YORKSHIRE POST : 17th September
Exclusive : ‘Tragedy’ as Yorkshire councils slam the book shut on libraries
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/exclusive-tragedy-as-yorkshire-councils-slam-the-book-shut-on-libraries-1-8130602

YORKSHIRE POST : 17th September
Shocking: A third of Leeds’s libraries have closed in just five years
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/shocking-a-third-of-leeds-s-libraries-have-closed-in-just-five-years-1-8131153

YORKSHIRE POST : 17th September
How volunteers are writing what could be the final chapter for Yorkshire’s libraries
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/how-volunteers-are-writing-what-could-be-the-final-chapter-for-yorkshire-s-libraries-1-8130651

THE BOOKSELLER : 16th September
UK’s first public library threatened with closure
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/first-uk-public-library-threatened-closure-394136

Brixton Blog : 16th September
Lambeth | Library campaigners target Rec
http://www.brixtonblog.com/library-campaigners-target-rec/40198

Lancashire Evening Post : 16th September
Letter | Paying tribute to library staff
scroll down to third letter
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/your-say/readers-letters-september-16-1-8131141

THE BOOKSELLER : 15th September
Cleeves pens murder mystery script to support libraries
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/ann-cleeves-pens-murder-mystery-help-bridge-libraries-funding-gap-394071

The Gazette : 15th September
Lancashire | Cuts to buildings confirmed
informative
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/business/cuts-to-buildings-confirmed-1-8127939

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Contact the artist at sgalbraith47@yahoo.co.uk for orders or inquiries.

Libraries News Round-up: 11th October 2013

Sunderland Echo : 11th October Sunderland library occupation ends peacefully At one point, 60-year-old Helmut Izaks handcuffed himself to a library security scanner. http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/all-news/sunderland-library-occupation-ends-peacefully-1-6140507 Sunderland Echo : 11th October Nine…