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January 31, 2017 No Comments

BBC News : 31st January
Walsall Council cuts: 281 jobs and nine libraries to go
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-38810239

THE BOOKSELLER : 31st January
Fresh fears for libraries as councils face £5.8bn funding gap
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/58bn-funding-gap-threatens-libraries-478191

DCMS
Taking Part 2016/17 Quarter 2
England, October 2015 – Sept 2016
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/586932/Taking_Part_2016-17_Q2_Report.pdf

Bath Chronicle : 31st January
Protesters to gather oustide Bath Guildhall and Moorland Road Library
Two protests organised this week as library users fight the planned cuts….
http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/library-protesters-to-gather-oustide-bath-guildhall-and-moorland-road-library/story-30100471-detail/story.html

Times Series : 31st January
NW7 Hub presents vision to residents for Mill Hill library in partnership with Barnet Council
http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/15060365._They_know_and_love_Mill_Hill___Charity_presents_vision_for_rebooted_library/

Sutton Coldfield Observer : 31st January
Streetly Library in Sutton Coldfield saved as Walsall Council announces budget plans
http://www.suttoncoldfieldobserver.co.uk/streetly-library-in-sutton-coldfield-saved-as-walsall-council-announces-budget-plans/story-30100843-detail/story.html

Yorks Coast Radio : 31st January
Volunteers To Run Some North Yorkshire Libraries
http://www.yorkshirecoastradio.com/news/local-news/2212180/volunteers-to-run-some-north-yorkshire-libraries/

Plymouth Herald : 31st January
‘Library saved me from bullies and childhood illness’, says Plymouth councillor
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/library-saved-me-from-bullies-and-childhood-illness-says-plymouth-councillor/story-30099071-detail/story.html

Warrington Guardian : 30th January
Libraries are ‘in a better place’ after LiveWire consultation
http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/15052849.Libraries_are__in_a_better_place__after_LiveWire_consultation/

Plymouth Herald : 30th January
Library debate descends into row about ‘leak of confidential papers’
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/library-debate-descends-into-row-about-leak-of-confidential-papers/story-30097616-detail/story.html

Warrington Guardian : 30th January
Libraries are ‘in a better place’ after LiveWire consultation
http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/15052849.Libraries_are__in_a_better_place__after_LiveWire_consultation/

Huddersfield Examiner : 30th January
Kirklees libraries funding could be slashed by more than £1m
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/kirklees-libraries-funding-could-slashed-12523235

Exeter Express & Echo : 30th January
Devon | New library set to open in former bank building in Ottery St Mary
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/new-library-set-to-open-in-former-bank-building-in-ottery-st-mary/story-30097329-detail!/story.html

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January 29, 2017 No Comments

Public Libraries News : 29th January
Editorial | An at-a-glance heatmap of UK public libraries
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2017/01/an-at-a-glance-heatmap-of-uk-public-libraries.html

PARLIAMENT
Written Question 10/01 (and Answer 26/01) :  Public libraries: closures
http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-01-10/59269/

Plymouth Herald : 28th January
Council told libraries are ‘community hubs’ at first public meeting over closures
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/city-has-its-say-at-first-library-closures-public-meeting/story-30092569-detail/story.html

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January 27, 2017 No Comments

DAILY MIRROR : 27th January
Councils’ £5.8BILLION funding black hole spells the end for Britain’s libraries and museums
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/councils-58billion-funding-black-hole-9701752

Swindon Advertiser : 27th January 
Libraries minister comes to Swindon as community deadline looms 
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/15052422.Libraries_minister_comes_to_Swindon_as_community_deadline_looms/

Bradford Telegraph & Argus : 27th January
Volunteers urgently needed to help run Thornbury library 
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/15050390.11th_hour_plea_to_help_save_threatened_Bradford_library/

Public Libraries News : 26th January
Editorial | Campaigning for libraries before they’re under threat
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2017/01/campaigning-for-libraries-before-theyre-under-threat.html

