News and Views
June 12, 2013 One Comment

DAILY EXPRESS : 12th June
Libraries give us power and axing museums will lead to heritage senility, warns Archbishop
The Archbishop went on lambast the Government for spending cuts which  are impacting on staff numbers in libraries, and warned society is  becoming more “isolated”.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/407083/Libraries-give-us-power-and-axing-museums-will-lead-to-heritage-senility-warns-Archbishop

THE GUARDIAN : 12th June
Philip Pullman: ‘Authors must be paid fairly for ebook library loans’
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jun/12/philip-pullman-ebook-loan-campaign

DAILY TELEGRAPH : 12th June
Philip Pullman leads challenge to publishers over e-book library lending
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/epic/bmy/10115962/Philip-Pullman-leads-challenge-to-publishers-over-e-book-library-lending.html

Manchester Evening News : 12th June
Cuts ‘under the counter’ as Stockport’s library hours are slashed
Town hall bosses in Stockport have targeted libraries in Bramhall, Bredbury, Brinnington, Cheadle, Edgeley and Reddish for  reduced hours.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/cuts-under-counter-stockports-library-4304693

THE BOOKSELLER : 12th June
CILIP rebrand meeting pushed back
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/cilip-rebrand-meeting-pushed-back.html

Shropshire Star : 12th June
Plans to lift eating and drinking ban at libraries
There are also claims that council bosses are considering allowing picnics in a bid to attract younger people.
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2013/06/12/plans-to-lift-eating-and-drinking-ban-at-libraries/

Philip Pullman ebooks

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June 11, 2013 No Comments

CLOA : 6th June Yinnon Ezra – Gov Advisor on Library Policy So do we really need superheros to sort out Public Libraries?
 http://blog.cloa.org.uk/2013/06/06/so-do-we-really-need-superheros-to-sort-out-public-libraries/

Gov.uk : 11th June Maria Miller | Speech – British Hospitality and Tourism Summit 2013 A return for investment on the spend we make. And making the most of  the money we spend – building synergies between culture, sport and  tourism – to get the biggest bang for our buck.  That is why I made a speech to our arts and culture leaders last  month explaining to them the need to make the economic case for the  arts.
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/british-hospitality-and-tourism-summit-2013

Question Everything : 10th June Ingress and egress  We now have the savings Swindon Borough Council have made from cutting the staffing from the library,  making it a co-location charity shop and handing it over to volunteers …
http://questioneverythingtheytellyou.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/ingress-and-egress.html

THE INDEPENDENT : 11th June Letter – Shirley Burnham (scroll down)
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/letters/letters-snooping-in-webs-dark-corners-8652499.html

THE BOOKSELLER : 11th June SoA warns publishers over e-book loans to libraries
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/soa-warns-publishers-over-e-book-loans-libraries.html

Society of Authors : 11th June Philip Pullman calls for authors to be paid properly for ebook library loans
http://www.societyofauthors.org/soa-news/authors-underpaid-ebook-library-loans

Heart Radio : 11th June Southend: Consultation On Future Of Libraries “This is a real opportunity for everyone to help shape Southend’s library  service over the next decade and a half.  .. “We already have a  high-performing library service and with this  far-reaching review and consultation, we now have the chance to look at  things way beyond the traditional remit of how many of us view a  library.”
http://www.heart.co.uk/essex/news/local/southend-consultation-future-libraries/

Southend Standard : 11th June Branch libraries to remain open But if too few people step forward to volunteer during a three-month  public consultation, starting today, then the council has promised to go back to the drawing board – and not close libraries.
http://www.southendstandard.co.uk/news/echo/10473884.Branch_libraries_to_remain_open/?ref=nt

Harrow Times : 10th June Harrow Conservative group ‘uneasy’ with library and leisure contracts
http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/10474451.Conservative_group__uneasy__with_library_and_leisure_contracts/

BBC News : 11th June Manchester | Levenshulme library to be run by local high school
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-22853709

Manchester Evening News : 11th June High School steps in to save axed library in Levenshulme The girls-only school is close to signing a deal with Manchester Council, which is offering to let them use the space rent-free.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/high-school-steps-save-axed-4296929

Manchester Gazette : 11th June Community plans for Levenshulme Library unveiled Levenshulme Library will remain in its building thanks to a pioneering  plan devised by a local head teacher working with the council and local  community.
http://manchestergazette.co.uk/community-plans-for-levenshulme-library-unveiled/

