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April 22, 2014 admin No Comments

Leon’s Library Blog : 22nd April
Public & Mobile Libraries Group Survey
I wonder how public campaigners will respond when they see the results of this survey. I suspect there will be many ‘head in hands’ moments and a lot of disappointment as it seems that library staff, while professing to be concerned about cuts and closures, appear as a profession to want to do little about it, or even worse, leave it to the public to campaign on our behalf.
http://leonslibraryblog.com/2014/04/22/public-mobiles-library-group-survey/

Don’t Privatise Libraries : 22nd April
A library ‘solution’ without the staff!
http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/a-library-solution-without-staff.html

Chester First : 22nd April
Cheshire West and Chester | Library service staffing plan comes under fire
http://www.chesterfirst.co.uk/news/133026/library-service-staffing-plan-comes-under-fire.aspx

ITV News : 21st April
Saving Devon’s libraries for our – and their – future
inc: Video > John Andrew’s report on the library consultation
http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2014-04-21/saving-devons-libraries-for-our-and-their-future/

Lincolnshire Echo : 22nd April
Lincolnshire libraries: Campaigners received reply from Prime Minister David Cameron
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Lincolnshire-libraries-Campaigners-received-reply/story-20994757-detail/story.html

Save Lincolnshire Libraries : 22nd April
Reply from Downing St | Campaigners say it’s “now time for action”
http://savelincslibraries.org.uk/2014/04/22/reply-from-downing-st-for-save-lincs-libraries/

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April 21, 2014 admin No Comments

Reading for London : 16th April
Guest post: Library campaigner Alan Wylie
http://readingforlondon.com/2014/04/16/guest-post-library-campaigner-alan-wylie/

News North Wales : 21st April
Radnorshire | Go-ahead for new library
http://www.newsnorthwales.co.uk/news/133016/go-ahead-for-new-library.aspx

Peterborough Telegraph : 20th April
Volunteers step up campaign to keep Deepings Library running
“Most of us would have preferred the county council to continue to run the library directly, and running a volunteer library on regular hours will be no mean feat.”
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/community/news/volunteers-step-up-campaign-to-keep-deepings-library-running-1-6009086

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April 18, 2014 admin No Comments

Public Libraries News : 17th April
Editorial | Caught at least three ways: e-lending and librarians’ dilemma
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/04/caught-at-least-three-ways-e-lending-and-librarians-dilemma.html

Alan Wylie’s submission to the Sieghart Advisory Panel on Public Libraries
http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/my-submission-to-sieghart-advisory.html

Torquay Herald : 17th April
Public consultation on library service
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Public-consultation-library-service/story-20974238-detail/story.html

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April 17, 2014 admin No Comments

THE BOOKSELLER : 17th April
The ‘right’ to read
http://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/right-read.html

Bay TV Liverpool : 17th April
Public meetings to be held on the future of Liverpool’s libraries
http://www.baytvliverpool.com/vod/index.php?vid=OBV534fff9b1f473

Teleread.com : 17th April
UK Shadow Culture Minister plays Robin Hood against Lincolnshire library cuts
http://www.teleread.com/library/uk-shadow-culture-minister-plays-robin-hood-lincolnshire-library-cuts/

Leicester Mercury : 17th April
Protest as residents fear for future of Westcotes library
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Protest-residents-fear-future-Westcotes-library/story-20971380-detail/story.html

North Devon Journal : 17th April
Letter | Fight to save our libraries
http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Fight-save-libraries/story-20969446-detail/story.html

Mid Devon Gazette : 17th April
County to look at effect of its cuts as reaction grows to losing services
http://www.middevongazette.co.uk/County-look-effect-cuts-reaction-grows-losing/story-20971826-detail/story.html

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April 16, 2014 admin No Comments

Leon’s Library Blog : 16th April
Good for Goodman?
http://leonslibraryblog.com/2014/04/16/good-for-goodman/

Express & Star : 16th April
Sandwell | Libraries face job cuts in restructure
The council already shaved £300,000 off its library budget in 2013/14 and cut a further £880,000 in the two years before that.
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/04/16/libraries-face-job-cuts-in-restructure/

Exeter Express & Echo : 16th April
Council considers allowing local communities to run Devon libraries
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/libaries/story-20955519-detail/story.html

