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Libraries News Round-up: 6 September 2017

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September 6, 2017 admin

The Bookseller: 6 September

Authors protest ‘axing’ of Haringey children’s librarians

http://www.thebookseller.com/news/gaiman-rosen-and-umansky-protest-haringey-library-cuts-631191

Express & Star: 6 September

Staffordshire libraries will go unmanned in £1.3m cuts

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/staffordshire/2017/09/06/staffordshire-libraries-will-go-unmanned-in-13m-cuts/

Express & Star: 6 September

Walsall | High hopes for library site’s future

Pheasey Library is to reopen as a book exchange

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/walsall/2017/09/06/high-hopes-for-library-sites-future/

Hartlepool Mail: 6 September

Durham | First look at new community library

Plans to more Peterlee Library into leisure centre

http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/first-look-at-new-community-library-1-8737932

ITV News: 5 September

Campaigners urge for wider consultation before council considers closures of Bristol libraries
https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2017-09-05/campaigners-urge-for-wider-consultation-before-councils-considers-closures-of-bristol-libraries/

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