BBC News: 13 October
Belfast Central Library at 130: ‘No longer are we just librarians’
Stoke on Trent Live: 13 October
Staffordshire | Deadline looms for bids to take over running of Cheadle Library
Public Finance: 12 October
Government passing on costs of services to public, says major study
Government is increasingly shifting the costs of public services on to citizens as the effects of austerity continue, a CIPFA-backed analysis out today has revealed.
Huffington Post: 12 October
Taxpayers are increasingly having to foot the bill for public services, report reveals
Local Gov: 12 October
Neighbourhood services a ‘serious concern’, report warns
Messenger: 12 October
Trafford | New “staffless” library offers 24-hour public access
Chronicle Live: 11 October
Newcastle MP calls for work on the controversial addiction recovery centre at Fenham Library to be halted
Shropshire Star: 11 October
Powys | Library to move in with museum under council plans
Powys County Times: 11 October
Petition launched to save Welshpool Library during Libraries Week
Shropshire Star: 11 October
Views sought on Shropshire library’s new chapter
Somerset Live: 11 October
Shameless sidestepping’ and ‘false accusations’ – why arguments over Bath library are as bitter as ever
Stoke Sentinel: 11 October
Staffordshire | Deadline looms for groups wanting to take over libraries
UNISON: ‘Save the arts and libraries’ march goes through London cultural landmarks to Parliament
UNISON, with support from PCS and UNITE are calling on the public to join public sector workers in a march on Saturday, 3 November 2018, starting at the British Library on the Euston Road and finishing with a rally in Parliament Square.
The Bookseller: 8 October
Petition calls for ‘ringfencing’ of government library funding
BBC News: 10 October
Councillors agree Norfolk mobile library savings
Eastern Daily Express: 10 October
Cuts to Norfolk’s mobile libraries agreed
Worcester News: 10 October
Libraries in Worcestershire set to change as users told to ‘use it or lose it’
Bromsgrove Advertiser: 10 October
Worcestershire | Libraries could face closure as people told ‘use it or lose it’
Denbighshire Press: 10 October
Library opens new chapter after major refurbishment
‘The improvements made to the library since the refurbishment began in February this year include an IT learning and educational zone, self-service computers to access council and partner services, a refurbished meeting room, a redesigned children’s zone, a new exhibition of historical items and information, and modern shelving, furniture and flooring.’
North Somerset Times: 10 October
North Somerset | Nailsea Library saved from closure
Yorkshire Evening Post: 10 October
Addingham Library saved
Altrincham Today: 10 October
Trafford | The new Altrincham Library will be self-service – and open in evenings and on Sundays
The Herald: 9 October
Scots councils invest £20m to modernise library service
The National: 9 October
Scotland’s libraries welcome millions in investment since March 2017
Bath Echo: 9 October
B&NES Council accused of ‘bypassing’ planning process for library merger
Norwich Evening News: 9 October
Call for controversial cuts to Norfolk’s mobile libraries to be ditched
The Bookseller: 8 October
Petition calls for ‘ringfencing’ of government library funding
Seaton Matters: 8 October 2018
#lovelibraries ‘A seven and a half per cent annual reduction in book issues – if we carry on like this, libraries won’t be dusty, they’ll be gone’, Devon Scrutiny Chair tells library chiefs and @LibrariesUnLtd
Free Press: 8 October
Torfaen Council to pay out nearly £240K in redundancy costs
Brixton Buzz: 8 October
Activists to lobby full Lambeth Council meeting with the message, ‘Libraries need librarians!’ – Weds 10th Oct, 6.30pm
BBC News: 6 October
Newcastle | Fenham Library drug rehab hub fight taken to MP
Wellington Weekly News: 6 October
Somerset | Decisions on towns’ libraries in pipeline
Yorkshire Post: 5 October
Yvette Huddleston: Why libraries can boost our mental health
Lancashire Evening Post: 5 October
Reopening of Bamber Bridge library moves a step closer
Brixton Buzz: 5 October
Lambeth | Book-ish Gyms declared a success by Labour Cabinet member as Lambeth Green party calls for a re-think
Northamptonshire Telegraph: 4 October
New plan being developed for Northamptonshire libraries
Gazette Series: 4 October
South Gloucestershire | Councillor’s clash over library’s open access scheme
Leicester Mercury: 4 October
Library due to close to save £14k saved after Leicester council’s surprise U-turn
Northern Echo: 3 October
Council to forge Darlington library plan with campaigners
Times and Star: 3 October
Campaign to extend library opening hours
Herts Advertiser: 3 October
New library facilities being built in Redbourn and Wheathampstead fire stations to keep costs down
Bradford Telegraph & Argus: 3 October
Concerns raised over how Bradford’s libraries will cope with huge budget cuts
Bradford Telegraph & Argus: 2 October
A report going to scrutiny will show, ‘after moving over to being run by community groups rather than by the Council, many of Bradford’s libraries are now thriving.’
