Times Series : 24th November
Barnet council leader defends approach to outsourcing
http://m.times-series.co.uk/news/14099606.Council_leader_defends_approach_to_outsourcing_as_union_warns_92__of_jobs_at_risk_of_being_farmed_out/

Lancaster Guardian : 24th November
Lancaster and Morecambe children’s centres, libraries and day care centres hit list
http://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/community/lancaster-and-morecambe-children-s-centres-libraries-day-care-centres-hit-list-1-7588079

(some more from the 23rd)

THE BOOKSELLER : 23rd November
Book trade braced for Spending Review cuts
Alan Gibbons well quoted
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/book-trade-braced-spending-review-cuts-317022

Lancashire Evening Post : 23rd November
Barbarians both burn and balance the books
http://www.lep.co.uk/columnists/barbarians-both-burn-and-balance-the-books-1-7584934

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Libraries News Round-up: 9 January 2018

The Bookseller: 9 January Hancock becomes culture secretary as Greening quits government https://www.thebookseller.com/news/hancock-new-culture-minister-greening-quits-government-704271 Stoke Sentinel: 9 January Consultation begins on future of Staffordshire libraries http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/local-news/consultation-begins-future-staffordshire-libraries-1030446 St Albans & Harpenden Review:…