Harrogate Advertiser : 15th November
Letter | Concerns over North Yorkshire library cuts
http://www.
Loughborough Echo : 15th November
Leicestershire | Library staff are facing the axe
“We understand these people are valuable but it is buildings, books or people and we can’t cut books or computers. We have to cut the person.”
http://www.loughboroughecho.
Keighley News : 16th November
North Yorkshire | New chapter beckons at Cross Hills Library
Alan Wylie has posted a comment
http://m.keighleynews.co.uk/
Northampton Chronicle : 16th November
Special Report | Northamptonshire children’s service shake-up
We go in for advice, for support, for a shoulder to cry on. A lot of the mums I talk to say they do not want to go into a library …”
http://www.northamptonchron.
Local Guardian : 16th November
Wandsworth | Southfields Library reopens after £16,000 roof works
The library was recently swamped with controversy when Councillor Malcolm Grimston left the Tory party amid concerns it could close.
http://www.yourlocalguardian.
This Is The West Country : 15th November
Somerset | Axe threatens Burnham and Highbridge mobile libraries
http://www.
Bolton News : 14th November
Children’s centres, library service and sheltered housing to be hit by more Bolton Council cuts
http://www.theboltonnews.co.
Don’t Privatise Libraries : 13th November
Financial literacy for library users courtesy of Tesco & Visa
http://dontprivatiselibraries.
Bristol 24/7 : 11th November
Bristol libraries to be sponsored by Tesco?
http://www.bristol247.com/
Infoism : 11th November
Libraries – Brought To You In Association With Tesco
http://infoism.co.uk/2014/11/
South Wales Evening Post : 14th November
Gower library campaigners seek legal advice as dispute with Swansea Council takes a new turn
http://www.southwales-
Worcester News : 14th November
Reverse library cuts in Worcestershire and stop calling them savings, says councillor
http://www.worcesternews.co.
Hickley Times : 14th November
Leicestershire | No reprieve for rural libraries from county council
Rural libraries remain at risk despite campaigners protests as Leicestershire County Council persists in its cash-saving crusade to off-load 36 centres onto communities
The council will also look at requests from areas which want to “buy back” library staff from the council.
http://www.hinckleytimes.net/
Harrogate Advertiser : 14th November
Latest council cuts but North Yorkshire libraries at risk
http://www.
Broken Barnet Blogspot : 14th November
Brought to book: Barnet’s nonsultation on library cuts
http://wwwbrokenbarnet.
Ham & High : 14th November
Green councillor wins backing for Camden library and community centre fund
http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/
Farming Life : 14th November
‘Acute danger’ to libraries
North Antrim MLA Robin Swann has warned that “rural libraries face an acute danger of closing” and he is “gravely concerned about the future of some rural libraries”.
http://www.farminglife.com/
THE INDEPENDENT : 13th November
Make a noise about libraries but, please, keep quiet afterwards
Libraries shouldn’t have to become multi-platform, nor should they have to jump through hoops to show us their worth.
http://www.independent.co.uk/
CILIP : 13th November
Guy Daines | English public libraries – a ‘dysfunctional’ service?
http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/
Mumsnet ‘Libraries thread’
Am I being unreasonable to expect more from my local library?
http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/
Leicester Mercury : 13th November
Senior Leicestershire Tory says “one or two” village libraries will close in cost-cutting drive
“Some libraries will shut from day one and others won’t last beyond when the support package runs out.”
http://www.leicestermercury.
Daily Echo : 13th November
‘Axe a third of Southampton City Council councillors to save five libraries’ say campaigners
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/
Swindon Advertiser : 13th November
Leisure service losses will rise
GLL’s regional manager Steve Harcus, said the services were expected to make a greater loss in the coming year than when under council control … Changes to West Swindon Library also discussed.
http://www.swindonadvertiser.
Bridgwater Mercury : 13th November
Mobile library routes to be axed in Somerset County Council cost-cutting measures
One library user in the village, Hilary Burland, told the Mercury: “It is sad to see it go as it was the last remaining service in the village apart from bin collections. Even the bus doesn’t stop here any more.”
http://www.bridgwatermercury.