The Argus : 16th April
East Sussex | Mobile library services could be scrapped
“If changes are not made in mobile services, the potential for improved efficiency and savings will be lost, which will then have to be made back from the main library network.”
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11150500.Mobile_library_services_could_be_scrapped/

Gazette & Herald : 16th April
North Yorks | Library outlet opens in Deansfield Court, Norton
http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/11152060.Extra_library_for_Norton/

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April 15, 2014 admin No Comments

THE BOOKSELLER : 15th April
Shadow culture minister condemns Lincolnshire library cuts
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/shadow-culture-minister-condemns-lincolnshire-library-cuts.html

Lincolnshire Echo : 15th October
Helen Goodman MP: plan to axe 30 Lincolnshire libraries is “disgraceful”
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Helen-Goodman-MP-plan-axe-30-Lincolnshire/story-20959902-detail/story.html

Lincolnshire Echo : 15th April
Slideshow of photos
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Helen-Goodman-MP-plan-axe-30-Lincolnshire/story-20959902-detail/story.html

The Lincolnite: 15th April
Detailed Coverage and Video | Shadow minister campaigns against lib closures in Lincoln
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2014/04/shadow-minister-campaigns-against-library-closure-in-lincoln/

Save Lincolnshire Libraries
New blog
http://savelincslibraries.org.uk/2014/04/15/video-helen-goodman-mp-shadow-minister-for-libraries-visits-lincolnshire/

You Tube : 15th April
Helen Goodman MP speaks at the Save Lincs Libraries event at Ermine Library
full speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZgGr8ZaREk&feature=youtu.be&a

BBC News : 15th April
Dumfries & Galloway | Wigtown library hours cut scaled back
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-27027324

Newbury Today : 15th April
Hampshire | Villagers lobby MP over library plans
Kingsclere villagers have lobbied their MP over proposals to close the village library, a decision on which is due in September.
http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2014/villagers-lobby-mp-over-library-plans

Question Everything : 15th April
Avoiding precedents
http://questioneverythingtheytellyou.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/avoiding-precedents.html

What Do They Know
Trevor Craig | DCMS FoI Response
inc. what is the origin of the three questions in the Sieghart Review
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/libraries_report#incoming-505397

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April 14, 2014 admin No Comments

THE GUARDIAN : 14th April
6 Letters | Culture, commitment, libraries and expertise
http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/apr/14/culuture-commitment-libraries-expertise

Lincolnshire Echo : 14th April
Helen Goodman, Labour’s Shadow Libraries Minister, visits Ermine Library tomorrow
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Save-Lincolnshire-Libraries-Helen-Goodman-Labour/story-20954990-detail/story.html

Save Lincolnshire Libraries : 14th April
Shadow Libraries Minister to visit Lincolnshire Library under threat
http://savelincslibraries.org.uk/2014/04/14/shadow-libraries-minister-to-visit-lincolnshire-library-under-threat/

Huddersfield Examiner : 14th April
Two years after library cuts plan was dropped, Kirklees Council are reviewing service again
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/kirklees-council-reviewing-library-services-6985862

Leon’s Library Blog : 14th April
Community libraries (part two): creating space
an argument for libraries as ‘community hubs’
http://leonslibraryblog.com/2014/04/14/community-libraries-part-two-creating-space/

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April 13, 2014 admin No Comments

Good eReader : 13th April
UK eBook Lending Program a Success for Libraries, Publishers
http://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/uk-ebook-lending-program-a-success-for-libraries-publishers

Knutsford Guardian : 13th April
East Cheshire | ‘Hub’ plan could open new chapter for county libraries
“If libraries are to represent value for money to all residents, they must become more relevant to a wide section of the community.”
http://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/11144194.___Hub____plan_could_open_new_chapter_for_county_libraries/

Local Government Lawyer : 10th April
Consultation – backing no horses, and the importance of interim relief
The duty to consult | consultation about what
http://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18079%3Aconsultation-backing-no-horses-and-the-importance-of-interim-relief&catid=59&Itemid=27

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April 12, 2014 admin No Comments

This Is Local London : 12th April
Greenwich libraries extend opening hours following public demand
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11145261.Greenwich_libraries_extend_opening_hours_following_public_demand/

Get Hampshire : 12th April
Library staff jobs under threat in council bid to save money
http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/local-news/library-staff-hampshire-face-job-6981339

Maidenhead Advertiser : 12th April
Royal Borough libraries to be part of e-book research
http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Areas/Maidenhead/Royal-Borough-libraries-to-be-part-of-e-book-research-11042014.htm

