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July 4, 2013 No Comments

Politics.co.uk : 4th July
Comment: Our museums need to confront politics
Public organisations that display the past often shy away from the  gritty realities of the big political issues or ideologies – and that  needs to change.  The relationship between politics and public institutions – in the form of museums, libraries and art galleries – has always been complex.  There is little in history or art that is not in some way political.
http://www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2013/07/04/comment-our-museums-need-to-confront-politics

This Is Local London : 4th July
Consumer Finance Association attacks Haringey Borough Council for blocking pay day lenders on its computers
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/10526086._Payday_lenders_are_responsible_companies_/

Grantham Journal : 4th July
Labour’s Charmaine Morgan talks midwifery unit closure and the battle to keep libraries
http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/local/grantham-journal-column-labour-s-charmaine-morgan-talks-midwifery-unit-closure-and-the-battle-to-keep-libraries-1-5246739

Gov.uk : 3rd July
Press Release | Enterprising libraries: delivering entrepreneurs for the future
Libraries across the country can now bid for additional funding to help budding local entrepreneurs.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/enterprising-libraries-delivering-entrepreneurs-for-the-future

Charmaine Morgan

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July 3, 2013 No Comments

THE GUARDIAN : 3rd July Let’s keep doing it by the book: why we shouldn’t cut libraries Two contributors explain why they are against council plans to cut the number of libraries in Lincolnshire by more than half
http://www.guardian.co.uk/local-government-network/2013/jul/03/why-we-should-not-cut-libraries

Retford Today : 3rd July Review could see loss of 32 rural libraries “But ask existing library volunteers in Lincolnshire, and they’ll  tell you they can only do what they do with the help of professional  library staff working alongside them in the library building,” he said.
http://www.retfordtoday.co.uk/news/local-news/review-could-see-loss-of-32-rural-libraries-1-5820066

This Is Bristol : 3rd July This is the worst blow  in hundreds of years It is shameful that they are being threatened in this way.  People  should be made aware of the threat to both the bookstock and to the  service from those who short-sightedly see only short-term profit at the expense of their fellow citizens’ cultural property.
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/worst-blow-hundreds-years/story-19462687-detail/story.html

THE BOOKSELLER : 3rd July ACE launches library funding scheme
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/ace-launches-library-funding-scheme.html

Runcorn & Widnes World : 3rd July New £11m library at Castlefields Community Centre http://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/10524163.New___11m_community_library_aims_to_appeal_to_young_readers/

Elderly man reading a newspaper in a library

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July 2, 2013 No Comments

THE GUARDIAN : 2nd July Councils call for the abolition of six core Whitehall departments Sir Merrick Cockell has warned that 56 councils risk collapse unless changes are made to their funding and management
http://www.guardian.co.uk/local-government-network/2013/jul/02/councils-call-for-abolition-whitehall-departments

Market Rasen Mail : 2nd July Reaction to library consultation “You may be lucky enough to end up with only a half-hour bus ride to  the nearest council-run library – the county council thinks this should  be good enough for you.  But for many people, the rising cost of travel  means that a visit to the library will become an occasional luxury.”
http://www.marketrasenmail.co.uk/news/local/reaction-to-library-consultation-1-5243076

Bourne Local : 2nd July Breaking news: Lincolnshire County Council approves consulting on plans to close libraries
 http://www.bournelocal.co.uk/news/local/breaking-news-lincolnshire-county-council-approves-consulting-on-plans-to-close-libraries-1-5242282

This Is Lincolnshire : 2nd July County council’s call to volunteers to help run Lincolnshire’s library service
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/County-council-s-volunteers-help-run-Lincolnshire/story-19453973-detail/story.html

Lincolnshire CC : 2nd July Libraries Consultation
http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/residents/discover-libraries/libraries-consultation/

library2

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July 1, 2013 No Comments

THE BOOKSELLER : 1st July
Libraries must ‘face reality’, warns Ashley
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/libraries-must-face-reality-warns-ashley.html

Sheffield Star : 1st July
Letter |Library campaigners will not go away
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/opinion/letters/library-campaigners-will-not-go-away-1-5812317

