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December 31, 2014 No Comments

Express & Star : 31st December
Volunteers to help run Black Country libraries under cost-cutting plans
13 libraries in Dudley earmarked for a ‘transfer of management’
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/12/31/volunteers-to-help-run-black-country-libraries-under-cost-cutting-plans/

Wales Online : 31st December
Newport Council ‘risks disowning literary hero Arthur Machen if library closes’ 
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/newport-council-risks-disowning-literary-8365922

Wales Online : 31st December
Proposed library cuts in Cardiff ‘worse than burning books,’ Welsh poet Sheenagh
Pugh claims in scathing attack on council 
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/proposed-library-cuts-cardiff-worse-8365923

Get Bucks : 30th December
Dedicated volunteer from Chalfont St Giles receives new year’s honour 
http://www.getbucks.co.uk/news/local-news/dedicated-volunteer-chalfont-st-giles-8360339

Staffordshire Newsletter : 30th December
AWARD… Staffordshire libraries guru Janene Cox
http://www.staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk/Staffordshire-workers-recognised-new-year-s/story-25782402-detail/story.html

The Gazette : 30th December
Hundreds opposed to leisure trust transfer in Renfrewshire
http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2014/12/30/520090-hundreds-opposed-to-leisure-trust-transfer-/

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December 30, 2014 No Comments

Nottingham Post : 30th December
Julie Wright: Volunteers are not always treated well 
The problems the volunteers face with council bureaucracy, on a daily basis, would test the patience of a saint.
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Julie-Wright-Volunteers-treated/story-25777565-detail/story.html

Romford Recorder : 30th December
Twist in the tale of Havering Council library cuts?
A last-ditch attempt to save Havering’s library service from huge cuts has been submitted to the council by its workers.
http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/education/twist_in_the_tale_of_havering_council_library_cuts_1_3901667

Birmingham Post : 30th December
Photographers’ petition to halt Library of Birmingham cuts 
http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/regional-affairs/photographers-petition-halt-library-birmingham-8357877

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December 29, 2014 No Comments

THE GUARDIAN : 29th December
2 Letters | Don’t close the book on our libraries 
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/dec/29/dont-close-the-book-on-our-libraries-leeds-birmingham 

Morning Star : 29th December
It’s official – Libraries are to blame for the recession…
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-ebfc-Its-official-libraries-are-to-blame-for-the-recession

Daily Echo : 29th December
Campaigners have launched a petition to save Cobbett Road Library in Southampton
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/district/southampton/11690378.Bid_launched_to_save_city_library/

The Lincolnite : 29th December
Reflections 2014: The future of libraries and Lincoln Castle revealed
Councillor Nick Worth is Executive Member for Culture and Heritage at Lincolnshire County Council 
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2014/12/reflections-2014-future-libraries-lincoln-castle-revealed/

Shropshire Star : 29th December
Failure to improve broadband in rural Shropshire attacked
Problems exacerbated by funding cuts to rural bus services, making it harder for those without cars to get to library internet computers.
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2014/12/29/failure-to-improve-broadband-in-rural-shropshire-attacked/

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December 28, 2014 No Comments

Public Libraries News : 28th December
10 key UK public library trends: Review of the year 2014
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/12/10-key-uk-public-library-trends-review-of-the-year-2014.html

Express & Star : 28th December
Walsall library could be saved if mobile libraries were ditched – claim
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/12/28/walsall-library-could-be-saved-if-mobile-libraries-were-ditched-claim/

Wales Online : 28th December
If we want to keep our libraries we should elect politicians at all levels who value public services 
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-opinion/want-keep-libraries-should-elect-8350887

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December 27, 2014 No Comments

Grimsby Telegraph : 27th December
N.E. Lincs | Closing chapter for Laceby Library stalwarts
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Closing-chapter-Laceby-Library-stalwarts/story-25771681-detail/story.html


Melton Times : 27th December
Leicestershire | Council seeks community groups and volunteers to run libraries in Bottesford and East Goscote 
http://www.meltontimes.co.uk/news/community/community-news/council-seeks-community-groups-and-volunteers-to-run-libraries-in-bottesford-and-east-goscote-1-6491593

