News and Views
December 30, 2015 No Comments

SW Londoner : 30th December
Joanna Lumley joins fight against Lambeth library closures
http://www.swlondoner.co.uk/absolutely-fabulous-actress-joanna-lumley-joins-fight-against-lambeth-library-closures/

Lancashire Telegraph : 30th December
‘RIDICULOUS’: Lancashire County Council to spend £6.6m on money saving experts
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/14172297._RIDICULOUS_____Lancashire_County_Council_to_spend___6_6m_on_money_saving_experts/

Bucks Herald : 30th December
Please help us: Bucks County Council turns to MPs after funding massively cut by government
http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/more-news/please-help-us-bucks-county-council-turns-to-mps-after-funding-massively-cut-by-government-1-7137286

Ilkley Gazette : 29th December
Bradford | Burley Parish Council asks for views on possible library takeover
http://www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/news/14171931.Burley_Council_asks_for_views_on_possible_library_takeover/?ref=twtrec

Library

News and Views
December 29, 2015 No Comments

THE BOOKSELLER : 29th December
Gliori in protest over school librarian cuts
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/gliori-protest-over-school-librarian-cuts-319143

Sleaford Standard : 29th December
Lincolnshire | New chapter for village library (Heckington)
http://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/news/community/community-news/new-chapter-for-village-library-1-7133177

Hinckley Times : 29th December
Library use is on the slide in the East Midlands
The East Midlands has seen the largest drop in the number of libraries since 2010 according to a new survey.  The news comes as Leicestershire County Council progresses with its transfer of rural outlets to community groups.
http://www.hinckleytimes.net/news/local-news/library-use-slide-east-midlands-10643830

book shelf

News and Views
December 28, 2015 No Comments

Horncastle News : 28th December
Lincolnshire | No guarantees but Horncastle Library set to avoid cuts
GLL “could be asked to make plans for around £500,000 in additional savings”
http://www.horncastlenews.co.uk/news/local/no-guarantees-but-library-set-to-avoid–cuts-1-7134644

Brixton Blog : 28th December
Lambeth | Burning calories, burning books
http://www.brixtonblog.com/34971-2/34971

Press & Journal : 28th December
Argyll and Bute | MSP and children’s author join campaign to save Argyll school librarians
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands/787861/msp-and-childrens-author-join-campaign-to-save-argyll-school-librarians/

The Courier : 28th December
Campaigners vow fight to stop Fife libraries from closing will continue
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/campaigners-vow-fight-to-stop-fife-libraries-from-closing-will-continue-1.917459

Library

News and Views
December 24, 2015 No Comments

UK Authority.com : 24th December
Age UK says pensioners could suffer from digital shift (and LGA response)
http://www.ukauthority.com/news/5875/age-uk-says-pensioners-could-suffer-from-digital-shift

Wales Online : 24th December
RCT library visitors down 26% since 13 libraries were axed in May 2014
‘Many people have stopped going to the library’
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/rct-library-visitors-down-26-10645119

Frome Standard : 24th December
New chapter for libraries, but what do you think?
http://www.fromestandard.co.uk/New-chapter-libraries-think/story-28406085-detail/story.html

Local Gov Lawyer : 22nd December
Cornwall Council entitled to terminate £160m outsourcing deal, says High Court judge
not libraries, but of general interest
http://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25518%3Acouncil-entitled-to-terminate-p160m-outsourcing-deal-says-high-court-judge&catid=53&Itemid=21

view through shelving

News and Views
December 22, 2015 No Comments

LSE : 22nd December
You don’t have to close public libraries to kill the principle upon which they were built — Ian Anstice
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/public-libraries-in-an-age-of-austerity/

West Briton : 22nd December
Truro Library under threat of closure
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Truro-library-threat-closure/story-28391217-detail/story.html

Hinckley Times : 22nd December
Leicestershire | Author backs drive to save Barwell Library
http://www.hinckleytimes.net/news/local-news/author-backs-drive-save-barwell-10609750

South London Press : 22nd December
Lambeth | Library staff balloted over possible strikes
http://www.slp.co.uk/article.cfm?id=115162&headline=Library%20staff%20balloted%20over%20possible%20strikes&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2015