Sunderland Echo : 1st July
Sunderland library protestors’ dismay over TV agony aunt’s backing for closure plans
“It seems she has fallen for the council’s propaganda and is now saying  services will improve when the libraries are shut down. This defies all  logic. How can a service improve when it has disappeared?”
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/sunderland-library-protestors-dismay-over-tv-agony-aunt-s-backing-for-closure-plans-1-5812506

Hemsworth & South Elmsall Express : 1st July
Wakefield | South Elmsall library reopens its doors after refurbishment            
http://www.hemsworthandsouthelmsallexpress.co.uk/news/local/south-elmsall-library-reopens-its-doors-after-refurbishment-1-5813559

South Elmsall library

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June 30, 2013 No Comments

Public Libraries News : 30th June
Libraries Director Brian Ashley tells it how it is to the Library Campaign
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/06/libraries-director-brian-ashley-tells-it-how-it-is-to-the-library-campaign.html

Horncastle News : 30th June
Libraries under threat as council bids to save budget            
“The county council say they’ll run a public consultation in July, to ‘gauge the appetite’ for cuts to public libraries. We don’t think the people of Lincolnshire have any ‘appetite’ to lose  their valued local library, and we’ll continue to campaign against these destructive cuts to public services.”
http://www.horncastlenews.co.uk/community/libraries-under-threat-as-council-bids-to-save-budget-1-5235784

Spalding Today : 30th June
Town support service fears rocky road
“The library is also their base and there are a lot of groups who use it. Where are we supposed to go?”
http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/latest-news/town-support-service-fears-rocky-road-1-5230658

Manchester Evening News : 30th June
New chapter for Northenden library as books are rehomed
A venue for Northenden’s new scaled-back library service has been agreed by town hall bosses.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/new-chapter-northenden-library-books-4750093

Campaigners fighting to keep Northenden Library open.
Campaigners fighting to keep Northenden Library open.
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June 29, 2013 No Comments

Rutland Times : 29th June
Lincolnshire | Glimmer of hope in fight to save Deepings library
http://www.rutland-times.co.uk/news/local/glimmer-of-hope-in-fight-to-save-deepings-library-1-5232635

Birmingham Mail : 29th June
Goodbye Birmingham Central Library
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/gallery-goodbye-birmingham-central-library-4731792

Southend Echo : 29th June
Volunteer idea ‘will kill’ library
The Friends of Kent Elms Library has warned the library, where visits  rose by 12.7 per cent between 2008/09 and 2010/11, would “wither and  die” if paid staff were axed.
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/10511536.Volunteer_idea__will_kill__library/

SKY Television : 29th June
Newcastle Council Cuts: Moorside Library Closes Doors For Last Time
Video & summary
http://tyneandwear.sky.com/news/article/72204/newcastle-council-cuts-moorside-library-closes-doors-for-last

Jesmond Local : 29th June
Newcastle | Residents’ bus service to continue despite Library closure
Though the doors have closed on Jesmond Library today as the council  cuts its funding, residents have been reassured that their community bus service will continue through to at least the end of the year despite  the closure.  Passengers feared the service would stop but plans have  been announced to take passengers to Byker library instead.
http://jesmondlocal.com/2013/06/residents-bus-service-to-continue-despite-library-closure/

Diss Express : 29th June
Eye, Suffolk |Council may refuse cash as library saga takes another twist            
http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/council-may-refuse-cash-as-library-saga-takes-another-twist-1-5218606

Express & Star : 29th June
Scheme lodged for new hub to house Wolverhampton library
Plans for one of seven community hubs which are being created  across Wolverhampton as part of a controversial scheme to save almost £1 million a year have been lodged.
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/06/29/scheme-lodged-for-new-hub-to-house-wolverhampton-library/

This Is Grimsby : 29th June
Fighting to save library
Volunteers could be enlisted to run Caistor Library under plans being considered by the county council. But Caistor councillor Tony Turner has declared he will fight “tooth and nail” to  save the facility.
http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Fighting-save-library/story-19428907-detail/story.html#axzz2XcnhYgeY

birmingham central library

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June 28, 2013 No Comments

CILIP : 27th June What the Government’s Spending Review means for library and information services
http://www.cilip.org.uk/news-media/pages/news130627.aspx

