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October 25, 2016 No Comments

THE BOOKSELLER : 25th October
CILIP urges Westminster to rethink library cuts
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/westminster-council-urged-re-think-library-cuts-416951

Sutton Coldfield Local : 25th October
Birmingham | Deputy Leader Ian Ward to attend library closure public meeting
http://suttoncoldfieldlocal.co.uk/library-closure-public-meeting-220432/

HU12 Online : 25th October
Yorkshire | Future of library service and multi-service centres – ERYC statement
http://www.hu12online.net/holderness/future-of-library-service-and-multi-service-centres-eryc-statement/

Get Bucks : 25th October
Chalfont St Giles Library celebrates its 50th birthday in style…
http://www.getbucks.co.uk/news/local-news/chalfont-st-giles-library-celebrates-12069677

The Star : 25th October
Sheffield | Letter: Volunteers need a chance
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/your-say/volunteers-need-a-chance-1-8198558

Public Libraries News : 23rd October
Editorial | Say National Libraries Week, Not Save Our Libraries Day
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2016/10/say-national-libraries-week-not-save-our-libraries-day.html

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October 24, 2016 No Comments

THE GUARDIAN : 24th October
Walsall council seeks to close all but one of its 16 libraries
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/oct/24/walsall-council-seeks-residents-views-library-closures-new-art-gallery

THE BOOKSELLER : 24th October
Authors condemn plans to shut Hay-on-Wye library
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/plans-shut-hay-library-are-disastrously-short-sighted-416816

THE I Newspaper : 23rd October
British authors condemn ‘blasphemous’ library closure in Hay, the ‘town of books’
https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/uk/exclusive-british-authors-condemn-blasphemous-library-closure-town-books/

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October 23, 2016 No Comments

inews.co.uk : 23rd October
British authors condemn ‘blasphemous’ library closure in Hay-on-Wye, ‘town of books’
https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/uk/exclusive-british-authors-condemn-blasphemous-library-closure-town-books/

Leon’s Library Blog : 23rd October
Parish Councils, Localism & Libraries
https://leonslibraryblog.com/2016/10/23/parish-councils-localism-libraries/

Warrington Guardian : 23rd October
Library closures will make town a ‘national laughing stock’ says award-winning author
http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/14814090.Library_closures_will_make_town_a__national_laughing_stock__says_Latchford_author/

This Is The West Country : 23rd October
Somerset | North Petherton library cuts prevented
“current level of service and opening hours” retained.
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/14818422.North_Petherton_library_cuts_prevented/

Ledbury Reporter : 23rd October
Herefordshire | Council to explore whether relocation of Leominster Library would be ‘financially viable’ and useful …
http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/news/14816978.Council_to_explore_whether_relocation_of_Leominster_Library_would_be__financially_viable__and_useful_to_community/

2BR Radio : 22nd October
Calls for culture minister to visit Lancashire library that’s due to close
Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans has called on the secretary of state for culture to visit Whalley library.
http://www.2br.co.uk/news/local-news/2129586/calls-for-culture-minister-to-visit-lancashire-library-thats-due-to-close/

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October 21, 2016 No Comments

DCMS : 21st October
Culture, Media and Sport Committee one-off evidence session on departmental priorities in this Parliament
http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/culture-media-and-sport-committee/inquiries/parliament-2015/work-of-dcms-inquiry-16-17

THE BOOKSELLER : 21st October
Walsall plans to slash libraries from 16 to one
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/walsall-plans-slash-library-offering-16-one-416716

West End Extra : 21st October
Westminster | Opposition to council plans to save £750,000 by axing librarian jobs
http://www.westendextra.com/axing-librarian-jobs

Bedfordshire News : 21st October
Letter | Our vital libraries
http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/letters-8203-our-vital-libraries/story-29829413-detail/story.html

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October 20, 2016 No Comments

BBC News : 20th October
Plans to cut Walsall Council libraries from 16 to one revealed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-37718448

BBC News : 20th October
Hay-on-Wye: Town of books could lose its library
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-37713963

Bedfordshire News : 20th October
Bedford | ‘Frustration, anger and upset’: Residents hit back at library proposals as deadline approaches
consultation ends tomorrow
http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/fresh-blow-for-digital-library-service-model-as-consultation-ends-tomorrow/story-29826409-detail/story.html

