Mae CILIP Cymru, WHELF (Fforwm Llyfrgelloedd Addysg Uwch Cymru), a Chyngor Archifau a Chofnodion Cymru wedi cyflwyno datganiad ar y cyd mewn ymateb i strategaeth "Blaenoriaethau ar gyfer Diwylliant" a lansiwyd yn ddiweddar gan Lywodraeth Cymru. Er eu bod yn croesawu'r cyllid y mae'r strategaeth yn ei gynnig gan y sector diwylliant, mae pryderon wedi'u codi ynghylch yr heriau ariannol presennol y mae'r sector llyfrgelloedd ac archifau yn eu hwynebu.

Mae'r datganiad yn galw am fuddsoddiad parhaus i gefnogi mynediad at dreftadaeth ddiwylliannol Cymru er budd y cyhoedd ac yn cynnig datblygu strategaeth gynhwysfawr i sicrhau casgliadau llyfrau ac archifol prin yng Nghymru ar gyfer y dyfodol. Rydym hefyd yn dadlau dros gyllid canolog, tebyg i'r hyn a ddarperir gan Research England i amgueddfeydd, orielau a chasgliadau addysg uwch, i gynnal sgiliau ac arbenigedd a gwasanaethau craidd a'u hargaeledd i ymchwilwyr a'r cyhoedd. Darllenwch y datganiad yn llawn yma.

CILIP Wales, WHELF (Wales Higher Education Libraries Forum), and Archives and Records Council Wales have submitted a joint statement in response to the Welsh Government's recently launched "Priorities for Culture" strategy. Whilst welcoming the culture sector funding the strategy proposes, concerns have been raised regarding the present financial challenges that the libraries and archives sector are facing.

The statement calls for ongoing investment to support access to the cultural heritage of Wales for the public benefit and proposes the development of a comprehensive strategy to secure rare book and archival collections in Wales for the future. Central funding is also advocated for, similar to that provided by Research England to higher education museums, galleries, and collections, to sustain skills and expertise and core services and their availability for researchers and the public. Read the statement in full here.

“What is needed is a national, joined-up approach to making libraries as effective as possible in a time of continued cuts across the board.”

Amy Staniforth, Relationship Manager for CILIP Cymru Wales represented librarians and public libraries at the Welsh Senedd, to provide the Local Government and Housing Committee with evidence on the importance and impact of public libraries in Wales.

Rwy’n ysgrifennu atoch ar ran CILIP Cymru Wales, Cymdeithas Llyfrgelloedd Cymru, i annog Cyngor Caerdydd i beidio â gwneud toriadau i Lyfrgelloedd Caerdydd…

I am writing on behalf of CILIP Cymru Wales, the Welsh Library Association, to urge Cardiff Council not to make cuts to Cardiff Libraries…

Mae prosiectau arloesol Llyfrgelloedd Gwyrdd Cymru a gyhoeddwyd gan CILIP Cymru Wales yn cynnwys tyfu bwyd mewn gofodau creu mewn llyfrgelloedd, hyfforddiant llythrennedd carbon staff, arddangosiadau planhigion gyda thema, a meithrin sgyrsiau cenedlaethol newydd am newid hinsawdd.

Ground breaking Green Libraries Wales projects announced by CILIP Cymru Wales include growing food in library makerspaces, staff carbon literacy training, themed plant displays, and nurturing new national conversations about climate change.

Mae CILIP wedi sicrhau cyllid o £135,000 gan Lywodraeth Cymru i gefnogi’r gwaith o gyflawni Cynllun Gweithredu Cymru Gwrth-hiliol Llywodraeth Cymru.

CILIP has secured £135,000 funding from the Welsh Government to support the delivery of the Welsh Government’s Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan.

Mae Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru a CILIP Cymru Wales yn galw ar gyfranwyr i ymuno â nhw mewn prosiect i gefnogi a datblygu cynlluniau ar gyfer llyfrgelloedd ysgolion Cymru ar gyfer y dyfodol.

Books Council of Wales and CILIP Cymru Wales are calling for contributors to join them in a project to support and develop the future plans for school libraries in Wales.

Yng ngwanwyn 2022 cynhyrchodd CILIP Cymru Wales adroddiad i Lywodraeth Cymru “Dad-goloneiddio llyfrgelloedd”: beth yw swyddogaeth polisïau casgliadau a chaffael?”. Edrychwn ymlaen at rannu’r adroddiad cyn gynted â phosibl.

In Spring 2022 CILIP Cymru Wales produced the “’Decolonising libraries’: where do collection policies and acquisitions fit in?” report for the Welsh Government. We look forward to sharing the report as soon as possible.

We were pleased to have had this opportunity to respond to the consultation on the Welsh Government's LGBTQ+ Action Plan in October 2021. Our response is submitted on behalf of the librarian and information professional workforce in Wales drawing on a round-table policy event convened by us on the 30 September 2021.

We were pleased to have had this opportunity to respond to the consultation led by Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport on the proposed Digital Strategy for Wales. Our response is submitted on behalf of the librarian and information professional workforce in Wales drawing on a round-table policy event convened by us on the 22nd January 2021.

CILIP Cymru Wales welcomes the news about the £2.25m investment to protect jobs at the National Library of Wales. We urge the Welsh Government to work with library leaders to put a sustainable long-term funding model in place.

If you are a CILIP member in Wales and concerned about library and information roles because of organisational restructure or budget cuts then please do get in touch

CILIP Cymru Wales has been working with the National Library of Wales Wikimedian Jason Evans and LibrariesHacked on the creation of visual datasets of libraries in Wales. All of the data sets are openly available and editable.

This booklet has been written in response to the Welsh Government's strategy plan Prosperity for All.

So you think you know what a day in the life of a librarian looks like? Librarians work in schools, hospitals, law firms, colleges and universities, museums and galleries, charities, prisons, and parliaments…We deal with books, but also with artefacts, seeds, datasets, samples, and personal information and we try to organise it and make it accessible (where appropriate) to our many and varied users.