The Courier : 22nd December
Scotland | Union hits out at cuts to ‘soft target’ library services
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/scotland/union-hits-out-at-cuts-to-soft-target-library-services-1.916864

Fife Today : 22nd December
Fife Task Force support after library closure is latest blow to Glenwood
http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/local-headlines/task-force-support-after-library-closure-is-latest-blow-to-glenwood-1-3981652

South London Press : 21st December
Greenwich Council makes commitment to keep library service
http://www.southlondon-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=115124&headline=Council%20makes%20commitment%20to%20keep%20library%20service&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2015

Kilburn Library

News and Views
December 20, 2015 No Comments

Bedfordshire on Sunday : 20th December
Bedford Borough Council plans more cuts …  including “reviewing” Libraries
http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/Bedford-Borough-Council-plans-cuts-meet-massive/story-28391243-detail/story.html

Wales Online : 20th December
All we want for Christmas is our library back’ Residents unite over Roath library closure a year on
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/roath-library-christmas-read-protest-10629213

Western Gazette : 20th December
Somerset | Concerns over future of community building in Castle Cary after Caryford Hall bid rejected
Future for a ‘library hub’ is “uncertain”
http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/Concerns-future-community-building-Castle-Cary/story-28397196-detail/story.html

News Post Leader : 20th December
Northumberland | Temporary relocation for Morpeth Library
http://www.newspostleader.co.uk/news/local/temporary-relocation-for-library-1-7630344

CNN : 18th December
How to beat the digital divide
Providing public access through schools, libraries and other community gathering points is therefore critical to achieve truly universal service that extends to the poorest and hardest to reach. Often, such public access points are vital first steps to guide communities’ first digital steps, and spark demand for connectivity.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/18/opinions/lord-internet-access/

Western Gazette : 18th December
Somerset County Council: Plans for libraries to house multiple public services
http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/Somerset-County-Council-Library/story-28390359-detail/story.html

Book shelves

News and Views
December 18, 2015 No Comments

Sign CILIP’s #MyLibraryByRight  petition to protect your rights to a quality public library service:
https://www.change.org/p/john-whittingdale-hm-government-act-now-to-protect-my-statutory-rights-to-a-quality-public-library-service

THE GUARDIAN : 18th December
To lose our libraries would be a national disaster – we must act to save them | Desmond Clarke
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/18/lose-libraries-disaster-save-strangling-service-reform-technology

Express & Star : 18th December
Walsall Council cuts: Public have had their say over future of libraries
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/12/17/walsall-council-cuts-public-have-their-say-over-future-of-libraries/

Local Government Lawyer : 17th December
Watchdog issues guide for public services providers on high ethical standards
http://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25466%3Awatchdog-issues-guide-for-public-services-providers-on-high-ethical-standards&catid=59&Itemid=27

Committe on Standards in Public Life | Ethical Standards for Providers of Public Services- guidance
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/481535/6.1291_CO_LAL_Ethical_standards_of_public_life_report_Interactive__2_.pdf

library photo

News and Views
December 17, 2015 No Comments

THE GUARDIAN : 17th December
Librarians take legal battle against library closures to government
The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (Cilip) is challenging the government over its “failure to carry out their legal duty to the public …”
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/17/librarians-take-legal-fight-against-library-closures-to-government

THE GUARDIAN : 17th December
UK library closures and the fights to save them
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/17/library-closures-campaigns-fights-cuts-uk

LGA : 17th December
Local councils have a statutory duty to protect libraries
http://www.localgov.co.uk/Local-councils-have-a-statutory-duty-to-protect-libraries/40043

THE GUARDIAN : 17th December
Libraries today are as fast and more generous than any online bookshop
Emma Brockes – New York
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/17/libraries-online-bookshop-new-york-public-library

Swindon Advertiser : 17th December
Our fate is in our own hands, says council leader
“We are starting the process to save about £1.4million – that’s 65% – of the cost of the library service”
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/14152053.Our_fate_is_in_our_own_hands__says_council_leader/?ref=rss