Prestwich & Whitefield Guide : 20th October
What Bury residents think about proposed shake up of borough’s libraries
http://www.prestwichandwhitefieldguide.co.uk/news/14813211.REVEALED__What_Bury_residents_think_about_proposed_shake_up_of_borough__39_s_libraries/

Oxford Times : 20th October
Oxford’s central library will offer more than just books when it reopens as budget rises by £2m
http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/14813679.Library_will_offer_more_than_just_books_when_it_reopens_as_budget_rises_by___2m/

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October 19, 2016 No Comments

Warrington Guardian : 18th October
Emotions run high as ‘exceptionally damaging’ library closure proposals come before full council 
http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/14808636.Emotions_run_high_as__exceptionally_damaging__library_closure_proposals_come_before_full_council/

Warrington Guardian : 19th October
Stockton Heath parish councillors call for parish donation to save village library
http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/14810572.Stockton_Heath_parish_councillors_call_for_parish_donation_to_save_village_library/

Birmingham Mail : 19th October 
Library cuts to open north-south divide with just two to serve quarter of Birmingham
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/library-cuts-open-north-south-12042881

Wales Online : 19th October 
Powys | It is world famous as the town of books, but Hay-on-Wye could lose its public library
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/world-famous-town-books-hay-12049971

Leigh Journal : 19th October 
Wigan | Libraries safe for now, claim council bosses
However proposals include the libraries being run by community groups.
http://www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/14808826.Libraries_safe_for_now__claims_council_bosses/

The Courier : 19th October
Plans to keep libraries in three Fife communities progressed
community takeovers
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/fife/300788/plans-to-keep-libraries-in-three-fife-communities-progressed/

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October 17, 2016 No Comments
THE BOOKSELLER : 17th October
‘If we lose our celebrated bookshops and our libraries we will never improve our nation’s literacy’
by Baroness Gail Rebuck
http://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/if-we-lose-our-celebrated-bookshops-and-our-libraries-we-will-never-improve-our-nations

Clitheroe Advertiser : 17th Octobr
Lancashire | Civic party visit in last-ditch bid to save library
Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans has invited Karen Bradley, the Secretary of State at The Department of Culture, Media and Sport, to visit Whalley Library, which is under threat of closure.
http://www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk/news/civic-party-visit-in-last-ditch-bid-to-save-library-1-8185656

Lancashire Evening Post : 17th October
Preston | Harris proposals polarise opinion
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/harris-proposals-polarise-opinion-1-8185629

Wales Online : 17th October
Doctors and councils have warned that cuts in this week’s Welsh budget will hit vital services
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/doctors-councils-warned-cuts-weeks-12032879

North West Evening Mail : 17th October
Cumbria | Dalton councillor saddened by closure of historic building as new library prepares to open
Library services co-located in community centre following closure of library, which will be sold.

Warrington Guardian : 17th October
Protest against library closure proposals set for Town Hall later today
http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/14805837.Protest_against_library_closure_proposals_set_for_Town_Hall_later_today/

Borehamwood Times : 17 October
What do you think: Downsizing Barnet libraries is latest change in cuts to services
http://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news/14806102.What_do_you_think__Downsizing_Barnet_libraries_is_latest_change_in_cuts_to_services/

Times Series : 17th October
What do you think: Have your say over changes to Barnet libraries
http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/14806102.What_do_you_think__Have_your_say_over_changes_to_Barnet_libraries/

Burton Mail : 16th October
Staffordshire | A new dawn for Barton Library as volunteers save the day to keep it open
The council provides the books, equipment, training for the volunteers,and management of the building. The NHS trust provides the HR support and insurance. The volunteers run the service.
http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/a-new-dawn-for-barton-library-as-volunteers-save-the-day/story-29805596-detail/story.html