Galloway Gazette : 12th April
Council agree to increase library hours
Robust opposition from the library users of Wigtown and Whithorn have forced Dumfries and Galloway Council to shelve plans to cut costs by slashing the opening hours in both facilities.
http://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/news/local-headlines/council-agree-to-increase-library-hours-1-3373413

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April 11, 2014 admin No Comments

Don’t Privatise Libraries : 11th April
346 staff cut from London libraries since 2011/12
http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/346-staff-cut-from-london-libraries.html

Lincolnshire Echo : 11th April
Sir Edward Leigh MP tells Lincolnshire CC to think again over closures
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Lincolnshire-libraries-Sir-Edward-Leigh-tells/story-20948722-detail/story.html

Lincolnshire Echo : 11th April
County council responds to Sir Edward Leigh’s criticism
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Lincolnshire-libraries-county-council-responds/story-20949596-detail/story.html

Sleaford Standard : 11th April
Library campaigners take their fight to Westminster
Maurice Nauta quoted
http://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/news/community/community-news/library-campaigners-take-their-fight-to-westminster-1-5995860

Express & Echo : 11th April
Devon County Council plan analysis of £110m cuts hitting youth centres, libraries and care homes
The move comes after it emerged that South Molton could become a government case study to assess the effects of cuts to an average market town.
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Devon-County-Council-plan-analysis-110m-cuts/story-20943616-detail/story.html

Daily Echo : 11th April
Hampshire libraries ‘unsustainable’ under £900,000 of cuts
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11143094.Libraries____unsustainable____under___900_000_of_cuts/

Rochdale Online : 11th April
Scheme to encourage early library membership launched
http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/86505/scheme-to-encourage-early-library-membership-launched

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April 10, 2014 admin No Comments

THE BOOKSELLER : 10th April
Rosen warns new culture secretary on library ‘crisis’
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/rosen-warns-new-culture-secretary-library-crisis.html

THE BOOKSELLER : 10th April
Sheffield libraries could become wine bars
The city council has revealed the names of the groups and companies that have expressed an interest in keeping open 16 branches that are threatened with closure.
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/sheffield-libraries-could-become-wine-bars.html

Save Lincolnshire Libraries : 10th April
THE BIG UPDATE
http://savelincslibraries.org.uk/2014/04/10/lobby4libraries-the-big-update/

Lincs Campaign – lobbying brief :

http://savelincslibraries.org.uk/lobby4libraries/

The Gazette : 10th April
Devon | Cash-strapped council prepares to slash libraries from 50 to 28
“I’d lay down in the road, I wouldn’t let them do it.”
http://www.middevongazette.co.uk/Cash-strapped-council-prepares-slash-libraries-50/story-20940878-detail/story.html

North Devon Journal : 10th April
Libraries face an uncertain future under proposals
http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Libraries-face-uncertain-future-proposals/story-20936341-detail/story.html

North Devon Gazette : 9th April
Cliffhanger for North Devon’s libraries…?
http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/cliffhanger_for_north_devon_s_libraries_1_3537188

Nottingham Post : 10th April
Anger over plans to move library into Mary Potter Centre
Debbie Fearn, 45, of Bulwell, who has cerebral palsy, was one of the protest organisers. She has used the service for nearly three decades and is desperate to stop the library plans.
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Anger-plans-library-Mary-Potter-Centre/story-20943017-detail/story.html

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April 9, 2014 admin No Comments

Michael Rosen : 9th April
Open letter to Sajid Javid, the new Culture Minister
Perhaps you know about the terrible crisis we have in libraries, depriving people of access to knowledge and culture.
http://michaelrosenblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/open-letter-to-sajid-javid-new-culture.html?spref=tw&m=1

ITV News : 9th April
Lincolnshire library campaigners call on David Cameron to help save services
http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2014-04-09/lincolnshire-library-campaigners-call-on-david-cameron-to-help-save-services/

The Spectator : 9th April
Let’s not stop at Maria Miller. Let’s get rid of the Department of Culture completely
http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/culturehousedaily/2014/04/lets-not-stop-at-maria-miller-lets-get-rid-of-the-dcms-completely/

LGA : 9th April
New independent commission for county areas
The independent commission on growth and public service reform in non-metropolitan areas will look at economic, social and demographic issues. Members of the Local Government Association’s people and places board met this week to agree the commission’s remit.
http://www.localgov.co.uk/New-independent-commission-for-county-areas/36046

