library and Youth Drop-in Centre, Monklands, Scotland
1993
Winner: Escape with a book, Wandsworth Libraries
1992
Winner: The Annex – Dyke House Community Resource Library, Hartlepool
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