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October 16, 2016 No Comments
2BR Radio : 16 October
Potential reprieve for Lancashire Libraries as the government gets involved
Yorkshire Post : 16 October
War of words as pressure grows over future funding of libraries
House of Lords debate/Councils in Yorkshire have cut spending by more than a fifth in the past five years – with 50 branch libraries shut down or taken over by community groups.
Wellington Today : 16 October
Somerset | Dog walkers under fire
Somerset Libraries Services has been withdrawn from Nynehead as there are no regular users and Wellington Library is less than three miles away from the village.
Housebound residents signposted to home library service provided by the Royal Voluntary Service.
Parish ‘Council members pointed out that Nynehead also has the new book exchange in the old telephone kiosk which villagers can make use of.’
Express and Star: 16 October
Walsall Council cuts: £54 million tax rise needed to plug budget hole
Walsall could be left with just one library as result of budget cuts
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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October 15, 2016 No Comments
Lancashire Evening Post : 15 October
Bold new vision for Preston’s Harris Library 
Plans include development of a ‘community hub’ , including a library.  See comments
http://www.lep.co.uk/whats-on/arts/bold-new-vision-for-preston-s-harris-museum-1-81826

Sutton Coldfield News : 15 October
Business Improvement District calls for support in battle to save library
inc. link to consultation document, plus 38 Degrees and Change.org petitions
http://suttoncoldfieldlocal.co.uk/bid-calls-for-support-in-library-battle-218822/ 

Haslemere Herald : 15 October
West Sussex | Library’s baby boom with a little help by Gruffalo
New Gruffalo library card has seen membership for babies more than double since the initiative started. Card offered at birth registration.
http://www.haslemereherald.com/article.cfm?id=114087

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October 14, 2016 No Comments
The Bookseller : 13 October
Lords question government on library closures and Amazon taxation

The Bookseller : 14 October
The FAQs have it
http://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/faqs-have-it-414226
‘We live in an age when there has never been greater access to books and writing, and yet at the same time, never has the visibility of physical books been under greater threat. Despite the uptick in Nielsen BookScan’s sales figures this year, there are fewer high street bookshops today than there were yesterday, fewer public libraries and fewer school libraries (still not made a statutory requirement in England by the government).

Dunstable Today : 14 October
Central Bedfordshire | New look pool plans unveiled
Plans for Dunstable Leisure Centre plans include a new library
http://www.dunstabletoday.co.uk/news/business/new-look-pool-plans-unveiled-1-7629284

Halesowen News : 14 October
Every reception child to get free library membership in Sandwell as Booktastic launches
Follows success of scheme in Blackwell library resulting in record numbers visiting and borrowing
http://www.halesowennews.co.uk/news/14802723.Every_reception_child_to_get_free_library_membership_in_Sandwell_as_Booktastic_launches/

The Star : 14 October
1,000 new books for Sheffield libraries
Volunteer-run libraries given more than 1,000 new titles – Approx 100 per branch. See comments
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/1-000-new-book-for-sheffield-libraries-1-8181952

 

The Guardian : 14 October
House of Lords attacks the government over library closures
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/oct/14/house-of-lords-attacks-government-library-closures-john-bird-gail-rebuck

 

 

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October 13, 2016 No Comments

Bromsgrove Advertiser : 12 October
Frankley Library avoids axe but faces cuts to opening hours under Birmingham City Council consultation
http://www.bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk/news/14797513.Frankley_Library_avoids_axe_but_faces_cuts_to_opening_hours/

 

East London & West Sussex Guardian : 12 October
‘This is a scandal’- communities hit back at plan to close Walthamstow libraries
http://www.guardian- series.co.uk/news/14797435._This_is_a_scandal___communities_hit_back_at_plan_to_close_libraries/

 

The Socialist newspaper : 12 October
Union campaign strikes blow against Bromley Tories
Bromley, Bexley, Croydon and Greenwich mentioned, plus Carillion
http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/23743/12-10-2016/union-library-campaign-strikes-blow-against-bromley-tories

 

The Spectator : 12 October
What books mean to rough sleepers – and the library that helps them
Details the work of Quaker Homeless Action mobile library, giving homeless people who can’t borrow from public libraries access to books
http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/10/what-books-mean-to-rough-sleepers-and-the-library-that-helps-them/

 

BBC News : 12 October
US libraries seeking 21st Century model
Library services in UK and US compared; innovation vs primary purpose
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36940424 

 

Blackpool Gazette : 13 October
Lancashire | A lifeline for doomed libraries?
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/a-lifeline-for-doomed-libraries-1-8177779

