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August 16, 2013 No Comments

CLOA : 16th August
Yinnon Ezra, DCMS Specialist Advisor on Libraries blogs on making savings in public libraries 
http://blog.cloa.org.uk/2013/08/16/an-approach-to-making-savings-in-public-libraries/ 

THE BOOKSELLER : 16th August
Protest mounts over Lincolnshire library closures
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/protest-mounts-over-lincolnshire-library-closures.html

Louth Leader : 16th August
Add your voice to libraries petition in Lincolnshire
http://www.louthleader.co.uk/news/local/add-your-voice-to-libraries-petition-in-lincolnshire-1-5397894

Petition to DCMS – Lincolnshire Libraries
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/53247

Rutland Times : 16th August
(Deepings) Library petition is ready to trigger council debate
http://www.rutland-times.co.uk/community/community-news/library-petition-is-ready-to-trigger-council-debate-1-5398562

Good Library Guide : 16th August
Ebooks in libraries are half the price of ebooks on Kindle 
http://www.goodlibraryguide.com/blog/archives/2013/08/if_libraries_ar.html

Sunderland Echo : 16th August
Church figures, musicians and authors unite against Sunderland library closures
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/all-news/church-figures-musicians-and-authors-unite-against-sunderland-library-closures-1-5957590

Ipswich Star : 16th August
Felixstowe: Uncertainty voiced over how cash will be raised for library
“The £5,200 is required every
 year and is not a one-off demand.   We don’t understand fully what will happen if the community doesn’t manage to raise this money.”
http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/felixstowe_uncertainty_voiced_over_how_cash_will_be_raised_for_library_1_2337630

Chris Howson

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August 15, 2013 No Comments

Civil Society : 14th August
Big Lottery Fund should fund council services, say Welsh local authorities
http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/15881/big_should_fund_council_services_say_welsh_local_authorities

The Enquirer : 15th August
Outraged residents campaign against Southend library cuts
“It is crazy that the Council are funding the Forum for the amount that would plug the hole in the library fund for 40 years.”
http://www.theenquirer.co.uk/read.aspx?id=11821

This Is Lincolnshire : 15th August
20,000 join fight against Lincolnshire library cuts
District council chiefs say  Lincolnshire County Council must rethink proposals to pull funding from  libraries.
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/20-000-join-fight-Lincolnshire-library-cuts/story-19659440-detail/story.html#axzz2c1PUqAnw

Age UK : 14th August
The importance of libraries in rural areas
http://ageukblog.org.uk/2013/08/14/the-importance-of-libraries-in-rural-areas/

Lincolnshire Echo : 15th August
Questions from Lincolnshire library campaigners are answered
Lincolnshire Co-operative and Lincolnshire County Council have responded to questions from  the Save Lincolnshire Libraries campaign group.  (read on …)
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Questions-Lincolnshire-library-campaigners/story-19663884-detail/story.html

Public Libraries News : 13th August
Editorial | Looking the gift horses in the mouth: co-location and outsourcing
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/08/looking-the-gift-horses-in-the-mouth-co-location-and-outsourcing.html

Skegness Standard : 15th August
Lincolnshire | Alford councillors protest library closure
Town councillors  are particularly angry, as prior to the Alford Urban District Council  becoming Alford Town Council they invested over £50,000 into the  building of the current library.”http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/what-s-on/arts-leisure/angry-alford-councillors-protest-library-closure-1-5392202

Shropshire Live : 14th August
Telford & Wrekin | Dawley library closes its door to make way for brand new library
Last year the new library at Wellington Civic and Leisure Centre opened  and the opening of the new Dawley Library will be followed by another  new library in the Southwater One community building in Telford town  centre next year.
http://www.shropshirelive.com/2013/08/14/dawley-library-closes-its-door-to-make-way-for-brand-new-library/

BBC News : 14th August
Denbighshire | Flood-hit St Asaph library and one-stop shop reopens
A library in one of Wales’ smallest cities is reopening after it was  damaged by floods that killed one person and damaged about 500 homes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23692029

