News and Views
March 3, 2018 No Comments

Ham & High: 3 March
Camden | Ham& High letters: Libraries pledge needs scrutiny
Western Telegraph: 3 March
Pembrokeshire | Buildings next on list to cut to save Council money
The Guardian: 3 March
It’s the library users without gloves I worry about

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News and Views
March 2, 2018 No Comments
The Guardian: 1 March
Northamptonshire announces ‘heavily reduced’ libraries plan – on World Book Day
Northamptonshire Telegraph: 2 March
Northants County Council U-turn over library opening hours
The Bookseller: 2 March
Calls for ‘urgent’ enquiry into plans to axe 21 Northamptonshire libraries
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Library groups react to Northamptonshire County Council budget slash
Northamptonshire Telegraph: 2 March
Town council committed to securing future of Thrapston Library
Banbury Guardian: 2 March
Northamptonshire | Children spend World Book Day protesting outside Brackley Library over cuts
Public Finance: 2 March
Northants passes revised budget
Wellington Weekly News: 2 March
Somerset | Library protest ‘sends message’ to county council
Portsmouth News: 2 March
Hampshire | Council funding boost for library that campaigners feared would soon close
Lancashire Post: 2 March
Lancashire’s libraries will be ‘open for more hours’
Hastings Observer: 2 March
East Sussex | Hastings Library reopens with unveiling of artwork by Sir Quentin Blake
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News and Views
March 1, 2018 No Comments

i News: 1 March
World Book Day: ‘Drastic’ decline in libraries book stock revealed
Northampton Chronicle: 1 March
National library institute calls for inquiry into Northamptonshire library cuts
Camelford & Delabole Post: 1 March
Cornwall | Camelford Town Council prepares for library takeover
CILIP: 1 March
Call for urgent national inquiry into Northamptonshire library cuts as Council slips into bankruptcy
North Somerset Times: 1 March
Fears library will close if its relocated
Northern Echo: 1 March
Darlington Council’ criticised over ‘resolutely non-negotiable’ position on doomed Crown Street library
Westmoreland Gazette: 1 March
Lancashire | Carnforth library set to open for longer from July 2018
Image taken at event with storyteller John Kirk, at Wibsley Library in Bradford, West Yorkshire
Image taken at event with storyteller John Kirk, at Wibsley Library in Bradford, West Yorkshire
News and Views
February 28, 2018 No Comments
Yorkshire Post: 28 February
GP Taylor: How did ‘library’ become a dirty word in schools?
BBC News: 28 February
Northamptonshire County Council backs £40m budget cuts
Northampton Chronicle: 28 February
BREAKING NEWS: Northamptonshire County Council approves plans to slash libraries, buses and more

Northampton Chronicle: 28 February

BREAKING NEWS: Library opening hours slashed across Northamptonshire hours after plans to shut 21 were approved
Northampton Chronicle: 28 February
REVEALED: The libraries in Northamptonshire now open for just one day a week after County Hall cash crisis
Derby Telegraph: 28 February
Derby charity steps in to secure future of ten city libraries
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News and Views
February 27, 2018 No Comments

BBC News: 27 February
Northamptonshire County Council plans to close 21 libraries
ITV News: 27 February
£10m cuts plan to close libraries as Northamptonshire council hits ‘crisis point’
Local Government Chronicle: 27 February
Northampton Chronicle & Echo: 27 February
CUTS U-TURN: Twenty-one small libraries set to shut as Northamptonshire County Council announces revised budget savings
Northampton Chronicle & Echo: 27 February
CUTS U-TURN: The new, updated list of Northamptonshire library closures
Banbury Guardian: 27 February
Smaller Northants libraries could close as council makes budget U-turn
Chard & Ilminster News: 27 February
Somerset | SAVE YOUR LIBRARY: Ilminster must ‘think outside the box’ to save service, says mayor
Eastbourne Herald: 27 February
East Sussex | Council decision to axe seven libraries slammed as ‘appalling’
Hastings & St Leonards Observer: 27 February
East Sussex | Campaign group’s anger at Ore Library decision
Pontefract & Castleford Express: 27 February
Wakefield | Plans for new library, rail service and cultural festival for Knottingley as part of regeneration masterplan for town
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News and Views
February 26, 2018 No Comments