BBC News : 9th April
Welsh libraries and museums get £2.2m cash injection
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-26943911

Leicester Mercury : 9th April
Libraries consultation opens – 36 branches in Leicestershire could transfer or close
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Libraries-consultation-opens-ndash-36-branches/story-20931840-detail/story.html

Crewe Chronicle : 9th April
Cheshire East | Council says it has “no plans to close libraries”
http://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/news/crewe-south-cheshire-news/cheshire-east-local-authority-says-6943754

Sidmouth Herald : 9th April
Devon | Town’s library faces closure
http://www.sidmouthherald.co.uk/news/news/town_s_library_faces_closure_1_3528294

Exeter Express & Echo : 9th April
Fears over closure of St Thomas library
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Fears-closure-St-Thomas-library/story-20929015-detail/story.html

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April 8, 2014 admin No Comments

BBC News : 8th April
Calls for volunteers to run Leicestershire libraries
Residents in Leicestershire are being asked if they would consider running 36 libraries in the county. … The move would save the authority up to £80,000 a year from its £5.6m budget.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-26934730

The Lincolnite : 8th April
Campaigners lobby to save Lincolnshire libraries in London
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2014/04/campaigners-lobby-lincolnshire-libraries-london/

Lincolnshire Echo : 8th April
Save Lincolnshire Libraries protesters waiting to meet more MPs over library changes
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Save-Lincs-Libraries-protestors-waiting-MPs-House/story-20928472-detail/story.html

Lincolnshire Echo : 8th April
Lincolnshire libraries campaigners take their fight to David Cameron’s door
Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin has invited all Lincolnshire MPs, those in seats on the county’s borders and local government and culture ministers and shadows to meet the protestors.
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Lincolnshire-libraries-campaigners-fight-David/story-20923362-detail/story.html

BBC News : 8th April
Tregaron library stays open after council climb-down
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-26922218

North Devon Journal : 8th April
Libraries across North Devon could shut under Devon County Council plans
Six North Devon libraries could close under proposals revealed by the county council. Some 28 of the 50 public libraries in Devon are to see council support cut and could shut unless communities come forward with takeover plans.
http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Libraries-North-Devon-shut-Devon-County-Council/story-20927847-detail/story.html

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April 7, 2014 admin No Comments

TOMORROW on Twitter >Lincs library campaigners will be live-blogging from Downing Street and Westminster under the hashtag #Lobby4Libraries

BBC News : 7th April
More than books: How libraries are branching out to pull people in
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26819241

ITV News : 7th April
Consultation on the future of Liverpool’s libraries starts
There is likely to be a significant reduction in the 19 libraries that are currently operated across Liverpool.
http://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2014-04-07/consultation-on-the-future-of-liverpools-libraries-begins/

Liverpool Echo : 7th April
Liverpool residents being consulted on libraries they want to save from closure
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-residents-being-consulted-libraries-6931107

The Star : 5th April
Volunteers keen to run Doncaster libraries
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/council/education/volunteers-keen-to-run-doncaster-libraries-1-6544366

Sussex Express : 6th April
Final chapter for Lewes Library saviours
‘Friends’ disband after 15 yrs work puts Library on safe footing
http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/local/final-chapter-for-lewes-library-saviours-1-5982120

Derby Telegraph : 7th April
Nearly £250,000 in library fines owed to Derbyshire County Council
“I’m speechless. They’re on such a small budget I don’t see how they can afford to let a quarter of a million pounds just slip and still say they’re going to axe the mobile service.”
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Nearly-250-000-library-fees-owed-Derbyshire/story-20920459-detail/story.html

Get West London : 7th April
Hillingdon’s first head librarian at Uxbridge Library opening
http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/hillingdons-first-head-librarian-uxbridge-6929308

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April 5, 2014 admin No Comments

Local Government Lawyer : 3rd April
Ministers unveil £410m transformation fund plus challenge panel
The independent panel will advise “on what needs to happen both locally and nationally to increase the pace and scale of transformation within public services”. It will also make recommendations where barriers to transformation are identified.
http://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18004%3Aministers-unveil-p410m-transformation-fund-plus-challenge-panel-&catid=59&Itemid=27