St Asaph library

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August 14, 2013 No Comments

This Is Bristol : 14th August Come and meet us Simon Cook invitation extended, to discuss concerns about Bristol Central Library
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Come-meet-Simon-Cook/story-19654159-detail/story.html

Daily Echo : 14th August Southampton |Plea to fund £1m new city library
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/10611522.Plea_to_fund___1m_new_city_library/

Harrow UNISON : 13th August Press Release : Library Job Losses
http://www.iharrow.com/council/harrow-unison-press-release-re-library-job-losses/

Conservative Home : 13th August Privatising libraries is better than closing libraries
 http://conservativehome.blogs.com/localgovernment/2013/08/privatising-libraries-is-better-than-closing-libraries.html

Southport Visitor : 13th August Sefton | Rethink demanded on council’s decision to close area’s libraries
 http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/southport-news/southport-southport-news/2013/08/13/rethink-demanded-on-council-s-decision-to-close-area-s-libraries-101022-33718192/

Hackney Citizen : 13th August Hackney novelist Kerry Hudson warns children are ‘still slipping through net’ “The library was a bubble, outside didn’t exist.”  Hudson is adamant this  life-saving and simple means of self-education must be kept alive.
http://hackneycitizen.co.uk/2013/08/13/kerry-hudson-interview/

Kerry Hudson

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August 13, 2013 No Comments

The Lincolnite : 13th August
Libraries are a cost-effective front door to council services
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2013/08/libraries-are-a-cost-effective-front-door-to-council-services/

This Is Lincolnshire : 13th August
Campaigners wary of Lincolnshire Co-operative’s olive branch for libraries
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/Campaigners-wary-Lincolnshire-operative-s-olive/story-19651090-detail/story.html#axzz2bl7Y1QZ4

CILIP Press Release
CILIP supports UK Government Knowledge & Information Management profession
http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/news/cilip-supports-uk-government-knowledge-information-management-profession

lincolnshire library

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August 12, 2013 No Comments

THE BOOKSELLER : 12th August
‘Spiral of decline’ for Anglesey’s libraries
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/spiral-decline-angleseys-libraries.html

Public Libraries News : 11th August
Editorial | Go in poor, leave feeling rich
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/08/go-in-poor-leave-feeling-rich.html

This Is Lincolnshire : 12th August
Lincoln ‘save our libraries’ protest march date confirmed
So far, 20,000 people across the county have signed petitions to save libraries from closure.
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/Lincoln-save-libraries-protest-march-date/story-19647248-detail/story.html#axzz2bl7Y1QZ4

The Lincolnite : 12th August
Lincolnshire Co-op offers to save six county libraries
The Co-op’s offer will now be considered as part of the on-going libraries consultation.
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2013/08/lincolnshire-co-op-offers-to-save-six-county-libraries/

This Is Scunthorpe : 12th August
Lincolnshire | ‘People may not use libraries at all in 15 years’
http://www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk/People-use-libraries-15-years/story-19646357-detail/story.html#axzz2bjd70Cjd

On The Wight : 12th August
New mobile libraries take to the roads
In the coming weeks, both new library vans will also have a computer  installed, which will allow access to the Internet free of charge  meaning users can access online council services.
http://onthewight.com/2013/08/12/new-mobile-libraries-to-take-to-the-roads/

pharmacy library

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August 8, 2013 No Comments

This Is Derbyshire : 8th August
More  job losses are now feared at Derby City Council
Job losses are “inevitable” and libraries and children’s centres could be run by volunteers because of £39 million of new budget cuts at Derby  City Council, unions have warned.  Council leader Paul Bayliss has conceded he could not rule out more job losses.
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/job-losses-feared-Derby-City-Council/story-19629904-detail/story.html

BBC Radio Lincolnshire : 8th August
iPlayer | Martin Hill defends signing library petition
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01dvpks

