Fulfilling their Potential

Over the course of two years we consulted young people to hear what they think of their local libraries and what they want to find in their local libraries. We consulted young people who don't often get asked these sorts of questions to help open up the fabulous world of books, reading and libraries to them. Fulfilling the Potential was part of the government's national strategy Framework for the Future, which sets out their vision for modern public libraries.

We were fortuate enough to have the committed support of our partners.

The consultation we carried out under Fulfilling their Potential has informed our new programmes for young people groupthing, Participate and HeadSpace

We ran several Fulfilling their Potential projects.

FtP NoW
FtP Yorkshire and Humberside
Partners for Change

Partnerships

At the heart of Fulfilling their Potential was our partnerships. We worked closely with library services across England to try out new and creative approaches to involve young people in libraries. We also had a range of positive partnerships which included the National Youth Agency, Association of Senior Children's and Education Librarians (ASCEL), Museums Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) and the Regional Youth Work Units in the north west and Yorkshire and Humberside.