Daily Echo : 27th December
Future of Hampshire libraries ‘depends on Wi-Fi’ 
A review of the state of the nation’s libraries said that with cuts to the budget of many local authorities the only way to save libraries is with Wi-Fi.  
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11689876.Future_of_Hampshire_libraries__depends_on_Wi_Fi_/

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December 26, 2014 No Comments

THE GUARDIAN : 26th December
The future of Britain’s libraries: why lattes and Wi-Fi are nothing to fear 
I’m torn between being thrilled by the possibilities and convulsed with fear at the thought of how little the government seems to care about any of it.
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/dec/26/future-of-britains-libraries-lattes-wifi

Northern Echo : 26th December
Stockton | New library to open in Billingham
and other library co-locations
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11689169.New_library_to_open_in_Billingham/

Wales Online : 26th December
Cardiff election candidate in row over her support to save city libraries 
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/labour-candidate-row-over-support-8340968

Montrose Review : 26th December
New Trust for Angus culture and leisure?
http://www.montrosereview.co.uk/news/local-headlines/new-trust-for-angus-culture-and-leisure-1-3641292

Loughborough Echo : 24th December
Folk urged to register interest in running their (36) libraries
http://www.loughboroughecho.net/news/local-news/folk-urged-register-interest-running-8301872 

Horncastle News : 24th December
We’ll fight to secure Coningsby and Tattershall library – Mair (UKIP)
http://www.horncastlenews.co.uk/news/community/community-news/we-ll-fight-to-secure-coningsby-and-tattershall-library-mair-1-6490900

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December 23, 2014 No Comments

THE INDEPENDENT : 22nd December
Letter | Cuts threaten a great library 
from Tim Stimpson, Birmingham
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/letters-why-cameron-is-wrong-about-eu-child-benefits-9941143.html 

Don’t Privatise Libraries : 23rd December
Managers and staff of Havering Libraries put forward new proposals
http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/managers-and-staff-of-havering.html 

Voices for the Library : 18th December
A stark warning about the future for public libraries
http://www.voicesforthelibrary.org.uk/2014/12/a-stark-warning-about-the-future-for-public-libraries/

Liverpool Echo : 23rd December
Wirral council announces ‘partial climbdown’ on start date for reduced library opening hours 
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/wirral-council-announces-partial-climbdown-8339630

Burnham-on-sea.com : 23rd December
Somerset | Mobile library services across the Burnham-On-Sea area face the axe 
http://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/2014/mobile-library-cuts-23-12-14.php

Express & Star : 23rd December
Walsall library visitors in fall of 90,000
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/12/23/walsall-library-visitors-in-fall-of-90000/

Broadway Ham & High : 23rd December
Campaigners want clarity over future of Muswell Hill library
http://www.hamhighbroadway.co.uk/news/campaigners_want_clarity_over_future_of_muswell_hill_library_1_3894525

Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra : 23rd December
East Renfrewshire | Leisure trust gets green light 
http://www.glasgowsouthandeastwoodextra.co.uk/news/local-headlines/leisure-trust-gets-green-light-1-3641544

Ripon Gazette : 22nd December 
‘Great concerns’ raised over Ripon library’s future
It is ‘not clear the extent of volunteering expected/needed with core or hybrid libraries’.
http://www.ripongazette.co.uk/what-s-on/great-concerns-raised-over-ripon-library-s-future-1-7014160

Prescot Online : 22nd December
Knowsley Proposal to Cut Library Opening Times, Review Jobs 
Knowsley Council have announced proposals to reduce opening hours at each of the borough’s five remaining libraries.
http://prescotonline.co.uk/index.php/2014/12/22/knowsley-proposal-to-cut-library-opening-times-review-jobs/

Barry & District News : 22nd December
Rhoose Library campaigners deliver petition to council
“People in Rhoose are completely opposed to this proposal and the cavalier way the council has managed the issue. They have effectively threatened local people that either they come forward to run the library or it will be closed.”
http://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/11682469.Library_campaigners_deliver_petition_to_council/