Exmouth Journal : 5th April
Devon | Shock at town library closure threat
Budleigh Salterton Library could be at risk of closure unless volunteers from the community come forward to take it over.
http://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/shock_at_town_library_closure_threat_1_3520251

Newbury Today : 5th April
September decision on Kingsclere library closure
Villager Peter Woodman said that he had carefully read the county council’s online proposals for the library and concluded that they were “getting a lot of weasel wording. It’s quite clear it’s a done deal.”
http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2014/september-decision-on-kingsclere-library-closure

Wilmslow.co.uk : 5th April
Cheshire East | Plan for libraries to become community hubs
http://www.wilmslow.co.uk/news/article/9687/plan-for-libraries-to-become-community-hubs

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April 4, 2014 admin No Comments

Public Libraries News : 3rd April
Editorial | DCMS, Powys, Northern Ireland and a whole ton of maps
A parliamentary question by Helen Goodman has revealed that libraries will received £93 million in grant in aid from the DCMS in 2015/16. This appears to compare to £111 million in 2013/14.
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/04/dcms-powys-northern-ireland-and-a-whole-ton-of-maps.html

Swindon Link : 3rd April
Old Town Library hours to be maintained
http://www.swindonlink.com/news/old-town-library-opening-hours-to-be-maintained

Swindon Advertiser : 4th April
Small library wins a reprieve
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/11125384.Small_library_wins_a_reprieve/

Swindon Advertiser : 4th April
Shirley’s letter | Arts Centre woes
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/yoursay/swindonletters/11128419.Arts_Centre_woes/

Swindon Advertiser : 31st March
Letter | Arts Centre no joke
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/yoursay/swindonletters/11114097.Arts_Centre_no_joke/

DAILY TELEGRAPH : 4th April
Staff at £188 million Library of Birmingham unable to reach the books
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/10744050/Staff-at-188-million-Library-of-Birmingham-unable-to-reach-the-books.html

Metro : 3rd April
£190m library where books are off-limits: New building ‘unfit for purpose’ because shelves can’t be reached
http://metro.co.uk/2014/04/03/190m-library-where-books-are-off-limits-new-building-unfit-for-purpose-because-shelves-are-too-high-4688335/

Leon’s Library Blog :
Community Libraries: Part 1
http://leonslibraryblog.com/2014/04/04/community-libraries-part-1/

The Courier : 4th April
Perth & Kinross | Groups left ‘homeless’ by West Mill Street Library closure
This has been described as a “major blow” to elderly and visually-impaired users, as the building holds a significant collection of large print and audio books.
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/groups-left-homeless-by-west-mill-street-library-closure-1.300127

Question Everything : 4th April
Pin Heads
Somerset are really silly for doing this, self service is stupid enough as a concept in libraries without putting even more barriers in the way of users.
http://questioneverythingtheytellyou.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/pin-heads.html

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April 3, 2014 admin No Comments

BBC News : 3rd April
Powys public libraries under threat in service review
Powys council has launched a review of its library services in a bid to save £350,000 from next April. Options include closing 11 of the county’s 17 public libraries.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-26858869

THE BOOKSELLER : 2nd April
Major cuts proposed at BIA-winning Devon Libraries
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/major-cuts-proposed-bia-winning-devon-libraries.html

SCL : 2nd April
Conversations with Communities: Devon’s Head of Libraries talks about the Council’s plans for public consultation
Ciara Eastell nails her colours to the mast, as President-Elect of the Society of Chief Librarians (SCL)
http://www.goscl.com/conversations-with-communities-devons-head-of-libraries-talks-about-the-councils-plans-for-public-consultation/

DAILY TELEGRAPH : 3rd April
Are prison libraries the solution to the ‘book ban’?
Laura Swaffield, the chair of The Library Campaign, thinks forcing prisoners to rely more heavily on libraries is a problem. “Library services are getting hacked off at the knees,” she says.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10739923/Are-prison-libraries-the-solution-to-the-book-ban.html

Spalding Guardian : 3rd April
Battle to save libraries goes to Cameron next Tuesday
Around 25,000 people have signed a petition opposing the planned cutbacks. The coach taking campaigners to the meeting will have pick-up points in Mablethorpe, Louth, Lincoln and The Deepings to enable people from across the county to travel to London to lobby MPs.
http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/latest-news/battle-to-save-libraries-goes-to-cameron-1-5976461

