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    Get Reading, Get Better, Get Libraries

    Libraries can have a positive impact on your life, health and wellbeing offering great sources of information and opportunities to learn new skills and join in group activities.

    Libraries offer:

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     Better Reading

     The Reader Organisation

     The Reading Agency

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    Celebrity Support

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    Health Promotion Library

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    The Society of Chief Librarians (Wales) has prepared this report in order to demonstrate the role public libraries have in relation to health, wellbeing and social benefits. SCL Wales believe this potential requires greater recognition and explanation within health and social care strategies and priorities.

    SCL Wales: Health, Wellbeing and Social Benefits (2012)