Lancashire Telegraph : 22nd December
Consultation period over Blackburn with Darwen library services
…. with the possibility of the community running libraries in Blackburn with Darwen.
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/NEWS/11683100.Consultation_period_over_Blackburn_with_Darwen_library_services/

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December 22, 2014 No Comments

THE GUARDIAN : 22nd December
Seven things I’ll miss about the traditional library
If they’re going to insist on monetising and modernising libraries, it’ll be the sights, sounds, smells and texts that I miss
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/22/seven-things-miss-traditional-library

Book Trust : 22nd December
Philip Ardagh | A New Chapter in Libraries
http://www.booktrust.org.uk/books/writing/online-writer-in-residence/blog/811

USA | TeleRead : 20th December
Sieghart Report warns of “absolute disaster” in UK library services
http://www.teleread.com/library/sieghart-report-warns-absolute-disaster-uk-library-services/

USA | Library Journal : 19th December
Opinion | From Vicious to Virtuous: The collapse of U.K. libraries and unbreaking the cycle of library support
http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2014/12/opinion/opinion-from-vicious-to-virtuous-the-collapse-of-u-k-libraries-and-unbreaking-the-cycle-of-library-support/

Public Libraries News : 21st December
Editorial | Merry Christmas everyone. Here’s to a better 2015
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/12/merry-christmas-everyone-heres-to-a-better-2015.html

Save Lincolnshire Libraries : 22nd December
Lincs Campaigner & Retired Librarian talks Sieghart Report
http://savelincslibraries.org.uk/2014/12/22/lincs-campaigner-retired-librarian-talks-sieghartreport/ 

Liverpool Echo : 21st December
Row over ‘stingy’ Wirral library opening hours cuts
“I will be writing to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport asking him to intervene and investigate Wirral council’s shenanigans once again.”
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/row-over-stingy-wirral-library-8327555

Scunthorpe Telegraph : 21st December
North Lincolnshire | Longer opening hours agreed for 9 libraries
http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/Longer-opening-hours-agreed-9-libraries/story-25740726-detail/story.html

Huddersfield Examiner : 22nd December
Kirklees | New campaign to save Holmfirth Library as council budget cuts loom 
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/new-campaign-save-holmfirth-library-8325068

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December 19, 2014 No Comments

Public Libraries News : 19th December
Editorial | Special on Sieghart: The Independent Library Report
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/12/special-on-sieghart-the-independent-library-report.html

DAILY TELEGRAPH : 19th December
Joanna Trollope | Flexible and digitised, our libraries have a bright future 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/11301894/Flexible-and-digitised-our-libraries-have-a-bright-future.html

Leon’s Library Blog : 19th December
Much ado about nothing…the Sieghart report? 
http://leonslibraryblog.com/2014/12/19/much-ado-about-nothing-the-sieghart-report/

Barry & District News : 19th December
Rhoose Library campaigners petition authority
The campaigners say thousands of senior citizens and children, who use the service regularly, would be affected if the library was not professionally run. 
http://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/11678880.Library_campaigners_petition_authority/

Watford Observer : 19th December
More than 2,000 villagers in Chorleywood sign petition to give
Chorleywood Library ‘fair share’ of council cash
http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/11679820.More_than_2_000_villagers_in_Chorleywood_sign_petition_to_give_Chorleywood_Library__fair_share__of_council_cash/

Birmingham Post : 19th December
Library of Birmingham cuts are an embarrassment, writers claim 
http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/business-news/library-birmingham-cuts-embarrassment-writers-8312199

North Devon Journal : 19th December
Braunton readers rise to the challenge of helping the council to run the library
http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Braunton-readers-rise-challenge-helping-council/story-25740667-detail/story.html

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December 17, 2014 No Comments

DCMS : 16th December
Annual report to Parliament on public library activities during 2013/14
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-under-the-public-libraries-and-museums-act-1964-201314