THE BOOKSELLER : 28th June Government to consult on PLR extension
 http://www.thebookseller.com/news/government-consult-plr-extension.html

THE BOOKSELLER : 28th June Teachers ‘frustrated’ over Reading for Pleasure
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/teachers-frustrated-over-reading-pleasure.html

THE GUARDIAN : 28th June ‘Proposals to cut libraries by more than half won’t affect the quality of service’
A Lincolnshire county councillor defends plans to shut 30 of the council’s 45 libraries
http://www.guardian.co.uk/local-government-network/2013/jun/28/cutting-libraries-services-councils

Grantham Journal : 28th June Plans to close Lincolnshire’s libraries rejected by councillors
http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/politics/politics-news/plans-to-close-lincolnshire-s-libraries-rejected-by-councillors-1-5232316

Local Guardian : 28th June Hundreds sign petition declaring “last chance to save Croydon’s libraries”
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/10514862.Hundreds_sign_petition_declaring__last_chance_to_save_Croydon_s_libraries_/

Huddersfield Examiner : 28th June Round two in the fight to save Kirklees libraries as campaign group Save Our Libraries formed Groups formed last year to oppose cuts to rural library services have joined forces to form one new super group in a bid to retain a  professional-led library and information service.
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/local-west-yorkshire-news/2013/06/28/round-two-in-the-fight-to-save-kirklees-libraries-as-campaign-group-save-our-libraries-formed-86081-33536762/

Huddersfield Examiner : 28th June Fears over future of libraries in Kirklees
http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/comment/2013/06/28/fears-over-future-of-libraries-in-kirklees-86081-33537019/

Chronicle Live : 28th June Newcastle | Council cuts: End of story for Moorside Library while others celebrate takeover plans
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/council-cuts-end-story-moorside-4729431#.Uc12mRP78w0.twitter

Voices for the Library Shirley Burnham will be hosting @voiceslibrary on Twitter w/c 1st July
http://www.voicesforthelibrary.org.uk/2013/06/shirley-burnham-library-campaigner-old-town-library-swindon/?utm_content=buffer2901d&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer

Shepley library protest

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June 27, 2013 No Comments

Public Libraries News : 26th June Editorial | “Slightly worse than our worst case scenario” : The latest Government cuts examined
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/06/slightly-worse-than-our-worst-case-scenario-the-latest-government-cuts-examined.html

This Is Hampshire : 27th June Library service being run into the ground, warns union Funding cuts have been directed at library services but in Wiltshire, where there has been a successful campaign to recruit volunteers, cracks are now appearing. Last week it was revealed that Ludgershall library, which is run by volunteers, has had to close on Thursday afternoons for the next six months because the number of volunteers has  dropped off.
http://www.thisishampshire.net/news/10500466.Library_service_being_run_into_the_ground__warns_union/

Market Rasen Mail : 27th June Hope for future of library service after committee tells council to scrap plans
 http://www.marketrasenmail.co.uk/news/local/hope-for-future-of-library-service-after-committee-tells-council-to-scrap-plans-1-5227504

Louth Leader : 27th June Louth Library safe from cuts but rural villages look set to be hit – Councillor fears ‘destruction’ of Lincolnshire’s  library service
http://www.louthleader.co.uk/news/local/louth-library-safe-from-cuts-but-rural-villages-look-set-to-be-hit-councillor-fears-destruction-of-lincolnshire-s-library-service-1-5221297

Boston Standard : 27th June Libraries face axe to cut costs after chiefs brand them ‘inefficient’
http://www.bostonstandard.co.uk/news/community/community-news/libraries-face-axe-to-cut-costs-after-chiefs-brand-them-inefficient-1-5223509

Boston Standard : 27th June Lincolnshire | Kirton Library | ‘We will fight library cuts’
http://www.bostonstandard.co.uk/news/local/we-will-fight-library-cuts-1-5225409

Market Rasen Mail : 27th June Threat of closure for local libraries 
http://www.marketrasenmail.co.uk/lifestyle/leisure/threat-of-closure-for-local-libraries-1-5221147

Sleaford Standard : 27th June Libraries face axe in county council cuts
http://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/community/community-news/libraries-face-axe-in-county-council-cuts-1-5228500

