Libraries News Round-up: 5 September 2016

Public Libraries News : 4th September
Editorial | Staffordshire, Sunderland, Bedford and … Ping Pong
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2016/09/staffordshire-sunderland-bedford-and-ping-pong.html

Libraries Taskforce: 5th September
Stronger, more resilient communities: how libraries deliver — Julia Chandler
https://librariestaskforce.blog.gov.uk/2016/09/05/stronger-more-resilient-communities-how-libraries-deliver/

Ledbury Reporter : 5th September
Herefordshire | Library campaign group says fewer people are using libraries due to cut in hours
http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/news/14724425.Library_campaign_group_says_fewer_people_are_using_libraries_due_to_cut_in_hours/

Chronicle Live : 5th September
Gateshead’s libraries should not be run by ‘amateur’ volunteers, campaigners say
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/gatesheads-libraries-should-not-run-11842323

2BR Radio News : 5th September
Lancashire | Councillor slams building closure consultation as ‘a sham’
http://www.2br.co.uk/news/local-news/2085946/councillor-slams-building-closure-consultation-as-a-sham/

Lancashire Evening Post : 5th September
Show support for libraries plea from campaigner Jane
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/show-support-for-libraries-plea-from-campaigner-jane-1-8105861