The Star: 2 October
Sheffield | Your View: Libraries
Daventry Express: 2 October
Northamptonshire | Relocation plan marks a new chapter for Daventry library
Chronicle Live: 2 October
Newcastle | ‘We’re not going anywhere’ – Residents’ defiant message over Fenham Library rehab centre plan
East Lothian Courier: 2 October
‘No point’ consulting over moving services from Aldhammer House to Prestonpans Library
Northamptonshire Telegraph: 29 September
Young Northamptonshire libraries campaigner grills MP at Westminster
Press & Journal: 28 September
Over 100 jobs at risk as Moray Council look to implement severe budget cuts
Cuts agreed include reduced opening hours for Buckie, Forres, Keith, Lossiemouth libraries
The Courier: 28 September
‘No decisions’ to cut library hours, Leisure and Culture Dundee insist
Western Telegraph: 28 September
Pembrokeshire | Haverfordwest library to close ahead of town centre move
West Bridgford Wire: 28 September
Nottingham | Overwhelming support for new city library at Broadmarsh site
The Business Desk: 28 September
Relocation of Nottingham’s Central Library takes a step closer
Stoke Sentinel: 28 September
Staffordshire | The village library with 900 different services on offer
Stornoway Gazette: 28 September
Comhairle | Council has put decision on mobile library services on ice
Library services could be delivered via ‘community hubs’ in villages in the future
Somerset Live: 28 September
B&NES lays out argument for One Stop Shop and Podium integration
North Somerset Times: 27 September
North Somerset library closure announced
Midsomer Norton Journal: 27 September
PSJ Councillors launch consultation on new Community Library
Hereford Times: 27 September
Powys | New hours start at town library
Warrington Guardian: 26 September
LiveWire told to repair damaged reputation following review
East Anglian Daily Times: 26 September
Suffolk | Views sought on library opening hours proposals
Midsomer Norton Journal: 26 September
Bath Library timescale revealed
Edinburgh Evening News: 26 September
Cuts threaten Edinburgh school staff, music tuition and libraries
Some libraries face “significantly” reduced opening times
The Bookseller: 26 September
Poole: ‘We should be outraged at assault on libraries’
Warrington Worldwide: 25 September
Leisure and library operator LiveWire publish governance review
Bristol Live: 25 September
Bristol Central Library location to be ‘considered’ as part of £350,000 library strategy
The Courier: 25 September 2018
Dundee | Broughty Ferry Library ‘safe from cut to opening hours’
Bath Echo: 24 September
Bath & NE Somerset | Councillors launch consultation on new Peasedown Community Library
Watford Observer: 24 September
Letter: Where is library’s reference section?
Worcester News: 22 September
Cuts and staffing overhaul planned as Worcestershire County Council needs to save £17 million by March
Suffolk Free Press: 22 September
Long Melford Library launches consultation on proposal to extend opening hours
Daily Record: 22 September
New £1 million partnership centre opens in West Lothian town
West Lothian Council has extended and refurbished the community centre to create a new hub including refurbished library.
BBC News: 21 September
Newcastle | Fenham Library rehab plan ‘scares’ youngsters
Chronicle Live: 21 September
Newcastle | Fearful children question council over Fenham Library drug and alcohol rehab centre
Dunfermline Press: 21 September
Fife library staff face 90-day consultation
Surrey News: 21 September
VIDEO: Volunteers set to be given bigger role in running community-partnered libraries