Spalding Today : 8th August
(Update) Council chief signs libraries petition
“He’s clearly trying to face both ways on the issue but the Deepings  people aren’t fooled by this and they know where Martin Hill stands.”
http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/what-s-on/lifestyle-and-leisure/council-chief-signs-libraries-petition-1-5363242

This Is Lincolnshire : 8th August
Local authority slams Lincolnshire County Council library proposals
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/Local-authority-slams-Lincolnshire-County-Council/story-19633115-detail/story.html#axzz2bNqLtKVt

Harrow Observer : 8th August
Ten library jobs ‘at risk’ amid technological revamp in Harrow
http://www.harrowobserver.co.uk/west-london-news/local-harrow-news/2013/08/08/ten-library-jobs-at-risk-amid-technological-revamp-in-harrow-116451-33704547/

Marion Brighton

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August 7, 2013 No Comments

Louth Leader : 7th August
Lincolnshire County Council accused of ‘false economy’ over proposed cuts to library services            
“I have a great deal of concern about the effects this will have on  the literacy levels of the county, this is false economy by the county  council.  It’s going to be robbing future generations of a decent level of literacy.”
http://www.louthleader.co.uk/news/local/lincolnshire-county-council-accused-of-false-economy-over-proposed-cuts-to-library-services-1-5360632

Horncastle News : 7th August
Lincolnshire | Talks hold key to future of Horncastle area libraries            
The forum comes after widespread claims the council’s own process is flawed and did not involve any meetings in Horncastle, Wragby, Woodhall Spa or Coningsby.
http://www.horncastlenews.co.uk/news/local/talks-hold-key-to-future-of-horncastle-area-libraries-1-5362342

Sleaford Standard : 7th August
Lincolnshire | NKDC’s library concerns            
Members expressed concern about the impact and wished to see the service retained across the district urging the county to work with parish  councils and communities towards solutions. They required longer term  assurances about financial support to volunteers. The executive were  particularly concerned about the removal of libraries from the north of  the district, instead relying on the Lincoln library, creating costs and difficulties of access.
http://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/community/community-news/nkdc-s-library-concerns-1-5363067

The Echo : 5th August
Southend | Library protest
Mr Copley, of Orchard Grove, Eastwood, a former mayor who served for  more than 40 years as a Southend councillor, vowed to fight any move to  axe the library. He said:  “I was one of many local residents who  campaigned vigorously in the Fifties for a local branch library to be  established in Eastwood and eventually Southend Council produced plans  to build what became Kent Elms branch library. That opened in July 1964  and is now set the celebrate a half-century of vital service to all  sections of the community.  I will be leading the fight to keep the library open and full staffed with professionals.”
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/10590285.Library_protest/

THE INDEPENDENT : 6th August
Unpaid library fines could cost you your degree
plus worthwhile comments
http://www.independent.co.uk/student/news/unpaid-library-fines-could-cost-you-your-degree-8748747.html

Horncastle library

 

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August 6, 2013 No Comments

BBC News: 5th August
Lincolnshire libraries face axe in £2m budget cut
“If any community wants to set up a library in a village hall, we will  help them stock it – the only thing we won’t be able to do is man it.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-23580368

This Is Lincolnshire : 6th August
Council leader Martin Hill signs petition to save library
Leader of Lincolnshire County Council Martin Hill has signed a petition  against his own authority’s plans to pull funding from the library  service.
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/Council-leader-Martin-Hill-signs-petition-save/story-19619464-detail/story.html

Stamford Mercury : 6th August
Council leader’s U-turn on Deepings Library petition            
http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/local/council-leader-s-u-turn-on-deepings-library-petition-1-5359287

Spalding Today : 3rd August
Letter | Library Closures: Ten things we think are really unfair
http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/opinion/letters/library-closures-ten-things-we-think-are-really-unfair-1-5344872

THE GUARDIAN : 6th August
Libraries don’t have to be a thing of the past – just look at Melbourne’s
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/06/libraries-australia