Hereford Times : 11th June Leominster info shop set to move into the town’s library Former Leominster librarian, Peter Holliday, said he was “appalled” by the proposals by the county council which could see library funding cut by 75 per cent. …. Mr Holliday said he has written to the communities minister about the issue which he feels is of such importance.  “We  don’t have many cultural things in the county and those we do have are very important – we thrive on the arts. These things are most  important and doubly so in a rural county.”
http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/10474092.Leominster_info_shop_set_to_move_into_the_town_s_library/

EADT 24 : 10th June Debenham: Library plans ambitious move to Sir Robert Hitcham School
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/debenham_library_plans_ambitious_move_to_sir_robert_hitcham_school_1_2227775

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June 10, 2013 No Comments

THE BOOKSELLER : 10th June Jarvis calls for “deeds not words” on libraries
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/jarvis-calls-%E2%80%9Cdeeds-not-words%E2%80%9D-libraries.html

New Statesman : 10th June The battle against privatisation Outsourcing of public services continues apace as austerity bites.
http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/12/public-services-outsourcing

York Press : 10th June Jobs axed at York libraries Library  assistant posts in York have been axed to save £190,000 …. “We  have invested in technology which increases our efficiency.”
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/10473838.Jobs_axed_at_York_libraries/

24dash.com : 10th June Cheshire East | How a housing association ended up running a library
 http://www.24dash.com/news/housing/2013-06-10-Opinion-How-a-housing-association-ended-up-running-a-library

Yorkshire Post : 10th June Halifax | New £9.25m library set to give cultural quarter bid a boost
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/all-sections/general-news/new-9-25m-library-set-to-give-cultural-quarter-bid-a-boost-1-5750814

Droitwich Standard : 10th June Droitwich library upgrades to save £4,000 a year “As well as reducing our energy consumption and delivering energy cost  savings of around £4,000 per year, the project means that the building  will benefit from new and improved lighting.”
http://www.droitwichstandard.co.uk/2013/06/10/news-Droitwich-library-upgrades-to-save-thousands-of-pounds-a-year-73741.html

This Is Surrey Today : 10th June Free Surrey library courses help thousands online
http://www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk/Surrey-libraries-help-thousands-online/story-19240908-detail/story.html#axzz2VpcApXpY

Tim Pinder

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June 9, 2013 No Comments

THE INDEPENDENT : 9th June
Katy Guest | Reading rights  (scroll down)
Like the new Children’s  Laureate, Malorie Blackman, as a child I read “anything and everything I could get my hands on”, and like her that meant that I relied on my  local library. The Government doesn’t get this – like it doesn’t get  that some people’s dads can’t fix them up with jobs in finance – but  most parents can’t afford to buy tons of books for their kids. Never  mind a university education: developing a love of reading is a basic  right that should be taken for granted by everyone in this country. I’m  with Malorie: save our libraries.
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/nepotism-i-blame-the-children-8650739.html?origin=internalSearch

Good Library Guide : 9th June
Amazon and Google provide a much better library service than our public libraries do
http://www.goodlibraryguide.com/blog/archives/2013/06/amazon_and_goog.html

And form our website:
http://www.librarycampaign.com/ode-to-libraries/

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June 7, 2013 No Comments

THE GUARDIAN : 7th May Further reading: how to put libraries back at the heart of communities
The Arts Council England explains how libraries can adapt to financial  challenges and to changes in the way we consume information
http://www.guardian.co.uk/local-government-network/2013/jun/07/libraries-adapt-changing-world

Harrow Times : 7th June Union concerned over new library outsourcing contract
 http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/10470912.Union_concerned_over_new_library_outsourcing_contract/

Chronicle Live : 7th June Council cuts: Community reprieves for some libraries on cards Hopes are high that a number of libraries earmarked for closure in Newcastle can be saved by community groups.
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/newcastle-city-council-cuts-community-4186805

They Work For You & Hansard : 6th June Parliamentary Question | PLR | Peter Bottomley MP
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2013-06-06a.158109.h&s=%22public+library%22+OR+%22public+libraries%22+OR+%22library+service%22#g158109.q0

Kidderminster Shuttle : 7th June Kidderminster Library gallery ready to reopen The changes were part of a bid to save the council’s libraries and learning service £1.8 million over three years.
http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/local/10467214.Kidderminster_Library_gallery_ready_to_reopen/?ref=nt