DCMS : 16th December
Alliance formed to improve access to digital services
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/alliance-formed-to-improve-access-to-digital-services 

National Authorities on Public Libraries in Europe (NAPLE) : 16th December
Library advocacy in Europe: the Reading & Writing Foundation
http://napleblog.wordpress.com/2014/12/16/library-advocacy-in-europe-the-reading-writing-foundation/

THE BOOKSELLER : 17th December
Volunteers called on to save Blackburn libraries
http://thebookseller.com/news/volunteers-called-save-blackburn-libraries

Oldham Chronicle : 17th December
Uniforms for library staff ‘a waste of money’
http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news-headlines/89467/uniforms-for-library-staff-a-waste-of-money

Burton Mail : 17th December
Leicestershire | Groups invited to register interest in running Measham library 
http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Groups-invited-register-running-Measham-library/story-25725319-detail/story.html

Clydebank Post : 17th December
Breaking: Axe raised on Clydebank services 
Handing libraries over to WD Leisure would save the council £457,000
http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2014/12/17/519259-axe-raised-on-clydebank-services/

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December 16, 2014 No Comments

THE GUARDIAN : 15th December
Outsourced and unaccountable: this is the future of local government
The gutting of Barnet council means even births, deaths and marriages are managed elsewhere. Your town hall may be next.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/15/local-services-barnet-council-town-hall 

THE GUARDIAN : 16th December
Arts Council England hires Classic FM boss as new CEO
http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/dec/16/arts-council-england-classic-fm-boss-ceo

Leon’s Library Blog : 16th December
Pushing the boundaries …
in favour of “regional” library services 
http://leonslibraryblog.com/2014/12/16/pushing-the-boundaries/ 

Western Gazette : 16th December
Somerset | Friends of Crewkerne library to campaign against cuts at meeting tomorrow
http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/Friends-Crewkerne-library-campaign-cuts-meeting/story-25702768-detail/story.html

York Press : 15th December
Residents needed to help reshape libraries in shake-up
Explore York Libraries & Archives Mutual Ltd 
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11666959.Residents_needed_to_help_reshape_libraries__in_shake_up/ 

Express & Star : 16th December
Walsall | Three’s not a crowd as library cuts loom
Only three people turned up to a public meeting over controversial library cuts in the Black Country
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/12/16/threes-not-a-crowd-as-library-cuts-loom/

Mid Devon Gazette : 16th December
Volunteers need community to back Bampton library relocation
http://www.middevongazette.co.uk/PILOT-GROUP-LEND-SUPPORT/story-25716740-detail/story.html

View From Online : 16th December
Devonshire | Positive start for Colyton Library pilot scheme
http://www.viewfrompublishing.co.uk/news_view/34532/20/1/colyton-positive-start-for-library-pilot

Lancashire Telegraph : 15th December
Blackburn with Darwen Council bosses call on communities to help keep their local libraries open
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/11667834.Council_bosses_call_on_coummunities_to_help_keep_their_local_libraries_open/

This Is Local London : 15th December
‘We love our library’ – protest against library closure in North Harrow
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11667462._We_love_our_library_/

Grimsby Telegraph : 16th December
N.E. Lincolnshire | New dawn for thriving hub of the community
Nunsthorpe was one of six libraries in North East Lincolnshire which the council said it could no longer afford to operate.
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/New-dawn-thriving-hub-community/story-25716619-detail/story.html

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December 15, 2014 No Comments

Spiked Online : 15th December
The future of libraries – no books, no knowledge
But rather than responding to this challenge by remaking the case for public libraries, even in economically uncertain times, this (Carnegie UK) report throws in the towel.  
http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/the-future-of-libraries-no-books-no-knowledge/16354#.VI8_y8lNglA

South Wales Guardian : 15th December
Lending on the rise as Welsh libraries buck UK trend
http://www.southwalesguardian.co.uk/news/11666277.Lending_on_the_rise_as_Welsh_libraries_buck_UK_trend/