Gazette Live : 13th November
North Yorkshire | Controversial shake-up proposes community volunteers run & fund running of Stokesley Library
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/
News North Wales : 13th November
Merger of two councils could benefit Denbighshire more than Conwy
http://www.newsnorthwales.co.
PRIVATE EYE Issue 1379
Library News | Sheffield
Councils meanwhile keep trying to find the lower limit of Vaizey’s idea of “comprehensive”
(Available in newsagents)
Herald Scotland : 12th November
Storm at move to staff libraries with volunteers
Community volunteers would help operate most public libraries in a cost saving plan unveiled by a council which is already under fire for suggesting pupils could assist with its schools service.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/
Daily Echo : 12th November
TV star Chris Packham joins fight to save Southampton’s libraries
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/
Bitternepark.info : 12th November
Southampton | Friends will fight ‘devastating’ library closure plans
http://bitternepark.info/
St Albans Review : 12th November
Library services face axe in St Albans
http://www.stalbansreview.co.
Somerset County Gazette : 12th November
Plans to cut library services in Taunton Deane slammed
http://www.
Batley News : 12th November
Kirklees | Petition to save Batley library gathers fresh support
http://www.batleynews.co.uk/
Bristol Post : 12th November
2 Letters | Libraries are useful and do have a future
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/
Swindon Advertiser : 12th November
Letter | Good people or scabs
http://www.swindonadvertiser.
THE GUARDIAN : 11th November
Authors claim victory after Liverpool drops library closure plans
http://www.theguardian.com/
Alan Gibbons’ Diary : 10th November
Liverpool’s reprieved libraries: first thoughts
http://alangibbons.net/2014/
Herald Scotland : 11th November
East Renfrewshire | Pupils to help run libraries as full-time staff face axe
http://www.heraldscotland.com/
Save Lincolnshire Libraries : 11th November
Letter | Dear Sajid Javid, I suggest three things …
http://savelincslibraries.org.
Southern Daily Echo : 11th November
Campaigners have vowed to fight any Southampton City Council plans to shut five city libraries
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/
Daily Echo : 10th November
Southampton | More than 130 jobs to go, libraries face axe & taxes to go up in new city council cuts
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/
News Shopper : 10th November
Bexley | Campaign over Blackfen Library closure fears
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/
BBC News : 10th November
At risk libraries ‘to stay open’, says Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Liverpool Echo: 10th November
Children’s authors celebrate the saving of Liverpool libraries as a ‘great day’
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.
Liverpool Echo : 10th November
Comment: Liverpool libraries U-turn – Paddy Shennan asks who is this a victory for?
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.
Liverpool Echo : 10th November
Reprieve for 11 Liverpool libraries earmarked for closure after £1.6m savings found
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.
ITV News : 10th November
North Yorkshire county council make urgent appeal for volunteers to save libraries
http://www.itv.com/news/
The Star : 10th November
Volunteers praised for saving Sheffield library service after cutbacks
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/
Huddersfield Examiner : 10th November
Have your say in Kirklees Council devolution at public meetings
Kirklees Chief Librarian Carol Stump will give an update on the budget position for libraries and what this means for the future of the service
http://www.examiner.co.uk/
Grimsby Telegraph : 10th November
N.E. Lincolnshire | Public meeting to be held over the future of Laceby’s library
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.
Brent & Kilburn Times : 10th November
Fresh bid for community-run library in Sudbury
Barham Library, which opened in 1952, was controversially closed in 2011 alongside Kensal Rise, Cricklewood, Tokyngton, Preston and Neasden to save £1million a year.
http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/
FT : 10th November
Britain and the cuts: Harrow hones knives to save another £75m
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/
THE INDEPENDENT : 9th November
Make more Elbow room for the nation’s libraries, says Guy Garvey
http://www.independent.co.uk/
Harrogate Advertiser : 8th November
North Yorkshire libraries at risk of closure in new wave of council cuts
full details of libraries affected
http://www.
Lincolnshire Echo : 9th November
Money owed in Lincolnshire Library fines could employ seven librarians
http://www.lincolnshireecho.
This Is The West Country : 8th November
‘Tragedy’ of library cuts in South Somerset
“For many this will mean further isolation …”
http://www.