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January 26, 2017 No Comments

THE ECONOMIST : 26th January
Britain’s local councils face financial crisis
Amid a painful fiscal squeeze, some authorities may soon be unable to meet their statutory obligations.
http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21715673-amid-painful-fiscal-squeeze-some-authorities-may-soon-be-unable-meet-their-statutory

Bloomberg Technology : 26th January
German Media Giant Betting on Ink and Paper as E-Books Falter
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-26/german-media-giant-betting-on-ink-and-paper-as-e-books-falter

Sunderland Echo : 26th January
Letter | Anger over City library services
“… due to the incompetence of Sunderland Council, I find that my days of visiting the library once a week to choose books for myself and my wife are coming to a close.”
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/your-say/anger-over-city-library-services-1-8355198

Bury Times : 26 January
Final chapter for 11 of Bury’s 14 libraries?
http://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/15047292.Final_chapter_for_11_of_Bury_s_14_libraries_/

Exeter Express & Echo : 26th January
Devon | Bampton Library ready to relocate into new premises this Spring
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/bampton-library-ready-to-relocate-into-new-premises-this-spring/story-30088961-detail/story.html

Plymouth Herald : 25th January
More than 130,000 people visited ‘under-used’ Plymouth libraries last year
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/more-than-130-000-people-visited-under-used-plymouth-libraries-last-year/story-30085559-detail/story.html

The Herald : 25th January
Libraries matter to Irvine Welsh
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15043907.Libraries_matter_to_Irvine_Welsh/?ref=twtrec

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
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January 25, 2017 No Comments

Plymouth Herald : 25th January
Library closures: Everything you need to know as consultation begins today
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/library-closures-everything-you-need-to-know-as-consultation-begins-today/story-30084765-detail/story.html

Blog Preston : 25th January
Lancashire | Penwortham library and childrens centre are saved
http://www.blogpreston.co.uk/2017/01/penwortham-library-and-childrens-centre-are-saved/

Greenwich Conservatives : 25th January
Conservatives press case for ‘Library Lock’ policy
http://www.greenwichconservatives.com/news/1819

Sutton Coldfield Observer : 25th January
Town council sets aside £150k to save Sutton Coldfield Library but bars outsiders from negotiation
http://www.suttoncoldfieldobserver.co.uk/town-council-sets-aside-150k-to-save-sutton-coldfield-8217-s-library-8211-but-excludes-outsiders-from-negotiations/story-30085933-detail/story.html

DAILY MAIL : 22nd January
One in ten people do not own a single book
Study carried out by insurance company Aviva who appear to be touting for business
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4145350/One-ten-people-not-single-book.html

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January 24, 2017 No Comments

THE BOOKSELLER : 24th January
Irvine Welsh backs campaign against Scottish library cuts
The ‘Libraries Matter’ campaign, which will launch next month, will fight to keep libraries open in the run up to Scotland’s local government elections on 4th May.
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/welsh-backs-campaign-against-scottish-library-cuts-473986

Plymouth Herald : 24th January
Plymouth library closures must be scrutinised, say opponents
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/plymouth-library-closures-must-be-scrutinised-say-opponents/story-30082542-detail/story.html

York Press : 24th January
North Yorkshire | Hambleton district council to look again at policy that would tax community libraries
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/15041571.Council_to_look_at_its_policy_that_would_tax_volunteer_run_libraries/

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January 23, 2017 No Comments

Gov.uk : 23rd January
Rob Wilson’s speech to the London Library Ambition sector forum
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/rob-wilsons-speech-to-the-london-library-ambition-sector-forum

Birmingham Post : 23rd January
£150,000 Sutton Coldfield Library rescue plan put forward
http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/regional-affairs/150000-sutton-coldfield-library-rescue-12494895

Craven Herald & Pioneer : 23rd January
Bradford | Are you willing to help run Silsden Library?
http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/15041429.Are_you_willing_to_help_run_Silsden_Library_/