The Extra : 17th December
East Renfrewshire | Union joins school library cuts fight
http://www.glasgowsouthandeastwoodextra.co.uk/news/local-headlines/union-joins-library-cuts-fight-1-3977191

Wales Online : 17th December
Cardiff | Letter: Insulted by ‘asset transfer’ proposal
All we want for Christmas, Cardiff council, is our library back.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/south-wales-echo-letters-thursday-10613910

Morpeth Herald : 17th December
Northumberland | Town centre library on the move
http://www.morpethherald.co.uk/news/local-news/town-centre-library-on-the-move-1-7629952

Chronicle Live : 17th December
Northumberland | Budget cuts see flooded Morpeth library close after 50 years as community’s hub
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/budget-cuts-see-flooded-morpeth-10612189

THE BOOKSELLER : 16th December
Local authorities risk ‘breaking law’ on libraries
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/local-authorities-risk-breaking-law-on-libraries-318725

Taskforce Blog : 16th December
The Taskforce seeks your views about the ‘beta’ version of their new toolkit
https://librariestaskforce.blog.gov.uk/2015/12/16/need-some-advice-want-to-know-what-others-are-doing-try-our-new-toolkit/?platform=hootsuite

News Shopper : 16th December
Greenwich Conservatives propose policy to protect borough’s smaller libraries
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/14148211.Greenwich_Tories_propose_policy_to_protect_borough_s_libraries/

books

News and Views
December 16, 2015 No Comments

THE INDEPENDENT : 16th December
Refugees won’t destroy public services, but austerity will
The following constitutes the article’s only reference to Libraries:
‘No community should be faced with the decision of having to close libraries or children’s centres in order to meet the costs of supporting refugees’
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/refugees-won-t-destroy-public-services-but-austerity-will-a6775601.html

Uckfield News : 16th December
East Sussex | Uckfield library hours may be cut by 25 per cent
http://uckfieldnews.com/uckfield-library-hours-may-be-cut-by-25-per-cent/

Fife Today : 16th December
Glenrothes library campaigners: “We’re running out of time”
http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/local-headlines/glenrothes-library-campaigners-we-re-running-out-of-time-1-3976203

Croydon Advertiser : 16th December
Croydon Council to shed 450 jobs over next three years
“clarity” re Libraries requested
http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/Croydon-Council-cut-450-jobs-years/story-28377819-detail/story.html

CILIP | Blog : 14th December
A vision of social justice for the profession — David McMenemy
http://www.cilip.org.uk/blog/vision-social-justice-profession

view through shelving

News and Views
December 15, 2015 No Comments

BBC News : 15th December
East Sussex libraries could cut hours to save running costs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-35105570

Birmingham Post : 15th December
Birmingham libraries should be ‘re-imagined’ to survive
http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/regional-affairs/birmingham-libraries-should-re-imagined-10599778

Accrington Observer : 15th December
Lancashire | Library users hit by fee hikes as axe hovers over 40 sites
http://www.accringtonobserver.co.uk/news/local-news/library-users-hit-fee-hikes-10604336

Inside Croydon : 14th December
Scudamore rides to library rescue with extra £50,000 grant
The Upper Norwood Library Trust has squeezed an additional £50,000 over two years from Lambeth Council for the running of the facility.
http://insidecroydon.com/2015/12/14/scudamore-rides-to-library-rescue-with-extra-50000-grant/

Tavistock Times Gazette : 14th December
Devon | Community and staff to run libraries
http://www.tavistock-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=411341&headline=Community%20%20and%20staff%20to%20%20run%20libraries&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2015

book shelf

News and Views
December 14, 2015 No Comments

ITV News : 14th December
Leicestershire’s latest community library opens
http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2015-12-14/leicestershires-latest-community-library-opens-in-sileby/
Deprivation data: Sileby Library LE12 7RS scores 6745 out of 12,660 (where 1 is the least deprived)
http://www.cuf.org.uk/parish/190185

Gazette & Herald : 14th December
North Yorkshire | Leaders say maximum council tax rise “almost inevitable” 
Cllr Les and the authority’s chief executive Richard Flinton are trumpeting the council’s community partnerships – including volunteer-run libraries … although Cllr Les adds, “It is difficult if you tell a community they have to run their own library.”
http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/14142570.Leaders_say_maximum_council_tax_rise__almost_inevitable__for_North_Yorkshire__as_they_brace_themselves_for___60_million_cuts/