Bristol Post : 9th November
Bristol libraries: a review should not be a smokescreen for cuts, says Labour
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/
BBC News : 8th November
‘Buy time’ community policy shelved in Wales
A policy which could make it easier for community groups in Wales to take over facilities when they are put up for sale has been abandoned by ministers.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Northwich Guardian : 9th November
Calls to save Northwich’s Grade II listed library
http://www.northwichguardian.
THE TIMES : 8th November
Could the librarians please shush?
Preview (behind ££Paywall)
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/
DAILY MAIL : 8th November
Anger as silence in libraries is shattered by creches and concerts
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/
Liverpool Echo : 8th November
Library campaigners march through Liverpool to protest closure plans
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.
Don’t Privatise Libraries : 8th November
An open letter by Ruth Gedalovitch of Havering Libraries Campaign to local councillors
http://dontprivatiselibraries.
Don’t Privatise Libraries : 8th November
Public meeting in defence of libraries and other public services in Barnet
http://dontprivatiselibraries.
Watford Observer : 8th November
Comment: Reading between the lines in library shake-up
Journalist & broadcaster Adam Parsons lambasts Hertfordshire’s proposals for a 3-tier library service
http://www.watfordobserver.co.
This Is Local London : 8th November
Letter of the week: Shameful to think of closing libraries
http://www.thisislocallondon.
Wales Online : 7th November
Leaked documents suggest the future of Cardiff’s Christmas trees, leisure centres and libraries are in jeopardy
Some of the major cut backs include reviewing branch library services to make savings of £2m over three years and £283,000 in the first year.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/
BBC RADIO 2 : 7th November
Jeremy Vine Show | Library closures
33 mins in. Includes an excellent interview with 6 year-old child, followed by SCL President, Ciara Eastell
http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Public Libraries News : 6th November
Now’s the time to do something for libraries: and there may never be a better opportunity
All library defenders are urged to write to the Minister. A cut and paste template is provided for those of us who live outside Sheffield.
http://www.
Yahoo News : 7th November
Ministry of Justice in retreat over prisoner book ban
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/
BBC News : 6th November
N.E. Lincs | Nunsthorpe community group saves due-to-close library
The council said it would provide an annual grant of about £5,000, to help [volunteers] with the running costs. Councillor Mick Burnett said: “I wish Centre4 every success in their new venture and look forward to seeing the opening of more community-led libraries across the borough in the coming weeks.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Grimsby Telegraph : 7th November
Are you sitting comfortably? Grimsby Library’s new ‘community’ chapter is about to begin
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.
Public Interest Lawyers : 6th November
Press Release | Coalition Minister is ‘Minded to’ Duck Out of Library Inquiry
http://www.prlog.org/12391858-
THE GUARDIAN : 6th November
Letter – Laura Swaffield, Chair, The Library Campaign
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/
THE BOOKSELLER : 6th November
Library Campaign attacks CMS Arts Council report
http://www.thebookseller.com/
The Library Campaign : 5th November
Over to you, Ed!
For action is urgently needed – and it’s perfectly possible, William Sieghart stressed when he spoke on Tuesday (4 November) at a Westminster Media Forum event.
http://www.librarycampaign.
The Stage : 5th November
MPs: ‘Arts council must rebalance cash to regions urgently’
“Today’s report
highlights the government’s ignorance
of the key role of local authorities in
supporting arts and culture, and shows that DCMS ministers are not engaging with local councils.” – Harriet Harman
http://www.thestage.co.uk/
LGA : 5th November
Cut lottery funding for councils that don’t back culture, MPs say
http://www.localgov.co.uk/Cut-
LRB Blog : 5th November
How many libraries will Birmingham have?
http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/
Wells Journal : 6th November
Somerset | Jobs set to go in shake-up of county libraries
http://www.wellsjournal.co.uk/
Brixton Buzz : 6th November
Unison claim Lambeth Council is diverting public money to help fund library group containing ex-Labour Cllrshttp://www.brixtonbuzz.com/
Ripon Gazette : 6th November
Library services could be slashed
But questions over whether enough volunteers will come forward to help run the library have left Ripon politicians worried over its survival.
http://www.ripongazette.co.uk/
Grimsby Telegraph : 6th November
Parish council to fight ‘flawed’ library decision & could protest to Eric Pickles
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.
