Public Libraries News : 11th December Minister “leads fight back” + Torfaen
“I just wanted someone to know the Telegraph story about Swindon is a load of rubbish. Rob Wilson is not holding Swindon to account. He had a nice cosy meeting with …..” http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2016/12/minister-leads-fight-back-torfaen.html
BBC News : 30th November Web archive plans Trump-proof Canada back-up
“Libraries in the UK should remember that they too are subject to excessive surveillance powers that may be abused” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38157530
View News : 22nd November Ottery St Mary | Developers’ boost to help with library move Friends of Ottery Library group asked to make their own contribution towards relocation and to fitting out the new community information centre. http://www.viewnews.co.uk/developers-boost-help-library-move/
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Maldon Standard : 22 November Essex | Library to reduce opening hours – council calls on volunteers to help secure its future
Writtle library will be operating reduced hours from this Friday 25 November. The changes come following a decision by the Post Office to move their service elsewhere in the village.
View News : 22 November Ottery St Mary | Developers’ boost to help with library move
Ottery Library to be relocated. Libraries Unlimited and Ottery Town Council are funding most of the move, but the Friends of Ottery Library group were asked to make their own contribution towards the relocation and fitting out the new community information centre.
Alan Bennett Interview | “One of the real regrets in my life is that I have never kept a donkey”
There’s also a simmering anger which frequently bubbles over at the decaying state of a nation that claims to revere Shakespeare yet closes its libraries…… He writes despairingly: “As the government continues to pick the state clean, one marvels at its ingenuity in finding institutions still left unsold.”
Scottish Borders | Job cull looms at Live Borders The charitable trust which, in April 2016, took control of the museums, libraries, community centres and public halls previously run by Scottish Borders Council (20 year contract) is seeking to cut its 400-strong workforce in a bid to save cash. http://www.peeblesshirenews.com/news/14917798.Job_cull_looms_at_Live_Borders/
Pembrokeshire | Library set to continue to open St Davids library has opens for two hours on a Saturday since Summer due to rota of volunteers. Scheme extended till end of January. More sought.
As the UK’s oldest subscription library reaches a milestone, what is the future for its founding principles?
“Though the Scottish Government sees libraries as a priority, and has awarded £2.3 million in funding since it launched its libraries strategy last year, cuts in local authority budgets mean services are under pressure. The situation is worse in England; but, even here, 25 libraries have shut since 2010, with more closures planned. Staffing levels and opening hours have also been reduced.”
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