Croydon Advertiser : 14th December
Council’s £29 million cuts herald another three years of austerity in Croydon
Funding for Croydon’s 13 libraries will fall by £217,000 (4.9%) next year.  The report says library services will “improve through partnership development and community management” – raising the prospect that the public will have to step in to save some libraries from closure.
http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/Council-s-29-million-cuts-herald-years-austerity/story-28362036-detail/story.html

Carmarthen Journal : 14th December
Pembrokeshire | Narberth library calls for volunteers to save resource
http://www.carmarthenjournal.co.uk/Narberth-library-calls-volunteers-save-resource/story-28360935-detail/story.html

Birmingham Mail : 14th December
Birmingham Central Library torn down forever as diggers begin work
The shiny new Library of Birmingham, designed by Dutch architect Francine Houben, was opened in September 2013 to much more positive reviews.
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birmingham-central-library-torn-down-10597951

Books

News and Views
December 13, 2015 No Comments

Public Libraries News : 13th December
Editorial | The top public library trends of 2015
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2015/12/the-top-public-library-trends-of-2015.html

Yellow Advertiser : 13th December
Southend | Reading project designed to help youngsters and less confident readers
http://www.yellowad.co.uk/article.cfm?id=108424&headline=Reading%20project%20designed%20to%20help%20youngsters%20and%20less%20confident%20readers&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2015

Northern Echo : 11th December
North Yorkshire | Writings on the wall for takeover of libraries by volunteers
The countdown is underway for a controversial scheme in which 21 libraries will be handed over to communities.
http://m.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/14140226.Writings_on_the_wall_for_takeover_of_libraries_by_volunteers/

Library

News and Views
December 12, 2015 No Comments

YOU TUBE : 12th December
Saving Southampton’s Libraries Needs More Council Support, Say Campaigners
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jaf46DouFMU&feature=share

Hartlepool Mail : 12th December
The 7 budget cuts that will affect people in Hartlepool the most
Scroll down – to ‘Libraries’
http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/local/the-7-budget-cuts-that-will-affect-people-in-hartlepool-the-most-1-7620310

Lincolnshire Echo : 12th December
Letter | Lincolnshire councillors must learn from the county’s libraries debacle
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/LETTER-Lincolnshire-councillors-learn-county-8217/story-28346310-detail/story.html

Barnet & Whetstone Press : 12th December
Campaigners take leaf out of a children’s book with film about library cuts
http://www.barnet-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=108307&headline=Campaigners%20take%20leaf%20out%20a%20children%27s%20book%20with%20film%20about%20library%20cuts§ionIs=news&searchyear=2015

library

News and Views
December 11, 2015 No Comments

YOU TUBE
Save Barnet Libraries animation
Residents & school children star in a new film.  It’s brilliant!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3XfibjbJuA&feature=youtu.be

THE GUARDIAN : 11th December
Val McDermid and Ian Rankin join attack on swingeing library cuts
Fife and Lambeth featured.  Laura Swaffield quoted on Lambeth
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/11/ian-rankin-val-mcdermid-condemn-fife-library-cuts

THE BOOKSELLER : 11th December
McDermid and Rankin slam Fife library closures
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/anger-fifes-decision-close-16-libraries-318337

Eastbourne Herald : 11th December
East Sussex | Helen Burton: Don’t write off our libraries yet
http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/columnists/helen-burton-don-t-write-off-our-libraries-yet-1-7107387

Public Libraries News : 10th December
Editorial | If you take the money away, people don’t come as much: CIPFA figures 2014/15
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2015/12/if-you-take-the-money-away-people-dont-come-as-much-cipfa-figures-201415.html

Birmingham Newsroom : 10th December
Another milestone for the Library of Birmingham
http://birminghamnewsroom.com/another-milestone-for-the-library-of-birmingham/

The Courier : 10th December
‘This isn’t over’ — Fife library campaigners consider legal fight
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/this-isn-t-over-fife-library-campaigners-consider-legal-fight-1.914828