Chester Chronicle : 6th November
Iconic Northwich library ‘falling apart’ say councillors
http://www.chesterchronicle.
Lancashire Telegraph : 5th November
List of £15m in ‘nasty cuts’ for Lancashire County Council chiefs
“We have never closed a library, but that too is a non-statutory service.
http://www.
THE BOOKSELLER : 5th November
Sieghart ‘frightened’ for future of ‘dysfunctionally run’ library service
http://www.thebookseller.com/
Parliament | CMS Committee : 5th November
Work of Arts Council England
http://www.publications.
Wigan Today : 4th November
Council reclaims public buildings
Running of Wigan’s libraries, museums and archives have moved over to Wigan Council as part of the new Deal for Leisure. “Bringing the libraries and heritage service back into the council will give us greater control”
http://www.wigantoday.net/
North Devon Journal : 5th November
There is uncertainty over the future of Barnstaple Library, county council confirms
http://www.northdevonjournal.
Exeter Express & Echo : 5th November
Ottery St Mary community rises up against public services closures
Volunteer group, the Friends of Ottery Library are putting in a bid for Ottery
http://www.
This Is Local London : 4th November
‘Stand up and be counted’ – councillors vote against saving libraries in Barnet
http://www.thisislocallondon.
Wirral Globe : 4th November
Letter | Outraged by plans for Wirral libraries
http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/
Bristol Post : 4th November
Lib Dems call over library cut
Bristol’s Liberal Democrats are the latest party to urge Mayor George Ferguson to stop £1.1million worth of cuts in the city’s library service.
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/
Worcester News : 5th November
This is crunch time for the county council, says chief executive
During the debate she highlighted the outdoor education centres, which are now managed externally and libraries, which rely on large numbers of volunteers, as good examples of the way forward.
http://www.worcesternews.co.
The Boar : 4th November
Are public libraries on their way out? — Julia Wessels
http://theboar.org/2014/11/04/
Nottingham Post : 4th November
Nottinghamshire County Council budget: Millions of pounds in cuts and hundreds of job losses
All county libraries could be run by trusts or not-for-profit organisations in the future.
http://www.nottinghampost.com/
News Shopper : 4th November
Strike action called off by Greenwich’s library staff as pay demands met
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/
Barnsley Chronicle : 4th November
Mobile library service under threat
http://www.barnsley-chronicle.
York Press : 4th November
Council consulting over future of libraries
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/
Bristol Post : 4th November
2 Letters | Use libraries otherwise we will lose them
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/
Blackburn Citizen : 3rd November
New opening hours for East Lancashire libraries
EXTRA opening hours are set to be approved by county councillors for no fewer than 15 libraries in East Lancashire and the Chorley area.
http://www.blackburncitizen.
PUBLIC INTEREST LAWYERS : 3rd November
Coalition Minister is ‘Minded to’ Duck Out of Library Inquiry
http://publicinterestlawyers.
Public Libraries News : 2nd November
Ed Vaizey “not minded” to intervene in Sheffield
http://www.
DAILY TELEGRAPH : 3rd November
Letter: Shirley Burnham | Tackle low literacy levels by keeping libraries open
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
Darlington & Stockton Times : 3rd November
North Yorkshire | Second wave of cutbacks could leave 20 more libraries volunteer-run
http://www.
Save Lincolnshire Libraries :
Brief details on 3rd Palmer Proposal for Lincs Libraries
https://www.facebook.com/
Yeovil Express : 3rd November
Survey on saving Somerset’s library service £500,000
The alterations could include phasing out CD loans, introducing criteria for mobile library visits, changes to the performing arts library service and tweaking the management of libraries.
http://www.yeovilexpress.co.
Yorkshire Post : 3rd November
Hull | Spending squeeze may see library hours cut
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/local-stories/spending-squeeze-may-see-library-hours-cut-1-6930176
Walsall Advertiser : 2nd November
Campaign group set up to fight Walsall library closure plan
Pheasey Library could be one of eight axed as part of Walsall Council’s efforts to save a massive £86 million by 2019.
http://www.walsalladvertiser.
Cornish Guardian : 3rd November
Is Newquay library set for a new chapter?
http://www.cornishguardian.co.