This Is Grimsby : 27th June Libraries under threat Libraries in East Lindsey could be replaced with mobile services if communities do not volunteer to run them.
http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Libraries-threat/story-19406730-detail/story.html#axzz2XRXSr7tL

Save Wolverhampton Libraries Community Hubs – Debunking the Myth
http://savewolverhamptonlibraries.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/community-hubs-mythbuster.pdf

SCL Response to the Spending Review (full response on website)
http://www.goscl.com/scl-response-to-spending-review/

Ealing Gazette : 27th June Ealing Council to spend £454k on library refurbishments 
http://www.ealinggazette.co.uk/ealing-news/local-ealing-news/2013/06/27/ealing-council-to-spend-454k-on-library-refurbishments-64767-33535042/

Wilts & Gloucestershire Standard : 27th June Cotswolds author Joanna Trollope cuts the ribbon at Lechlade Library
http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/cotswolds/10512613.Cotswolds_author_Joanna_Trollope_cuts_the_ribbon_at_Lechlade_Library/?ref=mmsp

Huddersfield Daily Examiner : 27th June Up to £33m cuts puts Kirklees libraries,  sports centres and galleries at risk after Spending Review – see what  Kirklees political leaders think here
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/local-west-yorkshire-news/2013/06/27/up-to-33m-cuts-puts-kirklees-libraries-sports-centres-and-galleries-at-risk-after-spending-review-see-what-kirklees-political-leaders-think-here-86081-33532392/

West Sussex Express : 27th June Newhaven | Library is given the go ahead by district council
 http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/local/library-is-given-the-go-ahead-by-district-council-1-5210864

Telegraph & Argus : 27th June Bradford | New book facility for children opens in city centre Park and Read will run from June to December 2013 (when the new City  Library opens) and will be open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 5pm.
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/10513437.New_book_facility_for_children_opens_in_city_centre/

Site of new Newhaven Library
Site of new Newhaven Library
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June 26, 2013 No Comments

THE GUARDIAN : 26th June
In Newcastle, libraries and pools shut as spending cuts reality bites
“I’m devastated by it. Libraries are part of the move towards  civilised society. They are a sense that our collective knowledge is  available to all in a publicly accessible space. The idea that we have  to close them is just appalling … ”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/jun/26/newcastle-spending-cuts

THE BOOKSELLER : 26th June
CSR spares arts budget, but not libraries
Arts Council England (ACE) has described the cuts detailed in the  Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review as the “best case scenario in what are difficult and testing times”.
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/csr-spares-arts-budget-not-libraries.html

THE BOOKSELLER : 26th June
Spending Review cuts ‘mean more library closures’
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/spending-review-cuts-mean-more-library-closures.html

THE BOOKSELLER : 26th June
Young US readers ‘like print’, finds Pew
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/young-us-readers-print-finds-pew.html

THE INDEPENDENT : 25th June
Cheshire East Council blocks payday loan websites from public computers
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cheshire-east-council-blocks-payday-loan-websites-from-public-computers-8673481.html?origin=internalSearch

Sunderland Echo : 26th June
TV agony aunt backs plans to axe nine Sunderland libraries
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/all-news/tv-agony-aunt-backs-plans-to-axe-nine-sunderland-libraries-1-5797643

The Lincolnite : 26th June
Lincolnshire library cuts plans are ‘draconian and short-sighted’
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2013/06/lincolnshire-library-cuts-are-draconian-and-short-sighted/

This Is Lincolnshire : 26th June
Libraries facing the final chapter
Lincolnshire County Council has announced a number of changes to how the authority wants to provide library provision in the future to help save  £2million.  (detailed report)
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/Libraries-facing-final-chapter/story-19395651-detail/story.html#axzz2XJ6jkLxW

This Is Lincolnshire : 26th June
Final chapter looms for village’s library
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/Final-chapter-looms-village-s-library/story-19395712-detail/story.html

Denise robertson

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June 25, 2013 No Comments

THE BOOKSELLER : 25th June
E-book royalty debate reignited
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/e-book-royalty-debate-reignited.html

Question Everything : 24th June
Steve Wyler of ‘Locality’ is asked about its work with Libraries‏
http://questioneverythingtheytellyou.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/questions-to-locality.html

