News and Views
January 15, 2018 No Comments
The Bookseller: 15 January
Library closures are a ‘disgrace’, says Daunt
Croydon Guardian: 15 January
Council guarantees jobs of library staff after Carillion collapse
Croydon Advertiser: 15 January

Croydon libraries to be run by the council again to ‘protect jobs’ after Carillion collapse
Croydon Citizen: 15 January
Croydon Council to take libraries back in house following the liquidation of Carillion
Local Government Chronicle: 15 January
Carillion collapse sparks surge to bring services back in-house
Metro: 15 January
Cuts to libraries will hurt us all – why we can’t lose these havens for mental well-being
Oxford Mail: 15 January
Disabled people still can’t access library despite 18 month revamp
Banbury Guardian: 15 January
Northamptonshire | Fight continues to save Brackley library
UKA Local Digital: 15 January
Council websites fall short on library e-lending
Lancashire Telegraph: 15 January
Oswaldtwistle library reopens after long battle
Accrington Observer: 15 January
Lancashire | Campaigners celebrate Oswaldtwistle library reopening
News and Views
January 13, 2018 No Comments

The Echo: 13 January
New volunteer-run community libraries to be introduced across Essex
Herts Advertiser: 13 January
Public consultation launches on future of Hertfordshire’s libraries
Lancashire Telegraph: 13 January
Councillor gives praise to County Hall for reopening of library
Maidenhead Advertiser: 13 January
Buckinghamshire | Campaigners hold Burnham protest over children’s centre plans
35 children’s centres could be replaced by 9 ‘early help bases’ in cafes and libraries.

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News and Views
January 12, 2018 No Comments

Northamptonshire Telegraph: 12 January
Residents to stage sit-in protest at Oundle’s library
ITV News: 12 January
Northamptonshire | Protesters stage sit-in to save Brackley Library
Northamptonshire Telegraph: 12 January
95 per cent say they want Higham Ferrers Library to stay open
Alderley Edge: 12 January
Cheshire East | Final chapter? Deadline for commenting on proposal to close library
Royston Crow: 12 January
Have your say on future of Hertfordshire’s libraries as consultation launches
Hemel Gazette: 12 January
Libraries to become independent of Herts County Council?
Midsomer Norton & Radstock Journal: 12 January
Up to 300 jobs to go at B&NES as it budgets for future
‘The Council is making a capital investment of £3 million to reshape library and customer services and develop a network of ‘community libraries’, and says it will invest a provisional £5 million in implementing new digital technology to enable service transformation.’
Chelmsford Weekly News: 12 January
Mobile library services in Essex could be reduced by 60 per cent
Birmingham Mail: 12 January
Library groups clash over plans to turn Sutton Coldfield venue into ‘glorified Wacky Warehouse’
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News and Views
January 11, 2018 No Comments
Bury Times: 11 January
Bury Council is giving away its books after closing 10 libraries
Bolton News: 11 January
Appeal for volunteers and funds after takeover of community hub
Press & Journal: 11 January
Aberdeenshire | Campaigners looking for support for “Hands Off Our Libraries” demonstration
Banbury Guardian: 11 January
Northamptonshire | ‘Read-in’ protest over possible closure of Brackley Library
Coventry Observer: 11 January
SPECIAL REPORT: Part 2: What’s the future for Coventry libraries?

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News and Views
January 10, 2018 No Comments

The Bookseller: 10 January

Libraries minister changes again as Glen moves in reshuffle
Stoke Sentinel: 10 January
Staffordshire | READ ALL ABOUT IT! Uncertain future for three more libraries
Shropshire Star: 10 January
Decision day for under-threat Shropshire libraries
The Guardian: 10 January
Northants | John Clare archive under threat from library cuts
Lancashire Telegraph: 10 January
Lancashire | Date set for reopening of Whalley Library
Scottish Daily Record: 10 January
Public consultation ends as West Dunbartonshire residents have their say on controversial library hours move
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News and Views
January 9, 2018 No Comments
The Bookseller: 9 January
Hancock becomes culture secretary as Greening quits government
Stoke Sentinel: 9 January
Consultation begins on future of Staffordshire libraries
St Albans & Harpenden Review: 9 January
Herts County Council seek views on library services
Kent Live: 9 January
Tonbridge library will close for three months for a major refurbishment
Telegraph & Argus: 9 January
Have your say over libraries in Kirklees as budget cuts prompt review
Warrington Guardian: 9 January
Burtonwood Post Office set to move to new home.
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News and Views
January 8, 2018 No Comments

The Bookseller: 8 January
Government announces ‘hubs’ to boost children’s literacy
Alan Gibbons quoted
Burton Mail: 8 January
Derbyshire | Schools’ library service could close down because so few have signed up
Express & Star: 8 January
Staffordshire | Consultation launched over libraries shake-up
Lichfield Live: 8 January
Staffordshire | Consultation begins over plans to introduce automated service at libraries in Lichfield and Burntwood
Tamworth informed: 8 January
Staffordshire | Libraries consultation begins
Bedford Today: 8 January
New chapter for Bedford’s mobile library service
The News: 7 January
Hampshire | Community hub plan is ‘good news’ for Gosport
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News and Views
January 6, 2018 No Comments