Western Telegraph : 4th August
Pembrokeshire | Next chapter in county library story undecided
“In short, it is not feasible to proceed with the project in these straitened times.”
http://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/10591173.Next_chapter_in_county_library_story_undecided/

Brent & Kilburn Times : 6th August
Campaigners to celebrate first birthday of community library on Saturday
Friends of Barham Library (FOBL) will be holding a special event on  Saturday to mark the opening of the reading room in the High Road.
http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/campaigners_to_celebrate_first_birthday_of_community_library_on_saturday_1_2321067

Brighton & Hove News : 6th August
Brighton library demolished as builders prepare ground for replacement
http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2013/08/06/brighton-library-demolished-as-builders-prepare-ground-for-replacement/22951

Martin Hill

 

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August 4, 2013 No Comments

Public Libraries News : 4th August
CILIP’s suggested new name revealed, the e-lending pilot takes shape … and the rest of the news
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/08/cilips-suggested-new-name-revealed-the-e-lending-pilot-takes-shape-and-the-rest-of-the-news.html

Cumbernauld News : 4th August
North Lanarkshire | Town centre library bought to book            
“People who don’t have a computer are dependent on the full service of a  library and they really are running the risk here of having their  benefits stopped. It’s just not good enough and I will be contacting the council about this.”
http://www.cumbernauld-news.co.uk/news/local-headlines/town-centre-library-bought-to-book-1-3022944

book shelves

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August 3, 2013 No Comments

DAILY MAIL : 3rd August
Librarian, 57, who stood up to a family of yobs was arrested and forced to wear ‘degrading’ hood by police
Sussex, England
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2383863/Librarian-57-stood-family-yobs-arrested-forced-wear-degrading-hood-police.html

Good Library Guide : 3rd August
There are still taxpayers paying for the library profession  – that needs to be stopped
http://www.goodlibraryguide.com/blog/archives/2013/08/there_are_still.html

sussex police station

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August 2, 2013 No Comments

THE BOOKSELLER : 2nd August
Library e-lending pilots take shape
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/library-e-lending-pilots-take-shape.html

This Is Croydon Today : 2nd August
Privatisation of Croydon libraries rubber-stamped
http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk/Privatisation-Croydon-libraries-rubber-stamped/story-19605296-detail/story.html#axzz2aq9wNJuR

This Is Local London : 2nd August
Harrow Library changes to be rolled out over the coming months
The changes part a new deal agreed by Harrow Borough Council for John Laing Integrated Services Ltd (JLIS) to deliver library services from September.  John Laing Integrated will run services in both Harrow and Ealing for the next five years.
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/10588566.Library_changes_to_be_rolled_out_over_the_coming_months/

BBC News : 2nd August
Suffolk libraries divestment ‘a success’ says former protester
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-23538265

Rosehill Readers : 31st July
SCC: Round in circles
an informative report
http://rosehillreaders.wordpress.com/

Hereford Times : 2nd August
Final chance for your library view
Ledbury people have until next week to let their views be heard on future library provision in the town – a public consultation comes to an end on Thursday.
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/local/ledbury/10586973.Final_chance_for_your_library_view/

S W Londoner : 2nd August
Campaigners triumph as Merton Council safeguard Wimbledon Library from future redevelopment
http://swlondoner.co.uk/content/02082079-campaigners-triumph-merton-council-safeguard-wimbledon-library-future-redevelopment

This Is Local London : 2nd August
Merton Council u-turn over controversial Wimbledon Library development plan
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/10588490.Council_u_turn_over_controversial_Wimbledon_Library_development_plan/

harrow library

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August 1, 2013 No Comments

CILIP : 1st August
New name for library and information professional body proposed
http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/news/new-name-library-and-information-professional-body-proposed

CILIP : 31st July
New name for library and information professional body proposed
http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/news/new-name-library-and-information-professional-body-proposed

Library Journal : 1st August
Ian Clark | UK Report Recommends Author Payments for Library Ebook Lending
http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/08/technology/ebooks/uk-report-recommends-author-payments-for-library-ebook-lending/