Lincolnshire Echo : 21st January
Expect to pay more than £50 a year extra in council tax in Lincolnshire
Rise in council tax not expected to protect statutory service, including libraries
http://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/expect-to-pay-more-than-50-a-year-extra-in-council-tax-in-lincolnshire-for-less-services/story-30061777-detail/story.html

Facebook | Paul Maynard MP : 16th January
Letter to the Minister, Rob Wilson MP, re outcome of his visit to Lancashire re libraries
https://www.facebook.com/paulmaynardBNC/photos/a.10151620882919099.1073741830.307082879098/10154935856759099/?type=3&theater

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January 21, 2017 No Comments
Lincolnshire Echo : 21 January
Expect to pay more than £50 a year extra in council tax in Lincolnshire
Rise in council tax not expected to protect statutory service, including libraries

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January 20, 2017 No Comments
THE GUARDIAN : 20th January
Library campaigners present ‘innovative agenda’ to rescue struggling sector
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/20/library-campaigners-present-innovative-agenda-to-rescue-struggling-sector

Public Libraries News : 19th January
Editorial | Bury proposes 10 out of 14 branches cut: Bristol will cut deeply too
If all this is right, by the way, then that’s 39 libraries under threat in three days. Gosh, I hope this year does not continue in that vein.
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2017/01/bury-proposes-10-out-of-14-branches-cut-bristol-will-cut-deeply-too.html 

Sunderland Echo : 20th January
Letter | Council should keep its hands off our libraries
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/your-say/council-should-keep-its-hands-off-our-libraries-1-8345534 

ITV News : 20 January
Schoolgirl, 8, leads campaign to save Plymouth libraries
http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2017-01-20/schoolgirl-8-leads-campaign-to-save-plymouth-libraries/ 

This is Own Town Richmond : 20 January
Richmond Libraries receive more visitors in 2016 than Stonehenge
http://www.thisisourtownrichmond.co.uk/richmond-libraries-received-more-visitors-in-2016-than-stonehenge/01201538

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January 19, 2017 No Comments

UNISON : 17th January
‘Ten thousand books were pulped’ – your library stories 
https://www.unison.org.uk/news/article/2017/01/library-stories/

THE BOOKSELLER : 19th January
Irish book community ‘dismayed’ over library tender 
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/irish-book-associations-protest-library-tender-472421

Manchester Evening News : 19th January
Bury to lose at least 10 of its 14 libraries in new cuts blow 
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/bury-council-libraries-cuts-closures-12478796

Bury Times : 19th January
Bury to lose at least 10 of its 14 libraries 
http://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/15034856.Bury_to_lose_at_least_10_of_its_14_libraries/

Plymouth Herald : 19th January
Plymouth schoolgirl’s plea to council: ‘Don’t close our library!’ 
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/plymouth-schoolgirl-s-plea-to-council-don-t-close-our-library/story-30071680-detail/story.html

Plymouth Herald : 19th January
Tories ‘not divided’ over library closures says campaigning councillor 
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/tories-not-divided-over-library-closures-says-campaigning-councillor/story-30072077-detail/story.html

Sutton Coldfield Local : 19th January
Sutton Coldfield campaigners call for Town Council funding to help save the library 
http://suttoncoldfieldlocal.co.uk/save-sutton-coldfield-library-232302/

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January 18, 2017 No Comments

THE GUARDIAN : 18th January
Making the right connection helps to combat loneliness 
A report finds isolated communities cost the UK £32bn a year in lost productivity and increase the pressure on public services.  “What we’re talking about is the reading group at the library, ……”
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jan/18/making-right-connection-helps-combat-loneliness


ITV News : 18th January 
Plans to launch ‘library lego clubs’ for children 
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2017-01-18/essex-libraries-appeal-for-unwanted-lego/


