PRIVATE EYE –  Issue No: 1383
Library News (p.28) – OBE for Staffordshire’s Janine Cox
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Morning Star Online : 8th January
William Sieghart’s report on the sad state of England’s public libraries dismays TONY SIMPSON 
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-b06b-A-tear-jerking-tract

Nottingham Post : 8th January
Libraries are a vital resource which should be run by the council 
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Rosie-Bartram-Libraries-vital-resource-run/story-25812857-detail/story.html 

Huddersfield Examiner : 8th January
Visitors flock to libraries threatened with closure in Kirklees — see which get the most visitors 
24 libraries potentially facing the axe had 749,680 visits between April and October 2014.
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/visitors-flock-libraries-threatened-closure-8399151

Kidderminster Shuttle : 8th January
Worcestershire | Council changes mobile library service
http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/local/11707115.Council_changes_mobile_library_service/

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Libraries News Round-up: 28 April 2016

DCMS : April 2016 Taking Part focus on: libraries - Statistical Release https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/519675/Libraries_short_story_-_FINAL.pdf Bristol 24/7 Radio : 28th April Library assistants go on strike http://www.bristol247.com/channel/news-comment/daily/politics/library-assistants-go-on-strike Harrow Times : 28th April Outgoing…