STV.tv : 7th June Kirkcaldy library, museum and art gallery reopens after refurbishment Video and article (Gordon Brown officiated)
http://local.stv.tv/edinburgh/228538-kirkcaldy-library-museum-and-art-gallery-reopens-after-refurbishment/

Kirkcaldy

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June 6, 2013 No Comments

THE INDEPENDENT : 6th June
Government will help you to take over a community pub – or maybe even the shop, pool or library
Up to quarter of a billion pounds will be made  available for villages, local estates or community groups to buy assets  and run them as new social enterprises
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/government-will-help-you-to-take-over-a-community-pub–or-maybe-even-the-shop-pool-or-library-8648033.html

THE BOOKSELLER : 5th June
CILIP to debate rebrand on 28th June
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/cilip-debate-rebrand-28th-june.html

Cameron

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June 5, 2013 No Comments

New Cross : 3rd June A documentary about a community that saved their local library from closure whatever your views – you will be uplifted by this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdMy7GrmlME&feature=youtu.be

Library Campaign : 5th June Disappointed by ACE live chat? Then join us! We don’t need a second Ed Vaizey. Yet too many of Brian’s answers are just like Ed’s. They boil down to: ‘Everything’s fine. And if it’s not, it’s nothing to do with us.’
http://www.librarycampaign.com/disappointed-by-ace-live-chat-then-join-us/

ACE : 5th June Live chat with Brian Ashley, Director, Libraries transcript Q’s and A’s
http://blog.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/arts-council-england-blog/live-chat-brian-ashley-director-libraries

BBC News : 5th June Dumfries and Galloway library cut plans condemned
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22780345

The Bolton News  5th June “No government inquiry” into library closures “It seems that such decisions on the future of local services are  made in the comfort of Whitehall offices without any official bothering  to step out and actually meet the people affected by the closures. There is a vast chasm between those struggling in deprived areas of  towns such as Bolton and the faceless officials in the DCMS.”
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/local/10462133._No_government_inquiry__into_library_closures/?ref=nt

Gazette & Herald : 5th June North Yorkshire | Plan to move libraries to rail site is shelved The future of Malton and Norton libraries is still undecided, it has been revealed.
http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/10464518.Plan_to_move_libraries_to_rail_site_is_shelved/

This Is Nottingham : 3rd June Library facelift will open new chapter for users and staff
http://m.thisisnottingham.co.uk/story.html?aid=19170128

Lockerbie library

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June 4, 2013 No Comments

DAILY TELEGRAPH : 4th June Malorie Blackman is a great choice to inspire children Donaldson’s vocal support for libraries will continue with this successor. As   Blackman says: “I will be banging the drum passionately for libraries.   Reading is the key to social mobility. I would not be getting this award if   it were not for public libraries.  … There are politicians   in South Korea who say that the UK is something of a role model but last   year South Korea opened or built 180 libraries and we are closing them. That   doesn’t make sense.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10094586/Malorie-Blackman-is-a-great-choice-to-inspire-children.html

THE BOOKSELLER : 4th June Blackman named Children’s Laureate “And as I would never have become an author if it hadn’t been for my  local library as a child, I intend to continue Julia Donaldson’s  amazing, indefatigable work advocating for our nation’s public library  service.”
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/blackman-named-children%E2%80%99s-laureate.html

CHANNEL 4 News : 4th June Self-help books: now available on prescription 
http://www.channel4.com/news/self-help-books-scheme-libraries-ed-vaizey-reading-agency

Public Libraries News : 3rd June Editorial |Rebranding and self-promotion can work, honest …
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/06/rebranding-and-self-promotion-can-work-honest.html

 Evening Times : 4th June Glasgow | £2m safety upgrade will protect Mitchell treasures
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/2m-safety-upgrade-will-protect-mitchell-treasures-126288n.21250361

Burton Mail : 3rd June Report says future of public libraries is bright
http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Report-says-future-of-public-libraries-is-bright-20130603123116.htm

Malorie Blackman

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June 3, 2013 No Comments

On The Wight : 3rd June No inquiry into Isle of Wight library closures confirmed
 http://onthewight.com/2013/06/03/isle-of-wight-libraries-no-inquiry-into-closures/

The Northern Scot : 1st June Moray | Libraries campaigners meet MP and MSP
http://www.northern-scot.co.uk/News/Libraries-campaigners-meet-MP-and-MSP-31052013.htm