Northern Echo : 14th December
Battle lines are drawn up in library fight
An avalanche of objections have been submitted by residents in North Yorkshire battling to save their libraries … 
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11665822.Battle_lines_are_drawn_up_in_library_fight/

Times Series : 15th December
The Mill Hill Library Campaign Group gather to oppose library cuts in Barnet 
http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/11667328.Campaigners_gather_to_oppose_library_cuts/ 

Telegraph & Argus : 14th December
Kirklees | Thousands back petition to save Cleckheaton library
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/11665864.Thousands_back_petition_to_save_Cleckheaton_library/ 

Book Word : 12th December
Library cuts are pay cuts. Really!
http://www.bookword.co.uk/library-cuts-are-pay-cuts-really/

Wembley Matters : 15th December
Disputing the facts in the Kensal Rise Library case
http://wembleymatters.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/disputing-facts-in-kensal-rise-library.html

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December 14, 2014 No Comments

FINANCIAL TIMES : 14th December
Acclaimed library to halve hours after just one year
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1e0c9e0-81fa-11e4-b9d0-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3LsXJtDii

THE OBSERVER : 14th December
Whisper it quietly, the book is back … and here’s the man leading the revival 
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/dec/14/book-revival-james-daunt-waterstones

Don’t Privatise Libraries : 14th December
Save Barnet Libraries
http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/save-barnet-libraries.html

Don’t Privatise Libraries : 14th December
Privatisation in Bromley and closures, cuts and volunteers in Harrow
http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/privatisation-in-bromley-and-closures.html 

Don’t Privatise Libraries : 14th December
Has the Tri-Borough Project improved services for residents?
http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/has-tri-borough-project-improved.html 

Don’t Privatise Libraries : 14th December
Birmingham Update
http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/birmingham-update.html 

Walsall Advertiser 14th December
Support grows in bid for Walsall Council to rethink plans to axe Pheasey Library
http://www.walsalladvertiser.co.uk/Residents-urge-council-rethink-plans-axe-heart/story-25700441-detail/story.html

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December 12, 2014 No Comments

Voices for the Library : 12th December
What is the value of the Imperial War Museum’s Library?
Guest post
http://www.voicesforthelibrary.org.uk/2014/12/what-is-the-value-of-the-imperial-war-museums-library/

Public Libraries News : 11th December
Editorial | Lobbing it all away: shocking Library of Birmingham cuts
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/12/lobbing-it-all-away-shocking-library-of-birmingham-cuts.html

Express & Star : 12th December
Protest over planned changes to Staffordshire library services
Campaigners held up banners in a protest to vent their feelings against proposed changes to library services in Staffordshire.
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/12/12/protest-over-planned-changes-to-staffordshire-library-services/

Stoke Sentinel : 12th December
Staffordshire County Council leaders told library volunteers need support 
“There could be more places where you can collect books. Click and collect is the way people are moving in the future.”
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Thousands-oppose-libraries-shake-Staffordshire/story-25701701-detail/story.html

South Wales Argus : 12th December
Concerns over Abergavenny Library closure 
“a charming little Carnegie”
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/11664152.Concerns_over_library_closure/

Wales Online : 12th December
Letter | We should fight to save our libraries
Cardiff
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/incoming/western-mail-letters-friday-12-8276172 

Brent & Kilburn Times : 11th December
Questions raised after Kensal Rise Library put up for sale 
Meg Howarth, a library campaigner, said: “I believe the auction to be illegal. There’s something that is clearly not above board.” 
http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/heritage/questions_raised_after_kensal_rise_library_put_up_for_sale_1_3883622

Hertfordshire Mercury : 12th December
Petition to save Buntingford Library handed to County Hall
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/Petition-save-Buntingford-Library-handed-County/story-25702342-detail/story.html

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December 11, 2014 No Comments

THE BOOKSELLER : 11th December
Tom Tivnan | Blog – The library of the future?
Tom Tivnan is the Features Editor at The Bookseller
http://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/library-future