 

Bedfordshire News : 13 October
Library consultation extended after bin cut ‘rush through’ slammed
http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/library-consultation-extended-after-bin-cut-rush-through-slammed-for-ignoring-residents-concerns/story-29805238-detail/story.html

 

Sunderland Echo : 13 October
One week left to have a say on future of Sunderland’s library services
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/one-week-left-to-have-a-say-on-future-of-sunderland-s-library-services-1-8180023

 

The Big Issue : 13 October
John Bird warns Parliament: Close libraries and you’ll be forced to build more prisons
http://www.bigissue.com/the-mix/news/7028/john-bird-warns-parliament-close-libraries-and-youll-be-forced-to-build-more

 

Warrington Guardian : 13 October
Letter | Widening gap
http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/yoursay/letters/14800812.Widening_gap/

 

Warrington Guardian : 13 October
Letter | Flawed model
http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/yoursay/letters/14800784.Flawed_model/ 

 

Warrington Guardian : 13 October
Letter | Failed system
http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/yoursay/letters/14800866.Failed_system/

 

Northern Echo : 13 October
Darlington | Anne Fine joins Crown Street in renewed effort to resist closure plan
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/14801829.Anne_Fine_joins_Crown_Street_campaigners_in_renewed_effort_to_resist_closure_plans/

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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October 12, 2016 No Comments
Bristol Post : 11 October
South Gloucestershire | Council unveils second attempt to cut libraries after backlash stopped first
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/south-gloucestershire-council-unveils-second-attempt-to-cut-libraries-after-backlash-stopped-first/story-29799304-detail/story.html 

Warrington Guardian : 11 October
Warrington | Councillor vows to fight closure of Penketh Library
http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/14795247.Councillor_vows_to_fight_closure_of_Penketh_Library/ 

Somerset Live : 12 October
Bath and North East Somerset | Cuts made to Midsomer Norton, Paulton and Radstock library opening hours
http://www.somersetlive.co.uk/cuts-made-to-midsomer-norton-paulton-and-radstock-library-opening-hours/story-29798992-detail/story.html 

BBC News : 12 October
Ceredigion, Mid Wales | Concerns over Cardigan library council relocation plan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-37617121 

Express and Star : 12 October
Walsall | Council cuts: Walsall could be left without an art gallery within just four years as £85m savings needed
“Walsall will be without an art gallery, youth services, museums and could be left with just one library in four years time, the council’s leader warned”
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2016/10/12/council-cuts-walsall-could-be-left-without-an-art-gallery-within-just-four-years-as-85m-savings-needed/

 

Cheadle Post : 12 October
Staffordshire | Blythe Bridge Library renamed Blythe Bridge Your Community, Your Library after volunteers take over
http://www.leek-news.co.uk/blythe-bridge-library-now-known-as-blythe-bridge-ndash-your-community-your-library-after-being-taken-over-by-volunteers/story-29797591-detail/story.html

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October 11, 2016 No Comments
The Guardian | 11 October
Government to probe ‘devastating’ Lancashire library closures
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/oct/11/government-to-probe-lancashire-library-closures
Public Sector Executive | 11 October
Government investigating complaints about Lancashire library closures
Birmingham Mail : 11 October
Rent library space to coffee shops to prevent cuts and closures say Tories
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/rent-library-space-coffee-shops-12004343

Exeter Express and Echo : 11 October
£200,000 Arts Council grant to fund research into impact of Devon libraries
Stoke Sentinel : 11 October
Library in Burslem run by volunteers is becoming a community hub
Halesowen News : 11 October
Sandwell libraries invent quiet zones because they are now “community hubs”
“Shhh zones” are being introduced for users wishing to use the library to read and study, away from the din created by other activities
Brixton Buzz : 11 October
Carnegie Library – Lambeth announce short notice exhibition with wildly inconvenient times
The Shields Gazette : 11 October
South Tyneside | BT shows support for new library The Word
BT sponsor FabLab in The Word library, South Tyneside. The FabLab will feature 3D printers and vinyl and laser cutters which will allow visitors to design and produce items such as fridge magnets and keyrings.
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October 10, 2016 No Comments