The Courier : 10th December
Fife library closures: Author Val McDermid ‘saddened and angered’ by decision
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/fife-library-closures-author-val-mcdermid-saddened-and-angered-by-decision-1.914879

BBC News : 9th December
More than 100 libraries shut in 2014-15
DCMS quoted
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35049474

THE BOOKSELLER : 9th December
Sixteen libraries in Fife to close
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/sixteen-libraries-fife-close-318296

Hereford Times : 9th December
Hereford Library Users Group positive about working with council to explore options for future service delivery of library in city
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/14133087.Hereford_Library_Users_Group_positive_about_working_with_council_to_explore_options_for_future_service_delivery_of_library_in_city/

News and Views
December 9, 2015 No Comments

THE GUARDIAN : 9th December
Libraries suffer fall in users as Tories slash funding
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/09/libraries-suffer-fall-in-users-as-tories-slash-funding

Public Sector Executive : 9th December
Despite closures, libraries shifting from councils to volunteers
http://www.publicsectorexecutive.com/Public-Sector-News/despite-closures-libraries-shifting-from-councils-to-volunteers?dorewrite=false

THE BOOKSELLER : 9th December
Library visits fall 14% in five years
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/cipfa-stats-reveal-50m-cut-library-budgets-318279

LGA : 9th December
Future of council-run libraries under threat after £50m slashed from budgets
http://www.localgov.co.uk/Future-of-council-run-libraries-under-threat-after-50m-slashed-from-budgets/39984

ITV News : 9th December
East Midlands sees biggest drop in libraries in the country 
The ‘East Midlands’ includes: Nottingham, Leicester, Derby, Chesterfield, Kettering, Lincoln, Loughborough, Mansfield and Northampton
http://www.itv.com/news/central/2015-12-09/east-midlands-sees-biggest-drop-in-libraries-in-the-country/

ITV News : 9th December
Region’s libraries fare better than most
the North East
http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/update/2015-12-09/regions-libraries-fare-better-than-most/

ITV News : 9th December
Wales suffers biggest loss of visits to its libraries
http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2015-12-09/wales-suffers-biggest-loss-of-visits-to-its-libraries/

PRIVATE EYE : Issue No. 1407
Library News | Walsall  (p.33) – Available now in newsagents

THE BOOKSELLER : 9th December
‘Assurances’ for booksellers in wake of PRH e-lending trial
Godfray said “publishers, bookshops and libraries need to work together to ensure neither [bookshops or libraries] are being disadvantaged by e-book developments”.
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/assurances-booksellers-wake-prh-e-lending-roll-out-318281

Fife Today : 9th December
MPs take library closure fight to House of Commons
http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/local-headlines/mps-take-library-closure-fight-to-house-of-commons-1-3971184 

Linlithgow Gazette : 9th December
Falkirk | Officials concerned over proposed library cuts 
http://www.linlithgowgazette.co.uk/news/local-news/officials-concerned-over-proposed-library-cuts-1-3968663 

The Cornishman : 9th December
New partnership formed to explore future of St Ives library
http://www.cornishman.co.uk/New-partnership-formed-explore-future-St-Ives/story-28326327-detail/story.html

Book shelves

News and Views
December 8, 2015 No Comments

Brixton Blog : 8th December
Lambeth | Libraries ‘staff mutual’ not ruled out
http://www.brixtonblog.com/libraries-staff-mutual-not-ruled/34622

Herald Scotland : 8th December
New concern for Scotland’s libraries as sixteen are axed by one local authority
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14132157.New_concern_for_Scotland_s_libraries_as_sixteen_are_axed_by_one_local_authority/

Sussex Express : 8th December
Cut in opening hours of East Sussex libraries proposed
http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/county-news/cut-in-opening-hours-of-east-sussex-libraries-proposed-1-7104832

book shelf

News and Views
December 7, 2015 No Comments

Public Libraries News : 6th December
Editorial | Vlogging and library data
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2015/12/vlogging-and-library-data.html

Falkirk Herald : 6th December
Call to save Falkirk libraries before it’s too late
Cuts to Libraries “would amount to 29 per cent of the overall cuts”.
http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/local-news/call-to-save-falkirk-libraries-before-it-s-too-late-1-3966584