THE GUARDIAN : 10th December
Birmingham turns page on glittering new library as staff and hours slashed 
Shock at plans for Europe’s biggest civic library, as figures show one in 10 libraries in UK has shut under Tory-Lib Dem coalition 
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/dec/10/birmingham-turns-page-glittering-new-library-as-staff-hours-slashed

Birmingham Newsroom : 10th December
Statement on libraries budget position
http://birminghamnewsroom.com/2014/12/statement-on-libraries-budget-position/

Birmingham Mail : 11th December
Shake-up at £188 million Library of Birmingham may be the least worst option 
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/shake-up-188-million-library-birmingham-8268074

DAILY MIRROR : 11th December
Watch awkward education secretary dodging MATHS question from 10-year-old Leon Remphry
The youngster then dragged Ms Morgan over the coals, Jeremy Paxman-style, on the subject of literacy and promoting the love of books among children.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/watch-awkward-education-secretary-dodging-4792476

SKY News : 11th December
Young people quiz Education Secretary Nicky Morgan in the Hotseat
http://www.firstnews.co.uk/news/young-people-quiz-education-secretary-nicky-morgan-in-the-hotseat-i11533 

BBC News : 11th December
Education secretary Nicky Morgan dodges school maths teaser
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-30429884

Hinckley Times : 11th December
Leicestershire | Can you help save 36 local libraries? 
http://www.hinckleytimes.net/news/local-news/can-you-help-save-local-8271568

New website :  Save North Yorkshire Libraries 
http://ny-libraries.org/

Harrogate Advertiser : 11th December
North Yorkshire | People queue up to sign petition to save Knaresborough Library 
The petition is asking for three full-time members of staff, supported where necessary by a small group of volunteers.
http://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/what-s-on/people-queue-up-to-sign-petition-to-save-library-1-6999569

Staffordshire Newsletter : 11th December
Every Staffordshire library should have a professional says Stafford councillor
http://www.staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk/Staffordshire-library-professional-says-Stafford/story-25643999-detail/story.html 

Wales Online : 11th December
Musician’s local library was threatened with closure so he penned a protest song 
Rhiwbina Library
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/songwriter-pen-protest-song-bid-8273011

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December 10, 2014 No Comments

BBC Radio 4 : 10th December
PM at 5 pm | Public libraries
25 minutes in
Featuring CIPFA’s Chief Exec and the Rhydyfelin library campaigners.  
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04tlfsp 

News Wales : 10th December
Libraries must embrace change to remain at heart of the community
The Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism responds to the Expert Review of Public Libraries in Wales
http://www.newswales.co.uk/index.cfm?section=Community&F=1&id=28178

THE GUARDIAN : 10th December
Alison Flood – Library usage falls significantly as services shrink
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/dec/10/library-usage-falls-dramatically-services-visits-down-40m?

THE GUARDIAN : 9th December
Books on the house as libraries move into pubs and cafes 
North Yorkshire, Cornwall and Sheffield cited.  CILIP and The Library Campaign quoted.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/dec/09/libraries-in-pubs-and-cafes-budget-cuts

Birmingham Post : 10th December
Library of Birmingham, parks & care services cut in crushing council budget
About 100 of the Library’s 188 staff will go as opening hours are cut from 73 to 40 per week and extra services for the public are stopped.
http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/regional-affairs/library-birmingham-parks-care-services-8264332

Staffordshire Newsletter : 10th December
Library campaigners to protest outside Staffordshire county council building before debate
http://www.staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk/Library-campaigners-protest-outside-Staffordshire/story-25542207-detail/story.html

Gazette & Herald : 10th December
North Yorkshire | Only teamwork will save Norton library
“Norton is being strangled – the opening hours are down to 10 a week, so how can you compare footfall between the two, it is completely unfair”
http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/11657689.Only_teamwork_will_save_Norton_library/

Craven Herald : 10th December
North Yorkshire | Oscar winning screenwriter joins Skipton library campaign 
http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/11657631.Oscar_winning_screenwriter_joins_library_campaign/

Library sculpture

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December 9, 2014 No Comments

