PRIVATE EYE
Issue No. 1344: 12-25th July
Library News | Barking & Dagenham (p.28)
Public Libraries News : 9th July
Editorial | CILIP gamble on rebranding passes one barrier, at some cost. 6 libraries pass to volunteers, Bury lose nearly a third of their library staff
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York Press : 10th July
D-day on community libraries shake-up
“At the same time as outsourcing libraries, Labour are cutting the budget by £450,000 – there has been no proper public consultation on the changes and we know staff have concerns and the UNISON union remains opposed.”
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/
BBC News : 10th July
Library of Birmingham: Public invited to noisy opening
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Brent & Kilburn Times : 10th July
Sudbury coffee bar lends its support to Barham Library campaigners
http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk:
DAILY MAIL : 10th July
What students really do in libraries: From texting and Facebook to online
shopping, just 18% of time is spent actually READING
The internet proved to be a source of distraction among the 730 students observed at two universities in Long Island, New York.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/