SlideShare : 3rd June All change: responses to the public libraries crisis in England 2010 to 2013 | by Ian Anstice slides & presentation transcript
http://www.slideshare.net/iananstice5/all-change-22391034

Public Libraries News : 2nd June Editorial | DCMS in crisis? Oh no, it’s thriving.
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/06/dcms-in-crisis-oh-no-its-thriving.html

THE BOOKSELLER : 3rd June DCMS will not intervene over Bolton or IoW library closures
 http://www.thebookseller.com/news/dcms-will-not-intervene-over-bolton-or-iow-library-closures.html

THE BOOKSELLER : 3rd June CILIP members demand halt to rebrand
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/cilip-members-demand-halt-rebrand.html

Tom Roper’s Weblog : 3rd June CILIP rebranding: call for General Meeting, success and submission We easily reached the necessary hundred signatures and I submitted it to  Annie Mauger, Chief Executive Officer of CILIP, on Friday afternoon, who tells me she will respond next week.
http://www.roper.org.uk/tr/2013/06/cilip-rebranding-call-for-general-meeting-success-and-submission.html

Conservative Home : 3rd June Alan Gibbons  – How can authors be ambassadors of love and respect?
http://conservativehome.blogs.com/platform/2013/06/from-mygibbo-how-can-authors-be-ambassadors-of-love-and-respect.html

tot and ted

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June 2, 2013 No Comments

38 Degrees member poll mentions libraries twice – please complete this survey as this group really gets results https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/page/s/member-poll-june-1-2013

THE BOOKSELLER : 31st May Lampard pushes Summer Reading Challenge “Reading with my children is incredibly important to me and a wonderful  way to spend time together as a family, exploring magical worlds,  through books and stories. I hope that many boys, and girls, will be  inspired this summer to take up The Reading Agency’s challenge and enjoy all of the brilliant books available to them at their local library.”
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/lampard-pushes-summer-reading-challenge.html

ACE Join a live chat with our Director, Libraries, Brian Ashley, on 5 June
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/news/arts-council-news/join-live-chat-our-director-libraries-brian-ashley/

summer reading challenge

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June 1, 2013 No Comments

Gov.uk | Updated : 31st May
Supporting the library services provided by local authorities and …
https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/supporting-the-library-services-provided-by-local-authorities/activity

Public Libraries News : 31st May
Efficiencies: Self Service    
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/campaigning/efficiencies-2/efficiencies-self-service

New Statesman : 30th May
Is Osborne about to abolish the culture department?  
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/05/osborne-about-abolish-culture-department

Brent & Kilburn Times : 1st June
Award-winning architects’ firm lend their support to library campaigners
http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk:80/news/award_winning_architects_firm_lend_their_support_to_library_campaigners_1_2218430

Good Library Guide : 1st June
Decline and fall of SYRUP
http://www.goodlibraryguide.com/blog/archives/2013/06/decline_and_fal.html

In-Cumbria : 31st May
Longer opening times for library in Carlisle community centre
“There would be a reduction of space, but that will be offset by regular  exchanges of stock and, following the model recently successfully tried  at Harraby, by converting to a self-service Library Link for the  majority of the additional hours of opening.”
http://www.in-cumbria.com/longer-opening-times-for-library-in-carlisle-community-centre-1.1059661#

Kensal Rise Library

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May 31, 2013 No Comments

Public Libraries News : 30th May
Well done to Edinburgh. Not so well done to …
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/05/well-done-to-edinburgh-not-so-well-done-to.html

Ledbury Reporter : 31st May
Herefordshire |Troubled Ledbury library to move to historic site
Fears Ledbury library would close have been quashed after confirmation it will be housed in an iconic building.
http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/news/10455149.Troubled_Ledbury_library_to_move_to_historic_site/

Online Research @ Cardiff (ORCA)
The public service ethos and union mobilisation: a case study of the public library service
http://orca.cf.ac.uk/46282/

master's house

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May 30, 2013 No Comments

THE BOOKSELLER : 30th May
DCMS ‘could be scrapped’, says Jarvis
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/dcms-could-be-scrapped-says-jarvis.html

The Galloway News : 30th May
Stewartry library jobs to go in council shake-up
Up to 50 jobs could go in council frontline services including libraries  across the Stewartry.   …. The plan is to bring as many services as  possible under the same roof and that could mean libraries being moved.
http://www.dgstandard.co.uk/galloway-news/news/2013/05/30/stewartry-library-jobs-to-go-in-council-shake-up-51311-33401965/

librarian

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May 28, 2013 No Comments

THE BOOKSELLER : 28th May Sefton and Manchester: libraries latest http://www.thebookseller.com/news/sefton-and-manchester-libraries-latest.html

Manchester Evening News : 28th May Manchester’s Libraries reprieved amid ‘shambles’ claims Council bosses passed an  amended plan at their latest executive meeting after protests from  campaigners and a recommendation from other councillors.