FINANCIAL TIMES : 9th December
Birmingham council faces Whitehall oversight
Cited within Sir Bob Kerslake’s report :  the £188m (almost all of it borrowed) spent on new Library of Birmingham – and that it costs £10m p.a. to run compared with £6m on the city’s other libraries, some of which are now under threat. 
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d1306394-7fa5-11e4-b4f5-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz3LPvRi79U

Birmingham Mail : 9th December
Library of Birmingham IS worth the money, say visitors
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/library-birmingham-worth-money-say-8259105

Birmingham Mail : 9th December
Kerslake Review: £188 Library of Birmingham contributing to council’s debt
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/kerslake-review-188-library-birmingham-8255953

Chronicle Live : 8th December
Petition to save Felling library is handed over to Gateshead Council
Alison said she was handing over the petition to try and make the case that the library’s staff should stay in their roles, and that passing on running to volunteers would lead to inexperienced people running a valuable community asset.
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/petition-save-felling-library-handed-8252128 

Chichester Observer : 9th December
Hampshire | No decision on Emsworth Library move
http://www.chichester.co.uk/news/local/no-decision-on-library-move-1-6460265 

About My Area : 9th December
Protection Of Front Line Services At Heart Of Northants County Budget
http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Northamptonshire/Towcester/NN12/News/Local-News/281475-Protection-Of-Front-Line-Services-At-Heart-Of-Northants-County-Budget

North Devon Journal : 9th December
Braunton and Torrington libraries to be run by their users
http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Braunton-Torrington-libraries-run-users/story-25453019-detail/story.html

South Wales Argus : 9th December
Newport council ‘doing best, not hell-bent on destruction’ – leader
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/11654377.Newport_council____doing_best__not_hell_bent_on_destruction______leader/

Grimsby Telegraph : 9th December
N.E. Lincolnshire | New Community Hub set to take control of Humberston Library appeals for support  
“If we don’t get £25,000 we would be struggling.”
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Library-amazing-ndash-help-needed/story-25451332-detail/story.html 

Grimsby Telegraph : 9th December
N.E. Lincolnshire | What will happen to the borough’s libraries?
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/happen-borough-s-libraries/story-25451333-detail/story.html

Huddersfield Examiner : 9th December
Kirklees | Parish council leads the way to save Kirkburton Library
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/parish-council-leads-way-save-8255585

view through shelving

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December 8, 2014 No Comments

Public Libraries News : 7th December
Editorial | The perils of a discretionary service and localism
Discusses the latest CIPFA statistics
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/12/the-perils-of-a-discretionary-service-and-localism.html

THE BOOKSELLER : 8th December
CIPFA stats show drops in library numbers and usage
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/cipfa-stats-show-drops-library-numbers-and-usage

Get West London : 8th December
Campaigner dismisses culture minister’s visit to threatened Harrow libraries as ‘political stunt’ 
http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/campaigner-dismisses-culture-ministers-visit-8252183 

Western Gazette : 7th December
Yeovil Performing Arts Library could be at risk as Somerset CC plans to save £500,000 on book-lending services
http://www.westerngazette.co.uk/Yeovil-Performing-Arts-Library-risk-Somerset/story-25225183-detail/story.html

Wales Online : 8th December
Chart-topping rock star joins fight to save suburban Cardiff library 
Rhiwbina Library
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/rock-star-joins-fight-save-8252453

Wales Online : 8th December
What does Cardiff council have planned for the future of your library? 
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/what-cardiff-council-planned-future-8242557

Radio Times :  8th December
See trainee librarians totally freak out when fake knights attack
New staff in a London library were pranked by men dressed as knights and they responded beautifully…
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-12-08/see-trainee-librarians-totally-freak-out-when-fake-knights-attack

Robin Ince’s Blog : 7th December
I Love the Smell of Paper in the morning, it smells of …..
See the children engrossed in the corner of a public library before you declare them archaic and worthy of extinction. 
http://robinince.wordpress.com/2014/12/07/i-love-the-smell-of-paper-in-the-morning-it-smells-of-victory-or-history-or-science-fiction-or-i-love-books/

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