LGA: 26 February
Extra council tax income in 2018/19 will not protect under-pressure local services
Oxfordshire Guardian: 26 February
Spreading the word to encourage library use
Bath Chronicle: 26 February
Bath & NE Somerset | Staff sickness forces two Bath libraries to close on multiple occasions
Denbighshire Free Press: 26 February
Temporary library for Denbigh
Blackpool Gazette: 26 February
Lancashire | Community’s joy as library reopens
Sussex Express: 26 February
East Sussex | Closure of seven libraries to go ahead
Scottish Book Trust: 26 February
Why Libraries Matter to Scotland’s Health and Wellbeing
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News and Views
February 24, 2018 No Comments
The Gazette: 24 February

South Gloucestershire | New chapter for Hawkesbury Upton book lovers
Derbyshire Times: 24 February
Derbyshire County Council to appoint new bosses ahead of service changes and job cuts
Falmouth Packet: 24 February
Cornwall Council to hand over the library and information service to Redruth Town Council as part of its devolution programme
Oxford Mail: 24 February
Government seal of approval as Westgate library opens with a flourish
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News and Views
February 22, 2018 No Comments

Burnham-On-Sea: 22 February
Somerset | ‘Save Highbridge Library’ protest held outside County Council meeting
Gravesend Report: 22 February
Kent | Meopham library officially opens
i News: 22 February
Secondary school pupils up to three years behind in reading ability
East Anglian Daily Times: 22 February
Suffolk | Needham Market Library asks customers for their thoughts on proposed change to opening hours
Bromley Times: 22 February
Bromley library staff and care workers vote for action amid outsourcing chaos
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News and Views
February 21, 2018 No Comments

BBC News: 21 February
Cuts to Welsh libraries see paid staff fall by 20%
BBC News: 21 February
Libraries without staff are ‘just a room full of books’

Express & Star: 21 February

Walsall library revamp to cost an extra £250k
Issues with the roof identified, adding to the cost.
The work will see Central Library redesigned incorporating the local history centre and archive, a cafe, and computer lounge.
Wellington Weekly News: 21 February
Somerset | Fears for library prompt protest
The fight has begun to save Wiveliscombe Library from closure
“Closing public services in rural areas just when we need them most will result in more pressure on over-stretched and underfunded volunteers. This simply cannot be sustained.”
Wellington Weekly News: 21 February
Somerset | Hundreds give view on library
More than 1,500 have responded to the consultation on Wellington Library service
Eagle Radio: 21 February
No more newspapers at Surrey Libraries!
Reading Chronicle: 21 February
Reading Borough Council hopes to save more than £200,000 by reducing library opening hours
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News and Views
February 20, 2018 No Comments


Lichfield Live: 20 February

Staffordshire | Consultation event in Burntwood to showcase proposals to use technology to extend library opening times
Research Information: 20 February
Librarians in top five professional groups for trustworthy information
Hereford Times: 20 February
Powys | Minister officially opens Knighton Library
Brixton Buzz: 20 February
Lambeth Tories pledge to halt estate regeneration, save libraries and protect parks in alternative Budget
North Devon Gazette: 20 February
Bideford Library will not be moving to The Burton
Birmingham Post: 20 February
Police could be housed in fire stations after building closures
includes libraries
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News and Views
February 19, 2018 No Comments

Burnham & Highbridge Weekly: 19 February
Somerset | Petition launched to save Highbridge Library from council cuts
Bath Echo: 19 February
Bath & NE Somerset | New chapter for Saltford Library thanks to ‘forward-thinking’ community group
Charity Today: 19 February
Devon | Library charity broadens expert leadership skills as it appoints two new independent trustees
Ipswich Start: 19 February
Suffolk, Chantry Library in Ipswich forced to close every Sunday after anti-social behaviour problems
York Press: 19 February
Yorkshire | Selby library shutting for refurbishment
Includes an IT zone, additional meeting room, and more space for other services such as Citizens Advice, Selby District Vision and for adult learning sessions.
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News and Views
February 17, 2018 No Comments

Stop the Privatisation of Public Libraries: 17 February

Outsourcing Fundamentalism, Hasn’t Herts heard of Carillion? and SCL/Taskforce backed vol-led ‘libraries’ conference comes to Sheffield.
Burnham-On-Sea: 17 February

Somerset | Campaign to save Highbridge Library from closure gathers pace

Burnham & Highbridge Weekly: 17 February
Somerset |’Save Highbridge Library’ campaign boosted by banner donation
Scotland Herald: 17 February
Agenda: How public libraries have a vital role in boosting the health and wellbeing of Scots
Weston & Somerset Mercury: 17 February
Somerset | Wells MP backs library fight
News and Views
February 15, 2018 No Comments