Northern Scot : 25th June
Moray |Library consultation draws to a close
A council spokesman said: “The consultation has generated a very good  response and the analysis of the completed questionnaires will focus on  issues relating to groups protected under the Equality Act 2010.”
http://www.northern-scot.co.uk/News/Library-consultation-draws-to-a-close-24062013.htm

Henley Standard : 24th June
Deal agreed to keep library running after staffing cuts
Campaigners have reached an agreement to keep Benson library going after funding  cuts come into effect next year. The Friends of Benson Library group has provisionally agreed  staffing arrangements following four months of negotiations with  Oxfordshire County Council. The library in Castle Square is one of 16  due to lose half their staff funding from the council.
http://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/news.php?id=1299075

Macclesfield Express : 25th June
Access to payday loan websites to be blocked at libraries
Cheshire East have become the first local authority in England to take the step
http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/local-news/cheshire-east-become-first-local-4710739

Western Telegraph : 25th June
Tenby library move confirmed by cabinet
http://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/county/10505483.Tenby_library_move_confirmed_by_cabinet/

macclesfield library

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June 24, 2013 No Comments

THE BOOKSELLER : 24th June
Warning of major threat to Welsh library services
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/warning-major-threat-welsh-library-services.html

Wales Online : 24th June
Libraries depts could be wiped out under swingeing budget cuts, council leader warns
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/libraries-departments-could-wiped-out-4701894

The Lincolnite : 24th June
Campaigners opposed to £2m Lincolnshire libraries cuts plans
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2013/06/lincolnshire-residents-oppose-library-reshuffle-plans/

Stamford Mercury : 24th June
Lincolnshire | Petition to save Deepings Library from closure attracts 500 signatures
http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/local/petition-to-save-deepings-library-from-closure-attracts-500-signatures-1-5218208

EADT : 24th June
Suffolk | Eye: Town council considering options over grant offer for library move
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/eye_town_council_considering_options_over_grant_offer_for_library_move_1_2247705

Chronicle Live : 24th June
Newcastle | Community fights to keep Blakelaw library
Members of the Blakelaw Ward Community Partnership hope a proposal they  have worked on will save their lcoal library from closure, with the  group taking part responsibility for its future.
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/community-fights-keep-blakelaw-library-4704915

Blakelaw councillor David Stockdale at Blakelaw Library

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June 23, 2013 No Comments

The Scottish Sun : 23rd June
Aamer Anwar | Vaizey must be brought to book on library cuts
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/papercolumnists/aameranwar/4980192/Vaizey-must-be-brought-to-book-on-library-cuts.html

The Argus : 22nd June
Newhaven | £1.6m library given the green light
Work on the Newhaven facility will now begin with the existing  collection to be moved into the former M&Co building in the High  Street.
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10502483.__1_6m_library_given_the_green_light/

Ed Vaizey

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June 22, 2013 No Comments

Public Libraries News : 21st June
Hello cuts into 2016 … and Herefordshire’s decision to scrap interlending suggests a dark new trend
Regardless of cost, though, there is also a key legal matter here –  that of whether interlending is an integral part of statutory provision under the 1964 Public Libraries and Museums Act.
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/06/hello-cuts-into-2016-and-herefordshires-decision-to-scrap-interlending-suggests-a-dark-new-trend.html

BBC News : 22nd June
Shropshire | Second of three new Telford libraries opens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-23015805

telford library

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June 21, 2013 No Comments

THE GUARDIAN : 20th June
Maria Miller | I argued for the arts – and won. We will keep the philistines from the gates
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jun/20/argued-for-arts-and-won-philistines-economic-case?INTCMP=SRCH

SCL : 21st June
SCL Publishes Annual Report 2012/2013
http://www.goscl.com/scl-publishes-annual-report-20122013/

Bourne Local : 21st June
Lincolnshire | Councillor concerns at proposed closure of Market Deeping library            
a detailed report
http://www.bournelocal.co.uk/news/local/councillor-concerns-at-proposed-closure-of-market-deeping-library-1-5208070