Crosby Herald : 1st August
Sefton Council is set to pay consultants up to £500 per day despite making redundancies
The move comes as Sefton battles £50m worth of cuts including shutting seven libraries, two of them in Crosby.
http://www.crosbyherald.co.uk/news/crosby-news/2013/08/01/sefton-council-is-set-to-pay-consultants-up-to-500-per-day-despite-making-redundancies-68459-33678057/

This Is Lincolnshire : 1st August
Author slams councillor’s three-car comment on Library closures
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/Author-slams-councillor-s-car-comment-Library/story-19597500-detail/story.html#axzz2aiNSztfv

This Is Lincolnshire : 1st August
Actress Minnie Driver latest to sign Lincolnshire libraries petition
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/Actress-Minnie-Driver-latest-sign-Lincolnshire/story-19601371-detail/story.html

Camden New Journal : 1st August
New chapters for community libraries
“We are saving something from the wreckage.”
http://www.camdennewjournal.com/news/2013/aug/new-chapters-community-libraries

belsize library

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July 31, 2013 No Comments

DAILY TELEGRAPH : 31st July
Council defends decision to stock extremist books at Woolwich library
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10214547/Council-defends-decision-to-stock-extremist-books-Woolwich-library.html

Booktrade Info : 31st July
Irate UK librarians call for no confidence vote on Minister Vaizey
http://www.booktrade.info/index.php/showarticle/48680

Good Library Guide : 31st July
Copyright- libraries – and the changing world of access
http://www.goodlibraryguide.com/blog/archives/2013/07/copyright_libra.html

Swindon Advertiser : 31st July
Call for ‘friends’ to support Liden library
Residents are needed to help promote and support the library’s services, to fundraise and have a say in how to get the best out of the facility.
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/10582223.Call_for____friends____to_support_Liden_library/

Spalding Guardian : 28th July
Letter | Meeting was to find ways to shift the cost
http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/opinion/letters/library-closures-meeting-was-to-find-ways-to-shift-the-cost-1-5323000

Dr Zakir Naik

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July 30, 2013 No Comments

Local Government Chronicle : 29th July
Grants to be cut by extra £95m to plug gap in safety net
Funding for councils is set to be cut by an  extra £95m next year after the government miscalculated aspects of this  year’s funding settlement.  The Department for Communities & Local Government has  informed councils it will have to hold back millions of pounds more of  revenue support grant in order to plug a hole in this year’s settlement.
http://www.lgcplus.com/news/grants-to-be-cut-by-extra-95m-to-plug-gap-in-safety-net/5061706.article

Public Libraries News : 27th July
Editorial | Lincolnshire Council’s consultation gets into further hot water … and has national implications
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/07/lincolnshire-councils-consultation-gets-into-further-hot-water-and-has-national-implications.html

The Lincolnite : 30th July
Save Lincolnshire Libraries campaign gathers over 1k signatures
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2013/07/save-lincolnshire-libraries-campaign-gathers-over-1k-signatures/

Sleaford Standard : 30th July
Library cuts an ‘act of cultural vandalism’
http://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/community/community-news/library-cuts-an-act-of-cultural-vandalism-1-5335091

Skegness Standard : 30th July
Lincolnshire libraries consultation event in Skegness branded ‘shallow and hollow’
“I know how difficult it is not only to recruit volunteers but to keep them,” he said.
http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/community/community-news/lincolnshire-libraries-consultation-event-in-skegness-branded-shallow-and-hollow-1-5335041

Map – Libraries under threat in Lincolnshire
Courtesy of the Lincolnshire Echo
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=217062332544367856383.0004df9413e94600b029c&msa=0

THE GUARDIAN : 30th July
Lambeth’s library app challenges residents to make tough choices
http://www.theguardian.com/local-government-network/2013/jul/30/lambeth-library-app-challenges-residents