Bury Times: 15 February

Opening date for new Tottington Centre and Community Library revealed
Cambridge Independent: 15 February
Library Extra is a ‘double charge’ for residents
News Guardian: 15 February
North Tyneside | Library campaign receives support
Bucks Free Press: 15 February
County council move to slash ‘valuable’ library opening hours is scrapped
West Somerset Free Press: 15 February
Friends of Somerset Libraries slate county council
Ipswich Star: 15 February
New Suffolk library chief takes over as service focuses on communities
Cambrian News: 15 February
Ceredigion | Community group saves town library from closure
Dunbarton & Vale Reporter: 15 February
West Dunbartonshire | Councillors vote to slash library hours in bid to ‘modernise’ them
Clydebank Post: 15 February
West Dunbartonshire | Clydebank library hours cut across town in new timetable
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News and Views
February 14, 2018 No Comments

Burnham-On-Sea: 14 February
Somerset | ‘Highbridge Library must be saved from closure’ – former MP Tessa Munt
Lancashire Telegraph: 14 February
Bid to transform former Trawden library takes step closer
The News: 14 February
Figures show less books borrowed in libraries across Hampshire
Midsomer Norton & Radstock Journal: 14 February
Bath & NE Somerset | Work begins in preparation for Town’s Library move
Lynn News: 14 February
Libraries in West Norfolk need more volunteers to continue scheme
North Somerset Times: 14 February
Council promises ‘there will still be library services’ in places where buildings could close
Scunthorpe Telegraph: 14 February
Decision made on new £1.2m library and wellbeing hub in North Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire Reporter: 14 February
North Lincolnshire | Baysgarth Leisure Centre set for £1.2m extension
‘The council says the move to extend the centre will help to create a brand new library and wellbeing hub in Barton.’
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News and Views
February 13, 2018 No Comments

White Horse News: 13 February

Wiltshire | Bratton Mobile Library continues
Warrington Guardian: 13 February
Great Sankey Hub opens its doors for business
Reading Chronicle: 13 February
Library opening hours across Reading could be cut under new council proposals
Beccles and Bungay Journal: 13 February
Suffolk | Councillor encourages public to support library by becoming trustees
Cambridge News: 13 February
People are furious that you will soon have to pay to use library services – but why can’t you use a smartphone?
Blog Preston: 13 February
Lancashire | Lostock Hall library has now reopened
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News and Views
February 12, 2018 No Comments

Huddersfield Examiner: 11 February

Kirklees | ‘Closing Batley Library will strip town of its heartbeart‘
Get Reading: 12 February
Reading libraries bear the brunt of funding cuts with hours to be reduced for second year
Bath Echo: 12 February
Bath & SE Somerset | Works begins on new-look One Stop Shop and library in Midsomer Norton
Scottish Daily Record: 12 February
Go-ahead for West Dunbartonshire library hours to be cut by more than a quarter
This is the West Country: 12 February
Somerset | Campaign to keep Wiveliscombe Library open
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News and Views
February 10, 2018 No Comments
BBC News: 10 February
Trafford to be ‘first’ council scraps library late fees
ITV News: 10 February
Fines on overdue library books to be dropped in Trafford
Denbighshire Free Press: 10 February
Gwynedd | chapter for Bala Library after £120,000 upgrade
Clydebank Post: 10 February
West Dunbartonshire | OPINION Councillor Lawrence O’Neill: Library cuts and consultation concerning
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News and Views
February 9, 2018 No Comments
The Bookseller: 9 February
Settle to step down as Libraries Taskforce chief next month
Burnham-on-Sea.com: 9 February
Somerset | Save Highbridge Library! Campaign launched to halt closure plan
This is the West Country: 9 February
Somerset | Save our library: Residents set up campaign to save Highbridge Library
North Somerset Times: 9 February
Libraries face uncertain future as council seeks cuts
Cambridge Independent: 9 February
Cambridgeshire libraries to get new lease of life
Reading Chronicle: 9 February
Reading Borough Council will meet on February 19 to discuss the latest batch of savings
Bristol Post: 9 February
We can save Bristol’s libraries, parks and create new school places – Lib Dems claim
The Guardian: 9 February
Trafford becomes first UK council to abolish all library fines

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News and Views
February 8, 2018 No Comments
Somerset Country Gazette: 8 February
Ledbury Reporter: 8 February
Herefordshire | Investment of £60,000 approved for Ross-on-Wye library
Daily Record: 8 February
West Dunbartonshire | Councillors could add £200K to budget gap with library timetable plans
Libraries Taskforce blog: 8 February
Introducing the new Libraries Minister
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