Dewsbury Reporter : 3rd November
Kirklees | History group brings back library petition
http://www.dewsburyreporter.
BBC News : 3rd November
Northern Ireland library opening hours: Temporary changes begin
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Wales Online : 2nd November
Campaigners get ready to protest against plans to ‘downgrade’ their village library
Anger over Vale of Glamorgan Council’s proposal to bring in volunteers to run Rhoose Library as part of strategy to cut £500,000 from library services budget
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/
Dewsbury Reporter : 3rd November
Kirklees | History group brings back library petition
The popular petition aimed at persuading Kirklees councillors not to sell off Batley’s much lauded public library building has been re-launched by Batley History Group in the hope that the library – and its many services – stay intact.
http://www.dewsburyreporter.
Huddersfield Examiner : 3rd November
Kirklees Council’s estate is worth a staggering £1.2 BILLION – but they can’t afford to maintain it
In the future libraries are likely to be subject to community asset transfers as Kirklees looks to make major savings in the service.
http://www.examiner.co.uk/
Independent Liverpool : 3rd November
Love Letters to Libraries
http://independent-liverpool.
TorrentFreak : 3rd November
UK Museums and Libraries Protest Outdated Copyright Laws
Article includes a link to CILIP’s campaign
http://torrentfreak.com/uk-
THE BOOKSELLER : 31st October
Culture secretary ‘not minded to intervene in Sheffield’
http://www.thebookseller.com/
LGA : 31st October
Minister unlikely to intervene on Sheffield’s library changes
Sheffield Council’s plan to allow volunteers to run its 15 branch libraries have been branded ‘thorough and well considered’ by the Government.
http://www.localgov.co.uk/
Sheffield City Council : 30th October
Library Review – Update
The Secretary of State has confirmed that he is not currently minded to order an inquiry into library provision in Sheffield.
A copy of the DCMS letter is available to download.
https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/
11KBW : 30th October
CONSULTATION, DECISION-MAKING & CONTRACTS
11KBW is a leading set of barristers who specialise in Commercial, Education, Employment, EU, Human Rights, Information, Public and Sports Law.
http://www.11kbw.com/blogs/
BBC News : 30th October
Four Hertfordshire libraries to move to fire stations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Bristol Post : 30th October
We don’t need to cut library service, say Bristol Tories
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/
Sutton Coldfield Local : 31st October
Emotions run high at Sutton Four Oaks Ward meeting
If options one or two fail to materialise and the District is unable to secure Community Asset Transfers then the inevitable closure of the two libraries would result.
http://suttoncoldfieldlocal.
Penarth Times : 31st October
Councillors clash over library cuts
Councillors warned that staffing community libraries with volunteers without specialist knowledge, cutting opening hours and the book fund would damage the library service.
http://www.penarthtimes.co.uk/
The Spectator : 31st October
The Arts Council’s culture of secrecy puts government departments to shame
http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/
Swindon Advertiser : 1st November
Swindon | Takeover of leisure centres begins today
Greenwich Leisure Limited will be taking over all the leisure sites ….
One area of contention are plans to relocate the West Swindon Library and move it to a different part of the Link Centre.
http://www.swindonadvertiser.
North Devon Journal : 1st November
Council to trial community-run library scheme
http://www.northdevonjournal.
Gazette & Herald : 1st November
Wiltshire | Devizes hub update due at meeting
In some towns libraries might be closed and moved to the new hubs, but this suggestion in Chippenham met with disapproval from local people.
http://www.gazetteandherald.
An Awfully Big Blog Adventure : 1st November
A LIBRARY IS A LIBRARY IS A LIBRARY? by Penny Dolan
http://
DAILY TELEGRAPH : 29th October
Support for campaign tackling ‘time bomb’ of low literacy
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
Local Government Lawyer : 29th October
Haringey Council Tax Benefit consultation unlawful, Supreme Court rules
http://localgovernmentlawyer.
Telegraph & Argus : 29th October
Campaigners welcome promise of full consultation on plans to close libraries in Kirklees
http://www.
Scoop : 29th October
RESEARCH | NZ | Library storytellers shown to contribute to early literacy
http://www.scoop.co.nz/
Bristol Post : 29th October
We Say: We cannot hang on to Bristol libraries simply out of sentimentality
see comments
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/
Better Barnet : 29th October
Tory plan will slash libraries’ floor space by 93%
http://betterbarnet.