This Is South Wales : 20th June
Swansea’s Morriston Library to get £345k upgrade
http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Swansea-s-Morriston-Library-pound-345k-upgrade/story-19337449-detail/story.html#axzz2WpV8cAQb

brighton festival

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June 20, 2013 No Comments

Gov.uk : 20th June
Ed Vaizey MP |Speech to the Society of Chief Librarians Seminar
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/speech-to-the-society-of-chief-librarians-seminar

BBC News : 20th June
Councils ‘face 10% funding cut’
libraries included in “non-statutory services” by LGA again
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22995128

Public Libraries News : 19th June
Editorial | Lincolnshire aim for lowest possible statutory provision: 32 libraries at risk
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/06/lincolnshire-aim-for-lowest-possible-statutory-provision-32-libraries-at-risk.html

Voices for the Library : 20th June
Proposed library cuts in Lincolnshire will hit the most disadvantaged
http://www.voicesforthelibrary.org.uk/2013/06/proposed-library-cuts-in-lincolnshire-will-hit-the-most-disadvantaged/

CILIP : 20th June
Vote for choice: Guest blog post from John Dolan
http://communities.cilip.org.uk/blogs/presidentphil/archive/2013/06/20/vote-for-choice-guest-blog-from-john-dolan.aspx

Solihull Observer : 20th June
Outrage as Shirley Library move approved
http://www.solihullobserver.co.uk/2013/06/20/news-Outrage-as-Shirley-Library-move-approved-74918.html

Camden New Journal : 20th June
Closure decision ‘a betrayal of a place that needs library’
Regulars at the library in Robert Street, along with teachers and  community campaigners, voiced their anger at the shutdown during a  meeting at the Dick Collins Hall on Monday night.
http://www.camdennewjournal.com/news/2013/jun/closure-decision-%E2%80%98-betrayal-place-needs-library%E2%80%99

Net Lettings : 20th June
New library is latest part of Camberwell’s regeneration
http://www.net-lettings.co.uk/london-property-news/articles/new-library-is-latest-part-of-camberwells-regeneration-2981

Medium.com : 18th June
A Plea to Keep Libraries Alive
This is my love letter to libraries and the serendipitous discoveries we make inside: the books we find, the knowledge we devour, and the  occasional human encounters.
https://medium.com/geek-empire-1/68f89054803a

library 2

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June 19, 2013 No Comments

BBC News : 19th June Lincolnshire County Council proposes major library shake-up The number of static libraries under the authority’s control would fall from 47 to 15.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-22962132

This Is Lincolnshire : 19th June 170 jobs will be lost over rural library closures
170 jobs will be lost as part of money-saving plans to close 32 rural  libraries across Lincolnshire. The county’s mobile lending service also  faces far-reaching cuts, it has emerged.
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/170-jobs-lost-rural-library-closures/story-19326321-detail/story.html#axzz2WdbpglxH

Bourne Local : 19th June Library closure planned for Deepings and hours could be cut at Stamford to make £2m savings More detail of how the cuts/closures to be applied
http://www.bournelocal.co.uk/news/local/library-closure-planned-for-deepings-and-hours-could-be-cut-at-stamford-to-make-2m-savings-1-5202197

Alan Gibbons Diary : 19th June They shut libraries, don’t they? Lincolnshire is the latest county to join the philistine swarm.
http://alangibbons.net/2013/06/they-shut-libraries-dont-they/

THE BOOKSELLER : 19th June Major library cuts for Lincolnshire
 http://www.thebookseller.com/news/major-library-cuts-lincolnshire.html

Shropshire Star : 19th June Shropshire’s libraries ‘are not under threat from e-reading’
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/06/19/shropshires-libraries-are-not-under-threat-from-e-reading/

But do not forget this: Festival bosses’ fears over Shropshire library cutbacks
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/06/13/festival-bosses-fears-over-shropshire-library-cutbacks/

Shropshire Star : 19th June Privacy fears over Oswestry library hub raised “I find the privacy issue completely unacceptable. I’ve seen people  there in emotional distress and other people have clearly been  concerned.”
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/06/18/privacy-fears-over-oswestry-library-hub-raised/

THE BOOKSELLER : 19th June Gardner and Pinfold win Carnegie and Greenaway Medals and defend Libraries
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/gardner-and-pinfold-win-carnegie-and-greenaway-medals.html