Plymouth Herald : 18th January
Top authors back campaign to save Plymouth’s libraries 
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/michael-rosen-and-neil-gaiman-want-to-save-plymouth-s-libraries/story-30068305-detail/story.html


Gazette Live : 18th January 
Middlesbrough | Plan to turn ‘daunting’ Central Library into flagship destination for families 
Improving reading is a “vital element” of the town’s transformation …
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/plan-turn-daunting-central-library-12473638


Your Thurrock : 18th January 
Work continues to save East Tilbury Library and Bata Collection 
http://www.yourthurrock.com/2017/01/18/work-continues-save-east-tilbury-library-bata-collection/


Grimsby Telegraph : 18th January 
Lincolnshire | Letter: Cleethorpes library ‘Cuts mean asking people what they want for library provision in resort’
from Cllr Ray Oxby, Leader, N.E Lincs Council
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/cleethorpes-library-cuts-mean-asking-people-what-they-want-for-library-provision-in-resort/story-30064943-detail/story.html

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January 17, 2017 No Comments

Law Society Gazette : 16th Jan.
Local Government: cuts to library provision
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/legal-updates/local-government-cuts-to-library-provision/5059352.article

THE BOOKSELLER : 17th January
Plymouth Council releases plan to close 10 libraries
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/plymouth-council-may-cut-10-libraries-470661

ITV News : 17th January
Plymouth could lose ten libraries according to new proposals
http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2017-01-17/plymouth-library-proposals-released/

Plymouth Herald : 17th January
Leading article | Libraries are vital hub of communities
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/the-herald-says-libraries-are-vital-hub-of-communities/story-30063712-detail/story.html

Plymouth Herald : 17th January
Mums ‘gutted’ over plans to close ‘lifeline’ libraries in Plymouth
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/gutted-mums-say-libraries-are-a-lifeline-for-new-parents/story-30065483-detail/story.html

This Is Wiltshire: 17th January
Swindon | Controversial library plans to be tested
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/15028523.Controversial_library_plans_to_be_tested/

Enfield Gazette & Advertiser : 16th January
Volunteers urgently needed across Enfield libraries
http://www.enfield-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=116518&headline=Volunteers%20urgently%20needed%20across%20Enfield%20libraries&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2017

Free Press Series : 17th January
Torfaen | New chapter set to curtail library service cuts
http://www.freepressseries.co.uk/news/15029031.Library_service_will_be_saved_from_cuts/

The Argus : 17th January
Postman Pat creator slams new library fines
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/15027627.Postman_Pat_creator_slams_new_library_fines/

Darlington & Stockton Times : 16th January
Row over plans to axe mobile library in east Cleveland
http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/15027032.Row_over_plans_to_axe_mobile_library/

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January 16, 2017 No Comments

LGA : 16th January
Library services should be more accessible for e-readers, report says 
http://www.localgov.co.uk/Library-services-should-be-more-accessible-for-e-readers-report-says/42357

Plymouth Herald : 16th January
Council set to close TEN of Plymouth’s libraries and move book borrowing online 
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/council-could-close-ten-libraries-and-move-book-borrowing-online/story-30061880-detail/story.html

Hackney Citizen : 16th January
Hackney councillor Jon Burke wants libraries to lend out power tools & kitchen appliances 
https://www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2017/01/16/jon-burke-hackney-councillor-libraries-power-tools-kitchen-appliances-physical-lending/

Borehamwood Times : 16th January 
Barnet Council announces relocation of East Barnet library to Victoria Recreation Ground 
http://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news/15026814.East_Barnet_library_to_relocate_with_reduced_services/

Hemel Today : 16th January 
New £15m home for Dacorum Borough Council & library officially opens in Hemel Hempstead 
http://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/news/new-15m-home-for-dacorum-borough-council-and-library-officially-opens-in-hemel-hempstead-1-7776697

Third Sector : 16th January 
NCVO’s Etherington urges national debate on volunteering 
http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/ncvos-etherington-urges-national-debate-volunteering/volunteering/article/1420996
Full version:  http://blogs.ncvo.org.uk/2017/01/16/stuart-etheringtons-new-year-letter-to-the-sector/