The Star : 3rd April
Derbyshire County Council trends after Nick Clegg’s ‘overstaffed’ remark
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/council-trends-after-nick-clegg-s-overstaffed-remark-1-6540587

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April 2, 2014 admin No Comments

BBC News : 2nd April
Council could close half of Devon’s libraries
The BBC has obtained a briefing paper listing 28 of the 50 public libraries in Devon where council support is being cut. Communities will now be asked to take over the running of services, otherwise they will end.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-26840248

Luton Today : 2nd April
Libraries of Luton Arise protest this Saturday
“These closures discriminate against the disabled, the elderly and infirm, the unemployed, children and the residents of these two large areas at either end of Luton. They will have no internet access for job searches, homework, knowledge or even checking the council’s website. They get money for libraries but no one know where it goes, we have a right to know.”
http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/community/community-news/libraries-of-luton-arise-protest-1-5976297

Windsor Express : 2nd April
Libraries to open on Sunday from this weekend
http://www.windsorexpress.co.uk/News/Areas/Windsor/Libraries-to-open-on-Sunday-from-this-weekend-02042014.htm

DAILY TELEGRAPH : 2nd April
Is David Cameron giving Maria Miller an easier ride over her expenses because she’s a woman?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-politics/10736779/Is-David-Cameron-giving-Maria-Miller-an-easier-ride-over-her-expenses-because-shes-a-woman.html

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April 1, 2014 admin No Comments

Yorkshire Post : 1st April
Could John Lewis be the key to the future of libraries?
Two years ago, the library service took over a cafe in the city’s Rowntree Park. Today the main business is selling cappuccinos, but it’s also possible to return and borrow books and has become something of a blueprint for the future.
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/features/could-john-lewis-be-the-key-to-the-future-of-libraries-1-6532842

The Echo : 1st April
Enough volunteers step in to run Southend’s libraries
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/11115714.Crunch_time_for_future_of_libraries/

The Lincolnite : 1st April
Lincoln village council withdraws library takeover bid
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2014/04/lincoln-village-council-let-go-local-library/

Lincolnshire Echo : 1st April
Nettleham Parish Council pulls its bid to run the village library
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Nettleham-pulls-community-bid-run-village-library/story-20892323-detail/story.html

Giles McNeill’s Blog : 1st April
Lincolnshire | Nettleham Library Will Not Be Volunteer-Run By Parish Council
http://gilesmcneill.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/nettleham-library-will-not-be-volunterr.html?m=1

Sunderland Echo : 1st April
Sunderland library reopens after £500,000 revamp
The investment comes after councillors voted to axe nine Wearside libraries.
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/all-news/sunderland-library-reopens-after-500-000-revamp-1-6532622

South Wales Evening Post : 1st April
New chapter for Neath Port Talbot threatened libraries
Due to significant budget pressures, Neath Port Talbot Council is saving £238,143 by off-loading nine of its libraries. The libraries were initially under threat — but members of the community have stepped forward to save them.
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/New-chapter-Neath-Port-Talbot-threatened/story-20886693-detail/story.html

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March 31, 2014 admin No Comments

THE BOOKSELLER : 31st March
A school library is an equaliser
Anna James is The Bookseller’s books and media editor
http://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/school-library-equaliser.html

THE BOOKSELLER : 31st March
North Yorks school library service to close
School library services have closed across the country in recent years, including in Hertfordshire, Kent, Cambridgeshire and Southwark.
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/north-yorks-school-library-service-close.html

Lincolnshire Echo : 31st March
Save Lincolnshire Libraries group will lobby the Prime Minister to keep libraries open
Members of Save Lincolnshire Libraries will also be lobbying MPs when they descend on London on Tuesday, April 8. The group is taking a coach load of people to a meeting at the House of Commons to press its case to keep a proper library service in Lincolnshire.
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Save-Lincolnshire-Libraries-group-lobby-Prime/story-20883844-detail/story.html

Daily Post : 31st March
Conwy protesters demonstrate against plans to close civic hall and relocate library
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/conwy-protesters-demonstrate-against-plans-6900231

THE GUARDIAN : 31st March
Paper vs digital reading is an exhausted debate
http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/mar/31/paper-vs-digital-reading-debate-ebooks-tim-waterstone

This Is The West Country : 31st March
Somerset | Self-service technology installed as part of Wellington Library revamp
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/somerset_news/11114959.Self_service_technology_installed_as_part_of_Wellington_Library_revamp/

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