Library News Round-up: 13 February 2015

THE INDEPENDENT : 13th February
‘Digital dark age’ could leave historians with no records of the 21st century
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/digital-dark-age-could-leave-historians-with-no-records-of-the-21st-century-10043516.html

THE INDEPENDENT : 13th February
Manchester Central Library: Fears 24,000 books may have been pulped during £170m upgrade
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/manchester-central-library-fears-24000-books-may-have-been-pulped-during-170m-upgrade-10045558.html

Save Lincs Libraries : 13th February
Lincolnshire Library Campaigners Interviewed by Tokyo Academic
http://savelincslibraries.org.uk/2015/02/13/lincolnshire-library-campaigners-interviewed-by-tokyo-academic/

Herts & Essex Observer : 13th February
Hertfordshire | Paid staff to stay at Sawbridgeworth and Stortford libraries
“We have listened carefully to residents’ views and have adapted the strategy in light of this.”
http://www.hertsandessexobserver.co.uk/Paid-staff-stay-library-petition/story-26013055-detail/story.html

St Albans Review : 12th February
Hertfordshire | £2 million cut from libraries budget in the next three years
http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/11790943.__2_million_cut_from_libraries_budget_in_the_next_three_years/ 

Wales Online : 13th February
Letter : Libraries | Scrapping Trident would save millions
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/incoming/south-wales-echo-letters-friday-8638884