Yorkshire Post : 15th January 
Letter | Cameron and Osborne to blame for library woes 
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/yp-letters-cameron-and-osborne-to-blame-for-library-woes-1-8333945

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January 14, 2017 No Comments

Swindon Advertiser : 14th January
Library campaigners call for minister to step in
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/15023120.Library_campaigners_call_for_minister_to_step_in/

Blackpool Gazette : 14th January
Lancashire | Minister meets leader about libraries’ future
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/minister-meets-leader-about-libraries-future-1-8333852

The Star : 13th January
Library visits in decline across Sheffield, but one branch is bucking the trend
http://www.thestar.co.uk/our-towns-and-cities/sheffield/library-visits-in-decline-across-sheffield-but-one-branch-is-bucking-the-trend-1-8334303

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January 13, 2017 No Comments

THE GUARDIAN : 13th January
Library cuts harm young people’s mental health services, warns lobby
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/13/library-cuts-harm-young-peoples-mental-health-services-warns-lobby

Sutton Coldfield Observer : 13th January 
Thousands back ‘Save Sutton Coldfield Library’ campaign as petitions go to Birmingham City Council 
http://www.suttoncoldfieldobserver.co.uk/thousands-back-save-sutton-coldfield-library-campaign-as-petitions-go-to-birmingham-city-council/story-30056534-detail/story.html

Darlington & Stockton Times : 13th January
North Yorkshire library could close this year without volunteers 
Stokesley Library will close this year unless more volunteers step forward to help run it.
http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/15021502.North_Yorkshire_library_could_close_this_year_without_volunteers/

Wales Online : 13th January
Cardiff | How the people of Rumney have saved their library – twice 
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/people-rumney-saved-library–12445960

Barry & District News : 12th January
Vale of Glamorgan | New system will extend opening hours for library users
http://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/15020144.New_system_will_extend_opening_hours_for_library_users/

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January 12, 2017 No Comments

THE BOOKSELLER : 12th January
Libraries minister visits Lancashire over cuts
“It was a very cordial meeting…”
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/libraries-minister-visits-lancashire-over-cuts-468586

Society of Chief Librarians
2016: The Year of Partnerships and Purpose — Neil MacInnes, SCL President
http://goscl.com/2016-the-year-of-partnerships-and-purpose/

Bath Chronicle : 12th January
Volunteers & parish councils could be asked to take on running of Bath libraries
http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/volunteers-and-parish-councils-could-be-asked-to-take-on-running-of-bath-libraries/story-30050437-detail/story.html

Sutton Coldfied Local : 12th January
Parties united as save Sutton Coldfield Library petitions submitted to BCC
In a strong show of solidarity, representatives from Sutton Coldfield Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties gathered with members of The Library Lobby and Friends of the Libraries of Birmingham …
http://suttoncoldfieldlocal.co.uk/library-petitions-presented-to-bcc-231372/

THE BOOKSELLER : 11th January
Libraries All Party Parliamentary Group to re-launch
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/libraries-all-party-parliamentary-group-be-re-established-468531

Lancashire Evening Post : 11th January
Minister visits Lancashire to investigate library closures
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/minister-visits-lancashire-to-investigate-library-closures-1-8328617

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January 11, 2017 No Comments

Blackpool Gazette : 11th January
Hurry up call in battle to save libraries 
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/hurry-up-call-in-battle-to-save-libraries-1-8327831

Lancashire | Ged Mirfin on ‘Linked In’
Press Release: Ministerial Visit sets precedent
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/press-release-ministerial-visit-sets-precedent-ged-mirfin

2BR Radio : 11th January 
Lancashire | It might not be the end for Whalley Library 
The team trying to reopen Whalley Library are hoping a Government Minister will help them.
http://www.2br.co.uk/news/local-news/2195716/it-might-not-be-the-end-for-whalley-library/