This Is Local London : 30th July
All Surrey libraries to lose music CDs by next year
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/10578527.All_Surrey_libraries_to_lose_music_CDs_by_next_year/

skegness library

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July 29, 2013 No Comments

LocalGov : 29th July
Croydon outsources library services
The council has signed an eight-year contract with John Laing Integrated Services (JLIS).
http://www.localgov.co.uk/index.cfm?method=news.detail&id=110572

DAILY TELEGRAPH : 29th July
Judicial review process to be made tougher
The Ministry of Justice is to make it tougher for judicial reviews to be   brought to court, following concerns that the procedure is being abused by   pressure groups and campaigners.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/10208078/Judicial-review-process-to-be-made-tougher.html

Boston Standard : 29th July
Council bosses defend Boston venue choice for library consultation
http://www.bostonstandard.co.uk/what-s-on/arts-leisure/council-bosses-defend-boston-venue-choice-for-library-consultation-1-5329579

MK Web : 28th July
MK libraries performing above the national average
http://www.mkweb.co.uk/News/Community/MK-libraries-performing-above-the-national-average-20130728130017.htm

barristers

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July 27, 2013 No Comments

Spalding Guardian : 27th July
Protestors wanted public hanging claim
They said the 2001 census used to identify libraries under threat did  not reflect growth in the area – and the meeting was nothing more than a seminar to discuss how they could volunteer to run their facilities.
http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/opinion/campaigns/protestors-wanted-public-hanging-claim-1-5327931

Barnsley Chronicle : 27th July
Council ‘will not close any libraries’
http://www.barnsley-chronicle.co.uk/news/article/6789/council-will-not-close-any-libraries

Carnegie Trust
The Future of Public Libraries
http://www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk/changing-minds/knowledge—culture/the-future-of-libraries

Holbeach library

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July 26, 2013 No Comments

DAILY TELEGRAPH : 24th July
Children ‘too distracted by technology to listen to stories’
It has revamped its library and introduced a Jackanory-style “storytelling   space” to encourage teachers, librarians and visiting authors to read aloud   to young children.
Miss Kelleher said children were “growing up in a world that’s filled with   white noise”.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10200487/Children-too-distracted-by-technology-to-listen-to-stories.html

Question Everything : 25th July
Is that gross breadsticks or net breadsticks?
I know things can be fractious between  campaigners and librarians and we won’t agree everything but I hope we  can agree on this, Vaizey isn’t doing the job he is paid to do.
http://questioneverythingtheytellyou.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/is-that-gross-breadsticks-or-net.html?m=1

This Is Bristol : 26th July
Will we  ruin  library for  sake of 30 private school places?
I quote  from an email received by me from a serving member of the  lending library staff who is muzzled by their contract of employment.
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/ruin-library-sake-30-private-school-places/story-19573123-detail/story.html#axzz2a7vfvl1D

Petition: Retain Bristol Central Library
Anyone can sign – so please sign ! 
http://epetitions.bristol.gov.uk/epetition_core/community/petition/2348

ITV News : 26th July
Lincolnshire | Video – Row over library closures
A Lincolnshire community says their children are being let down by the council’s plan to close two thirds of their libraries. There are currently 45 libraries in the county, but the council would like to stop running 30 of them. Volunteers and a mobile service would  be left to fill the gap. Michael Billington reports.
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2013-07-26/row-over-library-closures/

Skegness Standard : 26th July
Consultation into library closures to be held in Skegness            
The consultation itself has also been branded a ‘skewed, disingenuous  process’, which fails to give those completing it a chance to properly  air their views.
http://www.skegnessstandard.co.uk/news/local/consultation-into-library-closures-to-be-held-in-skegness-1-5326943

Express & Star : 26th July
Work to start soon on new Wolverhampton library hubs
Work will begin within weeks to create  controversial community ‘hubs’, which will bring library services and  community centres under one roof.
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/07/26/work-to-start-soon-on-new-wolverhampton-library-hubs/