Barnet & Whetstone Press : 29th October
Councillors and residents fiercely debate libraries’ future
http://www.barnet-today.co.uk/
Walsall Advertiser : 29th October
Walsall Council bosses set to approve plans for a new (community-managed) library in Bentley
http://www.walsalladvertiser.
Camarthenshire Planning Blogspot : 28th October
Carmarthenshire council; A leisure trust on its way?
http://carmarthenplanning.
Bexley | Save Blackfen Library : 27th October
http://blackfenpastandpresent.
DAILY TELEGRAPH : 28th October
Parks and leisure centres under threat as ageing population swallows council budgets
Thousands of libraries, parks and leisure centres could come under threat as councils are forced to consider unprecedented cuts to prevent the elderly care system collapsing, town hall chiefs are warning.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
Get Hampshire : 28th October
Hampshire faces further cuts as county council tries to claw back millions
package of measures includes loss of 27 FTE library jobs, reducing mobile library service, ending the family library link service and closing 3 libraries
http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/
ITV News : 28th October
Bristol people asked to help decide on cuts to libraries
Major cutbacks are due
http://www.itv.com/news/west/
BBC News : 28th October
Bristol library consultation to begin
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Bristol Post : 28th October
Final chapter? Some Bristol libraries could close in bid to save £1 million
The report admits “all staff may be affected including frontline staff”. Many of them are part-time.
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/
Chronicle Live : 27th October
Axe could fall again on Gateshead’s library service
http://www.chroniclelive.co.
York Press : 28th October
Fears raised over plans to move library from school (to another site)
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/
Ipswich Star : 28th October
High-tech business centre to be created at Ipswich County Library to help fledgling entrepreneurs
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/
FINANCIAL TIMES : 27th October
UK’s libraries plug IT skills gap in online jobs market
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/
Times Series : 27th October
Barnet | Library proposals ‘deeply worrying’
http://m.times-series.co.uk/
Huddersfield Examiner : 27th October
Kirklees Council budget: Have your say on what the council should do with its money
It could include major cuts to services such as libraries, museums, sports facilities and care services.
http://www.examiner.co.uk/
Kirklees | 2nd phase of budget consultation : Specific options for 2015/16
http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/
Hartlepool Mail : 27th October
Hartlepool libraries set to feel the pinch as part of new council cuts
http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.
Derby Telegraph : 27th October
Mobile Libraries: Prime Minister under fire from Derbyshire County Council leader
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.
The Cornishman : 27th October
St Just Library not at imminent risk, according to Cornwall Council as MP backs campaign against closure
http://www.cornishman.co.uk/
Swindon Advertiser : 27th October
Swindon | No time limit on borrowing books
a volunteer-run book-swap service for Blunsdon
http://www.swindonadvertiser.
Public Libraries News : 26th October
Editorial | Quiet, please? Why shushing may not be a thing of the past
http://www.
News Shopper : 26th October
Lewisham | Crofton Park Library Saved: Three Years On
by Sophie Allen (a young volunteer)
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/
Lincolnshire | Friends of Deepings Library
October Newsletter
http://us3.forward-to-friend.
Barnet UNISON : 26th October
Barnet UNISON response to outsourcing Library proposal
barnetunison.me.uk/?q=node/
Also at Don’t Privatise Libraries
http://dontprivatiselibraries.
Boston Target : 26th October
Lincolnshire library staff face threats of violence and drunks
“These kinds of incidents are extremely rare in our smaller libraries, and it would be misleading to suggest that volunteers working within a community hub would have to deal with these types of issues.“
http://www.bostontarget.co.uk/
Coleraine Times : 26th October
NI | Budget cuts force local libraries to change opening hours
http://www.colerainetimes.co.
Ripley & Heanor News : 25th October
Derbyshire | Letter: Dismay at mobile libraries
http://www.
Horncastle News : 25th October
Lincolnshire | Letter: What a waste of council money
http://www.horncastlenews.co.
Local Berkshire : 25th October
Project that transformed village library celebrates its 10th anniversary
Eton Wick Library
http://www.localberkshire.co.