Local Guardian : 7th December
Croydon libraries facing closure due to budget cuts
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/croydonnews/14125624.Croydon_libraries_facing_closure_due_to_budget_cuts/

Fife Today : 7th December
D-Day for Fife libraries’ future
http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/local-headlines/d-day-for-fife-libraries-future-1-3969084

Fife Today : 7th December
Campaigners hold ‘read in’ in Pittenweem as library decision looms
http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/local-headlines/campaigners-hold-read-in-in-pittenweem-as-library-decision-looms-1-3969073

Libraryvo

News and Views
December 5, 2015 No Comments

Walsall Advertiser : 5th December
Closures of Walsall libraries go to public consultation
http://www.walsalladvertiser.co.uk/Walsall-library-closure-proposals-public/story-28298046-detail/story.html

Derby Telegraph : 5th December
Planned budget cuts will create ‘Scrooge city’ says councillor
Chellaston Library could be closed
www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Planned-budget-cuts-create-Scrooge-city-says/story-28300523-detail/story.html

TELEGRAPH Travel : 5th December
Last-ditch attempt to save Birmingham Central Library
Brutalist building could be turned into an art gallery, hotel – or even a museum of Midlands heavy metal, campaigners say
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/12029274/Last-ditch-attempt-to-save-Birmingham-Central-Library.html

book shelf

News and Views
December 4, 2015 No Comments

Save Lincolnshire Libraries : 4th December
Save Lincs Libraries gets ‘holding’ reply from DCMS
http://savelincslibraries.org.uk/2015/12/04/save-lincs-libraries-gets-holding-reply-from-dcms/

Brixton Buzz : 4th December
Lambeth Council possibly heading to High Court again as library campaigners bring case against BONKERS book-ish gyms
http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2015/12/lambeth-council-possibly-heading-to-high-court-again-as-library-campaigners-bring-case-against-bonkers-book-ish-gyms/

Brixton Buzz : 4th December
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell launches Lambeth Momentum movement …
http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2015/12/shadow-chancellor-john-mcdonnell-launches-lambeth-momentum-movement-at-lambeth-academy-with-calls-for-local-labour-party-members-to-become-more-active/

Get Hampshire : 3rd December
Youngster’s plot to save Yateley library to protect children’s ‘right to read’
http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/local-news/youngsters-plot-save-yateley-library-10539913

Motherwell Times : 3rd December
North Lanarkshire | Fewer books on the shelves in our libraries
http://www.motherwelltimes.co.uk/news/local-headlines/fewer-books-on-the-shelves-in-our-libraries-1-3966061

view through shelving

News and Views
December 3, 2015 No Comments

Cambridge News : 3rd December
Mobile Libraries are handed a reprieve
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Lollipop-ladies-facing-chop-8211-mobile-libraries/story-28286945-detail/story.html

Brixton Blog : 3rd December
VIDEO | Users of Lambeth libraries & people campaigning to keep the borough’s libraries open speak out
http://www.brixtonblog.com/library-campaigners-speak-out/34463

Swindon Advertiser : 3rd December
Threat to libraries as more cuts loom in Swindon
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/14121385.Threat_to_libraries__as_more_cuts_loom_in_Swindon/

Brixton Blog : 3rd December
New Lambeth library consultation complaint
http://www.brixtonblog.com/new-lambeth-library-consultation-complaint/34422

Evesham Journal : 3rd December
Worcestershire | Bromsgrove mum voices concerns over cost of parking at new library site
“We live in difficult financial times. My family cannot spare cash every time we need to change our library books.”
http://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/regional/14121053.Bromsgrove_mum_voices_concerns_over_cost_of_parking_at_new_library_site/ 

Fife Today : 3rd December
Robinson Crusoe could save our library! 
Lundin Links library could be saved from closure by partly transforming it into a Robinson Crusoe heritage museum.
http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/local-headlines/robinson-crusoe-could-save-our-library-1-3965998

Library

Posts navigation

1 … 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 … 84

Copyright © The Library Campaign. All Rights Reserved. Sitemap.