Manchester Evening News : 25th July
Rochdale | Libraries are spared axe – but they must offer more
Coun Williams said the no-closure policy would apply to all 17 of the borough’s libraries and the mobile library.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/libraries-spared-axe–must-5314060

Shelf Free : 26th July
‘Frictionless’ ebook lending from public libraries
http://shelffree.org.uk/2013/07/26/frictionless-ebook-lending-from-public-libraries/

Telegraph & Argus : 26th July
Bradford | MP Philip Davies visits reprieved Wilsden library
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/10573053.MP_Philip_Davies_visits_reprieved_Wilsden_library/

Kidderminster Shuttle : 24th July
Worcestershire | Bewdley Library could be moved to health centre
http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/10568248.Bewdley_Library_could_be_moved_to_health_centre/

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THE BOOKSELLER : 25th July
CILIP to debate ‘no confidence’ motion in Vaizey
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/cilip-debate-no-confidence-motion-vaizey.html

Communitiesagainstthecuts.com : 25th July
Library campaigners slam business influence on arrangements to run Library of Birmingham
Library campaigners have criticised the unrepresentative composition of the proposed Strategic Management Board of the Library of  Birmingham.
http://communitiesagainstthecuts.com/2013/07/25/library-campaigners-slam-business-influence-on-arrangements-to-run-library-of-birmingham/

THE BOOKSELLER : 25th July
Luton set for library closures
Five of the area’s eight libraries, as well as its mobile service, are  being considered for either closure, relocation or downsizing. At least  two are expecting to be closed.
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/luton-set-library-closures.html

Luton Today : 25th July
Libraries face axe in council’s saving schemes
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http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/education/libraries-face-axe-in-council-s-saving-schemes-1-5318846

Stamford Mercury : 25th July
Library campaigners secure meeting in the Deepings            
http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/local/library-campaigners-secure-meeting-in-the-deepings-1-5322916

This Is Lincolnshire : 25th July
Residents “not given enough time” to ask questions at library consultation
Councillor Worth was asked whether libraries would re-open in the result of an  economic boom in the future.  Councillor Worth said: “Not if our group  (Conservative) is in control of the council – but it is a democracy.”
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/Residents-given-time-ask-questions-library/story-19568153-detail/story.html#axzz2a4h72Ins

Louth Leader : 25th July
Fury over library consultation not taking place in Mablethorpe or Sutton on Sea but instead in Louth where services are not at risk
http://www.louthleader.co.uk/news/local/fury-over-library-consultation-not-taking-place-in-mablethorpe-or-sutton-on-sea-but-instead-in-louth-where-services-are-not-at-risk-1-5317078

Independent Catholic News : 25th July
Christian bookshops get major boost from charity book scheme
A charity that helps churches give good Christian books to libraries  in their community is now working through Christian bookshops, giving  them a much-needed boost.
http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=23012

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Public Libraries News : 23rd July
Edinburgh visitors up 15%: the England/Scotland divide
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/07/edinburgh-visitors-up-15-the-englandscotland-divide.html

Good Library Guide : 23rd July
Fact or friction
The  Sieghart programme is a nonsense on several levels – and this is only  one of them.  ‘Friction’ in this context  is a nonsense –  in life no  one should  aim to do things less well than they can be done. That is called  mediocrity.
http://www.goodlibraryguide.com/blog/archives/2013/07/fact_or_frictio.html

Market Rasen Mail : 23rd July
Caistor library set up an example to county
Caistor’s county councillor has spoken out against plans to scrap the town’s council-run library – and says user numbers are actually rising.  Conservative councillor Tony Turner made his feelings clear at Caistor Town Council’s monthly meeting, backing up his  argument with striking figures.
http://www.marketrasenmail.co.uk/community/people/caistor-library-set-up-an-example-to-county-1-5312429

iMap Libraries Blog : 24th July
Who loses when libraries close?
http://imaplibraries.wordpress.com/2013/07/24/who-loses-when-libraries-close/

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