They will also now feature professional librarians but as originally planned  – despite widespread protests – they will not operate the same service  as at present.  Instead, scaled down book collections will be run in  conjunction with other organisations – although some are likely to stay  in the same building. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/manchesters-libraries-reprieved-amid-shambles-4022480

It’s Our County : 27th May Herefordshire | Results of Council Emergency Budget Meeting; read Liz Harvey’s account In the days building up to the meeting it became apparent that the  administration had no clue as to the nature and extent of its statutory  responsibilities for service provision … http://www.itsourcounty.org/blog/2464-results-of-council-emergency-budget-meeting-read-liz-harveys-account/

Public Libraries News : 27th May Editorial | Public library campaigning: the easy bit may have just ended in Herefordshire http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/05/public-library-campaigning-the-easy-bit-may-have-just-ended-in-herefordshire.html

ACE | You Tube : 23rd May Literature On Your Doorstep – Libraries Development Initiative Herefordshire Libraries took part in this Arts Council project http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDfkbVPBoPI

Conservative Home : 28th May Libraries | Labour implode in Brent http://conservativehome.blogs.com/localgovernment/2013/05/labour-implode-in-brent.html

Croydon Guardian : 28th May New library opens in New Addington http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/10446888.New_library_opens_in_New_Addington/

East London Lines : 28th May Croydon library contract proceeds after setback http://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2013/05/croydon-library-contract-proceeds-after-setback-2/

London Borough of Croydon : 24th May Press Release | New library contract comes a step closer a new departure – *self-referral* to Scrutiny My intention now is to ensure that the basis of my decision is examined  fully, and that’s why I’ll be ensuring this matter is taken to our  scrutiny committee. http://www.croydon.gov.uk/news/pressreleases/library-contract-closer

This Is Total Essex : 28th May New Springfield library will be a ‘real resource’ It is the first new library to open in Essex for 25 years and will be  staffed day-to-day by a team of ten volunteers, with 20 more eager  helpers on the waiting list. Around 250 people visited on the first day, reflecting the strong local support for the facility. http://www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/New-Springfield-library-real-resource/story-19067295-detail/story.html#axzz2UYq9GqSx

Paisley Daily Express : 27th May Renfrewshire | Books no longer have stamp of approval Library staff have started to give borrowers receipts, rather than date-stamping their books. …. Last year, adults borrowed over 420,000 books, CDs and DVDs from  Renfrewshire libraries, with junior members taking out a further 120,000 items. http://www.paisleydailyexpress.co.uk/renfrewshire-news/2013/05/27/books-no-longer-have-stamp-of-approval-87085-33379727/

springfield library

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May 27, 2013 No Comments

This Is Nottingham : 25th May
Samantha Mattos: Libraries are a modern marvel
Our visits have ensured that books and everything else the library has  to offer are uppermost in my daughter’s favourite things.
http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Samantha-Mattos-Libraries-modern-marvel/story-19088361-detail/story.html

Canberra Times : 27th May
But what if I can’t find it on the internet?
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/comment/but-what-if-i-cant-find-it-on-the-internet-20130526-2n5g5.html

research

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May 26, 2013 No Comments

A digest of today’s news items, reproduced here, with kind permission from Shirley Burnham, who collated it.  For up to date libraries news follow @ShirleyBurnham on Twitter.

The Library Campaign
AGM event, including Q&A with Brian Ashley, the new libraries director at ACE
2 – 4.30 pm, 29 June – London
http://www.librarycampaign.com/agm-event-including-qa-with-brian-ashley-the-new-libraries-director-at-ace/

Public Libraries News : 25th May
Editorial |The name is Library, Public Library
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/05/the-name-is-library-public-library.html

Good Library Guide : 25th May
Ebooks in libraries for people with reading difficulties
http://www.goodlibraryguide.com/blog/archives/2013/05/ebooks_in_libra.html

ebook

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May 21, 2013 No Comments

A digest of today’s news items, reproduced here, with kind permission from Shirley Burnham, who collated it.  For up to date libraries news follow @ShirleyBurnham on Twitter.