Chronicle Live : 19th June Archive boosts Northumberland libraries service
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/local-news/archive-boosts-northumberland-libraries-service-4570247

Sunderland Echo : 19th June TV agony aunt joins fight to save Sunderland libraries
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/all-news/tv-agony-aunt-joins-fight-to-save-sunderland-libraries-1-5778527

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June 18, 2013 No Comments

DAILY MIRROR : 18th June
Jobless forced to pay for library internet access just as more services move online
A survey of 2,000 library staff by Britain’s biggest public sector union Unison for its annual conference in Liverpool this week, uncovered a  sorry picture of rising charges, shrinking opening hours and job losses  in those libraries managing to escape being shutdown.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jobless-forced-pay-library-internet-1959330

THE BOOKSELLER : 18th June
UNISON survey on library cuts
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/unison-survey-library-cuts.html

Voices for the Library : 18th June
Charging for access to the internet undermines the principles of the public library service
http://www.voicesforthelibrary.org.uk/2013/06/charging-for-access-to-the-internet-undermines-the-principles-of-the-public-library-service/

Now Bath : 18th June
Mobile Library Reduces Service With New Timetable
The publication of the revised timetable comes following a campaign by  Conservative councillors to save the mobile library from being axed  entirely by the Liberal Democrat-run authority.
http://www.nowbath.co.uk/news/mobile-library-reduces-service-with-new-timetable-50624/

Northampton Herald & Post : 18th June
Nearly a score of Northamptonshire libraries suffered during unscheduled closures this year
http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/News/Northampton-News/Nearly-a-score-of-Northamptonshire-libraries-suffered-during-unscheduled-closures-this-year-20130618160027.htm

London Evening Standard : 18th June
Poetry is therapy, says festival organiser
The event is the third in a mini-series of special library events  organised by The Reading Agency and publishers Faber and Faber.
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/poetry-is-therapy-says-festival-organiser-8663226.html

BBC News | Education : 18th June
E-books come top in school reading competition
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22942908

poetry therapy

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June 17, 2013 No Comments

Sunderland Echo : 17th June
Sunderland library spending had fallen by £2.5million even before closure plans announced
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/all-news/sunderland-library-spending-had-fallen-by-2-5million-even-before-closure-plans-announced-1-5775185

Sunderland Echo : 17th June
‘Hands off our libraries’ – fight launched to save nine Sunderland branches from closure
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/all-news/hands-off-our-libraries-fight-launched-to-save-nine-sunderland-branches-from-closure-1-5775100

THE BOOKSELLER : 14th June
Digital discord
http://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/digital-discord.html

Public Libraries News : 16th June
The road not taken: the French and English library systems compared
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/06/the-road-not-taken-the-french-and-english-library-systems-compared.html

Alan Gibbons : 16th June
Review of “The Damage” (new Unison pamphlet) by Steve Davies
http://alangibbons.net/2013/06/review-of-the-damage-by-steve-davies/

Express & Star : 17th June
Sandwell Conservative leader hits out at plans to slash libraries’ hours
“I could not  believe it when I found out. We protested the last time and now it’s  happening again. Libraries are very important places in Sandwell – as a  community base, for education. I feel enough is enough.”
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/06/17/sandwell-conservative-leader-hits-out-at-plans-to-slash-libraries-hours/

Building Design : 17th June
Are libraries living on borrowed time?
(there is also a link available on Google News that does not require you to register to read)
http://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/analysis/are-libraries-living-on-borrowed-time?/5056283.article

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News and Views
June 14, 2013 No Comments

THE BOOKSELLER : 14th June Commons to debate future of creative industries It will be held on Wednesday (19th June), and will constitute the first  major debate on the topic to be held in the Commons for the past five  years. http://www.thebookseller.com/news/commons-debate-future-creative-industries.html

This Is Croydon : 14th June
Libraries contract decision slammed as ‘undemocratic’
The new contract is due to start in October and last for eight years.
BBC News : 14th June
Red telephone boxes in Essex to become ‘mini libraries’
Mancunian Matters : 14th June
‘Win, win, win all round’: Campaigners rejoice as Levenshulme library saved by school takeover
West End Extra : 14th June

