Library News Round-up: 12 July 2015

BBC News : 12th July 
Prisoner book restrictions scrapped by Michael Gove
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33497581 

Blackmore Vale Magazine : 12th July
Borough of Poole looks to tackle budget savings
Recommendation to withdraw Poole’s Mobile Library Service (and apply other changes to lib provision)
http://www.blackmorevale.co.uk/Borough-Poole-looks-tackle-budget-savings/story-26877315-detail/story.html 

The Leader : 10th July
Progress on plans for trust to run libraries in Wrexham
http://leaderlive.co.uk/news/150164/progress-on-plans-for-trust-to-run-libraries-in-wrexham.aspx 

Southport Visitor : 5th July
Sefton | Birkdale library to be sold to developers
“I cannot understand the cabinet’s decision. There are 4,800 children in the Birkdale area that need a library. There are several schools within one mile of the Birkdale Library site.”
http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/news/southport-news/birkdale-library-sold-developers-9589010