Liverpool Echo: 6 January
Work to start ‘immediately’ on restoring derelict historic library
Lancashire Telegraph: 6 January
Oswaldtwistle library reopening this month after successful campaign
Brinkwire: 6 January
Have your say as council cuts mean more Kirklees libraries could close
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News and Views
January 4, 2018 No Comments

The Bookseller: 4 January
Pocklington Post: 4 January
East Riding of Yorkshire | Village library to close for revamp
Scotland Herald: 4 January
Figures show growing ‘culture gap’ between rich and poor Scots
Halesowen News: 4 January
Staffordshire | Kinver Library volunteers to celebrate first year of takeover
Whitchurch Herald: 4 January
Shropshire Council to consider revised library service strategy following public feedback
Huddersfield Examiner: 4 January
Have your say as council cuts mean more Kirklees libraries could close
Coventry Observer: 4 January
SPECIAL REPORT: What’s the future for Coventry’s libraries amid funding cuts?
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News and Views
January 2, 2018 No Comments

The Bookseller: 2 January
Leadsom vows to campaign for ‘sustainable future’ of libraries
Banbury Guardian: 2 January
Northants | Nine-year-old shows MP ‘how great Brackley Library is’ as campaign against cutbacks continues
Oxfordshire Guardian: 2 January
New chapter for history of Westgate library
Northamptonshire Telegraph: 2 January
Wollaston sculptor joins the fight to save libraries at risk of closure
Libraries Taskforce
So – that was 2017….. a year in libraries
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Image taken at event with storyteller John Kirk, at Wibsley Library in Bradford, West Yorkshire
News and Views
December 31, 2017 No Comments

Bath Echo: 28 December
Bath & NE Somerset | Future of Saltford’s Post Office in doubt after closure just before Christmas
Darlington & Stockton Times: 29 December
‘Evidence gathering’ visit to Darlington by government department investigating formal complaint over plans to close Crown Street Library
Bucks Free Press: 30 December
Could 2018 spell the end for Bucks’ mobile library services?
North Somerset Times: 31 December
Yatton Library to shut for eight days while new entry system installed

 

News and Views
December 27, 2017 No Comments

Scottish Daily Record: 27 December
Public consultation on plans to cut West Dunbartonshire library hours extended
Richard & Twickenham Times: 27 December
Richmond | Whitton Library to close for nearly three months for revamp
Cornish & Devon Post: 27 December
Cornwall Council funds feasibility study on Launceston library’s long-term future
News and Views
December 26, 2017 No Comments

Newbury Today: 22 December
West Berkshire | Campaigners fight to re-open library
News Guardian: 25 December
Letters to the Editor | RESOURCES: Libraries to be treasured
Gazette & Herald: 26 December
North Yorkshire | Library volunteers celebrate success

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News and Views
December 20, 2017 No Comments

Northamptonshire Telegraph: 20 December
Desborough residents looking into legal challenge of planned library closure
Leamington Observer: 20 December
Warwickshire | Big changes could be on the way for libraries due to funding cuts
Scottish Daily Record: 20 December
West Dunbartonshire | Library users give their thoughts on planned cuts
Scunthorpe Telegraph: 20 December
Steps move closer for £1.2m library and well being hub in North Lincolnshire
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News and Views
December 19, 2017 No Comments

The Bookseller: 19 December

Library book spend falls £45m in 10 years
Cambrian News: 19 December
Ceredigion | Volunteers to take over library after U-turn
Dunbarton Reporter: 19 December
West Dunbartonshire | Council launches consultation on proposed library cuts
Western Telegraph: 19 December
Pembrokeshire | More than a library: Haverfordwest town council visits new county library
Manchester Gazette: 19 December
Withington Library Set For Major Refurbishment
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News and Views
December 18, 2017 No Comments
UK Library News: 18 December
Initial CIPFA data analysis by Tim Coates – December 2017
Brixton Buzz: 18 December
Lambeth Council sets February ‘target’ for re-opening Carnegie library – three months ahead of local elections
Coventry Telegraph: 18 December
Warwickshire | Closure threat at Nuneaton Library
Buckingham Advertiser: 18 December
Northamptonshire | ‘Shutting down the library will deny a legacy to our children’: Deanshanger residents protest cuts
The Canary: 18 December
One librarian’s battle cry against government cuts is making people feel things this Christmas
Daily Post: 18 December
Anglesey | Campaigners remain hopeful over doomed library
Wales Online: 18 December
Rhondda Cynon Taf | Council library in a ‘deprived area’ of south Wales has been given a huge revamp
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News and Views
December 17, 2017 No Comments
BBC News: 17 December
Northumberland | Council deal secures future of Alnwick’s Playhouse theatre
Community hub to be created, including a library
Your Thurrock: 17 December
Plans for a new community hub in Aveley a step closer
To include a self-service library facility
Clydebank Post: 17 December
Clydebank library hours are getting cut – and you fill out the consultation for Christmas
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