Westminster | ‘Staggering’ uncollected £300k in library fines ‘could have helped to keep library open’

http://www.westendextra.com/news/2013/jun/%E2%80%98staggering%E2%80%99-uncollected-%C2%A3300k-library-fines-could-have-helped-keep-library-open

Don’t Privatise Libraries : 14th June Company doesn’t want to manage Gladstone library http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/company-doesnt-want-to-manage-gladstone.html

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News and Views
June 13, 2013 No Comments

THE INDEPENDENT : 12th June
‘Culture’ means whatever you want it to, especially if you’re in public life
He asserted that “the culture minister is the weakest minister in the Cabinet,” said that Ed Vaizey is “truly conscious” that he has no  power, and wondered why “we have this horror, this fear, of culture.”   He’s right about Vaizey’s powerlessness (especially when it comes to  sticking up for libraries and resisting their closure)
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/culture-means-whatever-you-want-it-to-especially-if-youre-in-public-life-8655762.html?origin=internalSearch

DAILY MAIL : 13th June
Pullman: Pay us for library e–books or writing will not be ‘commercially viable’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2340789/Pullman-Pay-library-e-books-writing-commercially-viable.html

Southwark.gov : 13th June
Planning committee approves new library in Camberwell
http://www.southwark.gov.uk/news/article/1279/planning_committee_approves_new_library_in_camberwell

Sunderland Echo : 13th June
Nine Sunderland libraries to close as council bids to save £850,000
Sunderland City Council says the move is needed to bring the city’s declining service into the 21st century.  The libraries facing closure are: Doxford Park, Easington Lane, East  Herrington, Fence Houses, Hendon, Monkwearmouth, Silksworth, Southwick  and Washington Green.
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/education/nine-sunderland-libraries-to-close-as-council-bids-to-save-850-000-1-5765198

Sunderland Echo : 13th June
Job losses ‘inevitable’ as a result of Sunderland library closures
“Closing almost half the city’s libraries is a step further than simply modernisation.”
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/education/job-losses-inevitable-as-a-result-of-sunderland-library-closures-1-5765226

Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News : 13th June
Views sought on future of Runcorn and Widnes libraries
http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynews.co.uk/runcorn-widnes-news/runcorn-widnes-local-news/2013/06/13/views-sought-on-future-of-runcorn-and-widnes-libraries-55368-33462173/

Norwich Evening News24 : 12th June
Town library relocation a priority for new mayor of north Suffolk town
The new mayor of Eye has pledged to make the relocation of the town  library and the improvements to the Town Hall her priorities for the  forthcoming year.
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/town_library_relocation_a_priority_for_new_mayor_of_north_suffolk_town_1_2232512

Croydon Guardian : 13th June
New art gallery to raise funds for Upper Norwood Library
“The entire community has rallied round to protect it. Local musicians  have already raised money for the library and now our artists. It makes  me very proud to be a resident of Crystal Palace.”
http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/10481907.New_art_gallery_to_raise_funds_for_Upper_Norwood_Library/

Shropshire Star : 13th June
Shropshire library book fund hit by £100,000 cut
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/06/13/shropshire-library-book-fund-hit-by-100000-cut/

Shropshire Star : 13th June
Festival bosses’ fears over Shropshire library cutbacks
Shrewsbury Children’s Bookfest successfully delivers reading  programmes and events in Shropshire via its annual May Festival,  School’s Week and Book Award Programme.
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/06/13/festival-bosses-fears-over-shropshire-library-cutbacks/

Shropshire Star : 13th June
Leading Article |Libraries need to move on to survive
see comments
http://www.shropshirestar.com/lifestyle/blogs/daily-blog/2013/06/12/star-comment-libraries-need-to-move-on-to-survive/
see comments on yesterday’s article Re food and drink in libraries :
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/06/12/plans-to-lift-eating-and-drinking-ban-at-libraries/

The Enquirer : 13th June
Southend library future to be decided
detailed report (but where did they get their figure of “over 400” successful community-run libraries in the UK ?)
http://www.theenquirer.co.uk/read.aspx?id=10933


Detail – The Beano has introduced a school library for the Bash St Kids
https://twitter.com/CazApr1/status/344705422294413312/photo/1/large
and report

BBC News : 11th June
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-22860554

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