Chronicle Live: 25 August
Anger as multi-million-pound plans for three Northumberland leisure centres are shelved
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/anger-multi-million-pound-plans-13527211

Bucks Free Press: 25 August
35 children’s centres across Bucks face axe
Plans include delivering children’s services out of other venues such as libraries.
Harrogate Advertiser: 25 August
North Yorkshire | Austerity ‘challenges’ facing Harrogate libraries volunteers
Sunderland Echo: 25 August
New community library with ‘honesty policy’ opens

Books

Libraries News Round-up: 16th December 2013

THE BOOKSELLER : 16th December Campaigners protest over Herefordshire library cuts http://www.thebookseller.com/news/campaigners-protest-over-herefordshire-library-cuts.html The Library Campaign : 16th December With friends like these http://www.librarycampaign.com/with-friends-like-these/ The Guardian : 16th December Zero-hours contracts…