THE BOOKSELLER : 10th October
DCMS to investigate ‘disgraceful’ Lancashire library cuts
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/dcms-investigate-disgraceful-lancashire-library-cuts-407591

BBC News : 10th October
Two libraries to shut and 24 jobs to go in Birmingham
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-37608246

ITV News : 10th October
Two of Birmingham’s community libraries are set to close
http://www.itv.com/news/central/2016-10-10/two-of-birminghams-community-libraries-are-set-to-close/

Blog Preston : 10th October
Lancashire | Penwortham library could re-open as a museum
http://www.blogpreston.co.uk/2016/10/penwortham-library-could-re-open-as-a-museum/

Birmingham Mail : 10th October
Two Birmingham libraries close and others have hours cut in major cull
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/two-birmingham-libraries-close-others-12001844

Birmingham Post : 10th October
Sutton Coldfield Town Library to close in latest council cut
http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/regional-affairs/sutton-coldfield-town-library-close-12001647

Blog Preston : 9th October
Government confirms it will investigate Preston library closures
http://www.blogpreston.co.uk/2016/10/government-confirms-it-will-investigate-preston-library-closures/

North Somerset Times : 9th October
Congresbury Library plan may lead to council tax rise
proposed transfer to Parish Council
http://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/congresbury_library_plan_may_lead_to_council_tax_rise_1_4727603

Libraries Taskforce : 7th October
Libraries Unlimited: the journey so far — Ciara Eastell
https://librariestaskforce.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/libraries-unlimited-the-journey-so-far/

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October 8, 2016 No Comments

Bath Chronicle : 8th October 
Book-loving 11-year-old from Batheaston pens an ‘Ode to his Mobile Library’ after hearing of cuts
http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/ode-to-the-mobile-library/story-29787420-detail/story.html



BIG ISSUE : 7th October
Big Issue Founder Lord John Bird to Lead Debate on Illiteracy and Library Crisis in Parliament
http://www.bigissue.com/the-mix/news/7028/big-issue-founder-lord-john-bird-to-lead-debate-on-illiteracy-and-library-crisis

 

Daily Record : 7th October
North Lanarkshire | Final chapter as libraries in Airdrie and Coatbridge to close
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/final-chapter-airdrie-coatbridge-libraries-8991332


Hereford Times : 7th October
Proposals to centralise customer services but retain county libraries
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/county/14788909.Proposals_to_centralise_customer_services_but_retain_county_libraries/



Lancashire Evening Post : 6th October
One library is saved but other buildings need bids
http://www.lep.co.uk/lifestyle/one-library-is-saved-but-other-buildings-need-bids-1-8168155

 

Blackpool Gazette : 4th October
Gala team’s library hopes
The group behind a last-ditch bid to save one of Wyre’s libraries has now been revealed
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/gala-team-s-library-hopes-1-8162403


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October 6, 2016 No Comments

Warrington Guardian : 5th October
VIDEO: Library campaigners protest at Stockton Heath Library
http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/14783457.VIDEO__Library_campaigners_protest_at_Stockton_Heath_Library/

Warrington Guardian : 6th October
Appleton Parish Council ‘strongly objects’ closure of any library in town
http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/NEWS/14786182.Appleton_Parish_Council____strongly_objects____closure_of_any_library_in_town/

Brixton Buzz : 6th October
Stand Up To Lambeth Council March, 8th Oct:  powerful new video released
http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2016/10/stand-up-to-lambeth-council-march-8th-oct-powerful-new-video-released/

Newbury Weekly News : 6th October
Date set for debate on the future of West Berkshire libraries
Needs Assessment Report will be discussed and debated on Thurs, October 20th
http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/news/home/19459/date-set-for-debate-on-the-future-of-libraries.html

The Star : 6th October
Sheffield | The ailing library service
an “alternative vision”
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/your-say/the-ailing-library-service-1-8166476

2BR Radio : 6th October
Lancashire | Adlington Library looks set to escape permanent closure
http://www.2br.co.uk/news/local-news/2114438/adlington-library-looks-set-to-escape-permanent-closure/

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October 5, 2016 No Comments

Third Sector :  4th October
Rob Wilson: A fresh start for the minister
http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/rob-wilson-fresh-start-minister/policy-and-politics/article/1410074