THE BOOKSELLER : 21st May
Desmond Clarke | Blind Eye
There is a strong suspicion that the DCMS is turning a blind eye to the  closure of libraries in some of the UK’s most deprived communities.  (Good blog, & some forceful comments)
http://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/blind-eye.html

Hansard : 20th May
Parliamentary Question | Libraries in deprived areas
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2013-05-20a.156112.h&s=%28section%3Awrans%29+speaker%3A25067#g156112.q0

Alan Gibbons Blog : 18th May
And yet…thoughts on the opening of the new Liverpool Central Library
There is a sub-plot to this apparent success story.  Half of Liverpool’s branch libraries are set for closure. Liverpool has 19 libraries at  present, but the council thinks it can save around £938,000 (from April  2014) by closing around 10.
http://alangibbons.net/2013/05/and-yet-thoughts-on-the-opening-of-the-new-liverpool-central-library/

Mancunian Matters : 21st May
‘No easy decisions’: Future of six Manchester libraries still uncertain as council give campaigners June deadline
But rather than scrap the proposed closures as campaigners want, the  executive instead decided today to put in place a deadline for the end  of June for proposals to be put forward.   …..  “These are not things we want to do and that we get elected to do.”
http://mancunianmatters.co.uk/content/210510636-%E2%80%98no-easy-decisions%E2%80%99-future-six-manchester-libraries-still-uncertain-council-give-c

News Shopper : 21st May
Bromley libraries partner with RNIB to make reading more accessible
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/10433271.Bromley_libraries_partner_with_RNIB_to_make_reading_more_accessible/

Burton Mail : 21st May
Solar panels on libraries save county council over £350,000
The £330,000 investment in libraries is expected to be paid back in just over nine years. After the panels have paid for themselves the council will continue to  receive free electricity and the Government’s incentives for a further  15 years.
http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Solar-panels-on-libraries-save-county-council-over-350000-20130521115950.htm

Design Observer
Marginalia: Little Libraries in the Urban Margins
“these projects can’t help but raise big and important questions”
http://m.designobserver.com/places/feature/0/33968/

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May 20, 2013 No Comments

A digest of today’s news items, reproduced here, with kind permission from Shirley Burnham, who collated it.  For up to date libraries news follow @ShirleyBurnham on Twitter.

SW Londoner : 20th May
Gove faces backlash after South West London libraries insist children are reading ‘proper’ books
http://swlondoner.co.uk/content/20051871-gove-faces-backlash-after-south-west-london-libraries-insist-children-are-reading-p

SNP : 20th May
Aberdeen | Donside – Labour candidate challenged on libraries
http://www.snp.org/media-centre/news/2013/may/donside-labour-candidate-challenged-libraries

Cambridge News : 20th May
Has the school library a future in the digital age?
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Education/Tricia-Kellehers-Blog/Has-the-school-library-a-future-in-the-digital-age-20130520132558.htm

About My Area : 16th May
Essex | New library for Springfield
to be staffed by volunteers from the word go (with support from Essex Libs)
http://www.
aboutmyarea.co.uk/Essex/Chelmsford/CM2/News/Local-News/247980-New-Library-for-Springfield 

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News and Views
May 19, 2013 No Comments

A digest of today’s news items, reproduced here, with kind permission from Shirley Burnham, who collated it.  For up to date libraries news follow @ShirleyBurnham on Twitter.

This Is Local London : 19th May
Shared services are key to saving borough millions, insists Ealing Contracts for managing up to 25 libraries are available for five-years including an optional five-year extension, reportedly worth  £90,000-£100,000 for 10 years.  Sports and Leisure Management Ltd (SLM) and John Laing plc are  reported to be front runners to secure deals for leisure and library  services respectively.
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/10429191.Shared_services_are_key_to_saving_borough_millions__insists_Ealing/

Darlington & Stockton Times : 19th May
Row over future of Stockton borough libraries
“Moving the library and all of its staff to a building on the periphery would be an absolute nonsense.”
http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/10428534.Row_over_future_of_Stockton_borough_libraries/

You Tube : 18th May
Herefordshire | Video: Save Our Libraries & Museums High Town Rally
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UkjomdjfsGY

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