Public Libraries News: 19th April
“Getting rid of a member of your team”: a ten year old’s view on library cuts
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2015/04/getting-rid-of-a-member-of-your-team-a-ten-year-olds-view-on-library-cuts.html

Leon’s Library Blog : 19th April
Access & Choice: the importance of libraries – by Barbara Band
http://leonslibraryblog.com/2015/04/19/access-choice-the-importance-of-school-libraries/ 

South Wales Argus : 18th April
Blaenau Gwent’s libraries struggling to invest in staff and stock – Report
Staffing levels are “among the lowest in Wales”. The Aneurin Leisure Trust, which is in charge of Blaenau Gwent’s libraries, is currently meeting 6.5 of the nine Standards 
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/12898566.Blaenau_Gwent_s_libraries_struggling_to_invest_in_staff_and_stock___report/ 

BBC News : 17th April
Help for museum and library access in Wales
cerca £2.7m of Welsh government funding to help ensure they are accessible to all, particularly to those from more deprived areas
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-32332678 books

Libraries News Round-up: 26 February 2018

LGA: 26 February Extra council tax income in 2018/19 will not protect under-pressure local services https://www.local.gov.uk/about/news/extra-council-tax-income-201819-will-not-protect-under-pressure-local-services Oxfordshire Guardian: 26 February Spreading the word to encourage library use http://www.oxfordshireguardian.co.uk/spreading-the-word-to-encourage-library-use/ Bath Chronicle:…