LGA : 5th October
Arts and culture funding to be shifted away from the capital, ACE has announced
Funding for arts and culture outside of London will be increased by 4% by 2022
http://www.localgov.co.uk/Arts-and-culture-funding-to-be-shifted-away-from-the-capital/41780

Sunderland Echo : 5th October
Chance to have say on future of library services in Sunderland
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/chance-to-have-say-on-future-of-library-services-in-sunderland-1-8164534

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October 4, 2016 No Comments

THE BOOKSELLER : 3rd October
Lords to debate library ‘crisis’ and independent bookshops
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/house-lords-libraries-and-bookshops-debate-404111

THE BOOKSELLER : 3rd October
Headteachers slam Swindon’s plans to close 11 libraries
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/headteachers-slam-swindons-plans-close-11-libraries-404071

THE GUARDIAN : 4th October
Think libraries are obsolete?  Think again
https://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2016/oct/04/public-libraries-not-obsolete-cuts-closures-protest

Swindon Advertiser : 4th October
Libraries are haunts of the vulnerable so easy targets says Barrie Hudson
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/14780250.Libraries_are_haunts_of_the_vulnerable_so_easy_targets__says_Bar

Lancashire Campaigners aren’t giving up on Adlington library yet
http://www.2br.co.uk/news/local-news/2112220/campaigners-arent-giving-up-on-adlington-library-yet/

Bromley Times : 4th October
Council refuses to back down on library ‘privatisation’ after  Bexley scraps outsourcing plan
http://www.bromleytimes.co.uk/news/council_refuses_to_back_down_on_library_privatisation_after_bexley_scraps_outsourcing_plan_1_4722630

Yorkshire Post : 4th October
Letter | Fully-staffed libraries affordable and essential
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/yp-letters-fully-staffed-libraries-affordable-and-essential-1-8162946

Worcestershire Bewdley Library move gets a new date
http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/14781404.Bewdley_Library_move_gets_a_new_date/

This Is Lancashire : 30th September
Chorley residents could be forced to use Horwich library (Bolton) after closure despite recent rivalry
http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/NEWS/14774293.Chorley_residents_could_be_forced_to_use_Horwich_library_after_closure_despite_recent_rivalry/

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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House of Lords : 29th September
Library Briefing — Local Libraries and Independent Bookshops in the UK
http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/LLN-2016-0047

Derby Telegraph : 3rd October
Campaigners fighting to save Mickleover Library hold meeting …
Derby City Council wants to close 11 of Derby’s 15 libraries
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/campaigners-set-up-summit-to-save-derby-library/story-29773832-detail/story.html

Bexley Times : 3rd October
Council scraps library privatisation plans
joint outsourcing with Bromley won’t go ahead
http://www.bexleytimes.co.uk/news/council_scraps_library_privatisation_plans_1_4721406

Coventry Telegraph : 3rd October
Letter | ‘Our council seem to take more notice of outsiders so perhaps they will take note’
A statement from the TUC
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/our-council-seem-take-more-11971516

John Burgess Blogspot : 3rd October
Volunteers running Libraries is Outsourcing
http://johnburgess001.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/volunteers-running-libraries-is.html?m=1

Yorkshire Post : 3rd October
Warning to ‘use it or lose it’ over local libraries across Yorkshire
“I dread to think what the future is for libraries,” said Philippa Petty, business co-ordinator at Ackworth Community Library near Wakefield.
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/warning-to-use-it-or-lose-it-over-local-libraries-across-yorkshire-1-8158925

Henley Standard : 3rd October
Wokingham | No danger to Wargrave Library
http://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/news.php?id=264983

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October 2, 2016 No Comments

Wisbech Standard : 1st October
Cambridgeshire’s community and mobile libraries boosted courtesy of online giant Amazon
http://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/news/cambridgeshire_s_community_and_mobile_libraries_boosted_courtesy_of_online_giant_amazon_1_4718579

Lifeline bid submitted for shut down Thornton Library
Bid made by an “unnamed group”, not from the Friends of Thornton and Cleveleys Libraries which had campaigned against the closures. 
“It feels a little like we have been gazumped.”
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/our-region/wyre/lifeline-bid-submitted-for-shut-down-library-1-8159021

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