A digest of today’s news items, reproduced here, with kind permission from Shirley Burnham who collated it.  For up to date libraries news follow @ShirleyBurnham on Twitter.

THE GUARDIAN : 9th April

Scott Turow decries ‘slow death’ of the American authorNovelist and Authors Guild president fulminates against depletion of writers’ incomes by publilshers, libraries and copyright changeshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/apr/09/scott-turow-slow-death-of-american-author

Manchester Evening News : 8th April
Mass withdrawal protest as Burnage library lives on borrowed time
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/mass-withdrawal-protest-burnage-library-2553764

Brent & Kilburn Times : 9th April
Olympic Team GB member joins library campaigners at fundraising quiz in Wembley
http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/olympic_team_gb_member_joins_library_campaigners_at_fundraising_quiz_in_wembley_1_2009554

St Albans Review : 9th April
Learn about Harpenden’s new library location
http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/10343053.Learn_about_town_s_new_library_location/

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Libraries News Round-up: 12 September 2017

Warrington Guardian: 12 September MP Helen Jones labels LiveWire 'incompetent organisation' after seeing 'damning' report http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/15528631.MP_Helen_Jones_labels_LiveWire__incompetent_organisation__after_seeing__damning__report/ Eastbourne Herald: 12 September http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/politics/councillors-oppose-proposed-library-closures-1-8146232 East Sussex | Councillors oppose proposed library closures Hastings…