Pendle Today : 11th January
County council and Westminster have “wrecked” our library service
http://www.pendletoday.co.uk/whats-on/arts/county-council-and-westminster-have-wrecked-our-library-service-1-8326384

Birmingham Mail : 11th January 
6,500 sign petitions against closure of Sutton Coldfield’s library 
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/6500-sign-petitions-against-closure-12437913

Coventry Telegraph : 11th January
Letter | Earlsdon Library closure if voluntary groups do not come forward — T Rahilly 
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/i-hate-those-who-destroy-12436869

Swindon Advertiser : 10th January
£81k cash bid to boost library reach 
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/15013346.__81k_cash_bid_to_boost_library_reach/

UNISON : 9th January
Reading between the lines: what’s going on with our libraries? 
https://www.unison.org.uk/news/article/2017/01/reading-between-the-lines-whats-going-on-with-our-libraries/

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January 10, 2017 No Comments

THE BOOKSELLER : 10th January
Torfaen libraries threatened with 2.5 day service reduction
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/torfaen-libraries-threatened-reduced-service-464446

2BR Radio : 10th January
Why are our libraries closing?
The Libraries Minister is in Lancashire today, to look at the decision to close almost 30 libraries
http://www.2br.co.uk/news/local-news/2194678/why-are-our-libraries-closing/

Burnley Express : 10th January
Lancashire County Council has “wrecked” our library service
http://www.burnleyexpress.net/whats-on/arts/county-council-has-wrecked-our-library-service-1-8326384

Irish Times : 10th January
Open Letter:  Mary O’Rourke on staffless libraries – ‘Whose daft idea was this?’
Mary O’Rourke is a former minister for education, health and public enterprise
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/mary-o-rourke-on-staffless-libraries-whose-daft-idea-was-this-1.2925772

Warrington Guardian : 9th January
Library campaigners angry after LiveWire introduces new membership scheme
http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/15010532.Library_campaigners_angry_after_LiveWire_introduces_new_membership_scheme/

Public Libraries News : 9th January
Editorial | Refurbishments, a new library/leisure trust and PIN-only Camden mornings
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2017/01/refurbishments-a-new-libraryleisure-trust-and-pin-only-camden-mornings.html

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Bath Chronicle : 9th January
More than a 1,500 people sign petition to save Bath Central Library
http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/more-than-a-thousand-sign-petition-to-save-bath-central-library/story-30041411-detail/story.html

Business News Wales : 9th January
Ground Breaking Flintshire Leisure & Library Services to be First in Wales
http://businessnewswales.com/ground-breaking-flintshire-leisure-library-services-first-wales/

Canada | The Star : 9th January
Let demise of the U.K. be our warning: Mallick
Britain has privatized itself at great cost.
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2017/01/09/let-demise-of-the-uk-be-our-warning-mallick.html

Evesham Journal : 9th January
Staffordshire | Kinver MP Gavin Williamson whips community library into shape at official opening
http://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/regional/15007973.MP_whips_library_into_shape_at_official_opening/

BBC News : 8th January
Holyhead market hall’s £2.4m refurbishment to begin
Library and business hub
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-38529985

Clitheroe Advertiser : 8th January
Lancashire | Fury as village library goes on the market
http://www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk/news/fury-as-village-library-goes-on-the-market-1-8321530

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Don’t Privatise Libraries : 8th January
There’s a fightback taking place in Ireland against staffless libraries but why not in the UK? 
http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/theres-fightback-taking-place-in.html

Leon’s Library Blog : 8th January
Libraries Deliver 
Edited version of an article by John Vincent, reproduced with permission from The Network Newsletter, number 189, December 2016
https://leonslibraryblog.com/2017/01/08/libraries-deliver/

Get Surrey : 8th January
Surrey County Council looking into possibility of having other services in libraries 
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-county-council-looking-possibility-12404301

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