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BBC News : 18th May
Campaigners protest against Herefordshire Council cuts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Ledbury Reporter : 18th May
Cuts are to be discussed
http://www.ledburyreporter.co.
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Question Everything : 17th May Looking a Trojan horse in the mouth LGA responds re. its advice that the Library Service is ‘non-statutory’ The response from David Holdstock from the LGA is below and in full:
http://
You Tube : 16th May Herefordshire Libraries & Museums funding cuts 1 highly recommended – video http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Hereford Times : 17th May Green councillor Felicity Norman sees red over cabinet meeting cancellation http://www.herefordtimes.com/
They Work For You : 15th May Public Libraries – Electronic Publishing | PLR on e-books and audiobooks Dan Jarvis Parliamentary Question – E Vaizey: Written Answer http://www.theyworkforyou.com/
Coventry Telegraph : 17th May Coventry Central Library reopens after £130,000 makeover http://www.coventrytelegraph.
The Public Sector Show 2013 Slides and presentations
http://www.publicsectorshow.
And from our site:
http://www.librarycampaign.
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THE INDEPENDENT : 16th May
Children turn away from books in favour of reading electronically
However, the report is a blow to attempts to improve reading standards as research also shows those who read print as nearly twice as likely to be above average readers as children who read electronically (26 per cent as opposed to 15.5 per cent). In addition, those who only read on screen are four times less likely to say they enjoy reading (12 per cent compared with 51 per cent). The Trust is urging parents and teachers to promote a better balance between using books and technological devices for reading.
http://www.independent.co.uk/
Literacy Trust : 16th May
Children’s on-screen reading overtakes reading in print
details of their Research
http://www.literacytrust.org.
Don’t Privatise Libraries : 16th May
I’ve seen the future; David Ruse and the Tri-borough experiment!
http://dontprivatiselibraries.
Ledbury Reporter : 16th May
Council meeting deferral came following feedback from ‘councillors, the public and reviewing public petitions’
Coun John Jarvis defended the deferral in similar terms, telling the Hereford Times that protestors should “channel their energies” into finding alternatives by which threatened services could be delivered.
(and see comment from Bobby47)
http://www.ledburyreporter.co.
Hereford Times : 16th May
Protesters gather outside council headquarters despite vital meeting being called off
In the face of growing and vociferous public protest, cabinet was expected to approve the principle of the proposed cuts and send that approval to the full council meeting next Friday as a recommendation for debate. Instead, a decision taken behind the scenes at Brockington this morning now leaves that approval of principle entirely in the hands of the full council, with the Tories holding a majority of one.
http://www.herefordtimes.com/
Ross Gazette : 16th May
Herefordshire | Library threatened with closure
The Minister for the Arts opened it with much fanfare in March 1988, holding it up as a beacon of council excellence. Fast forward 25 years and after countless – and costly – consultations, pay reviews, job evaluations, and restructuring, Ross Library is at crisis point. The news this week that the library service will have a crippling 75% slashed from its budget, has been met with a mixture of disbelief, incredulity and mounting anger.
http://www.ross-gazette.co.uk/
BBC News : 16th May
Herefordshire Council postpones cuts decision
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Hereford Times : 16th May
The Paul Rogers Blog: Libraries and Museums should be saved
Paul Rogers is the ‘Hereford Times’ senior reporter
http://www.herefordtimes.com/
The Echo : 16th May
Southend’s library services “will be improved”
Mr Harris added: “In some areas if people don’t want to safeguard them it will be very difficult, it would perhaps suggest that they don’t want their libraries as much as we thought.”
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/
Ealing Today : 16th May
Library and Leisure Services to be Contracted Out
If the plan is approved, John Laing Ltd. will take over the running of the library service. They already run the libraries in Hounslow and Harrow and the latter borough would act as the client on behalf of London Borough of Ealing in what would be a shared contract.
http://www.ealingtoday.co.uk/
Guardian Series : 15th May
Anger as smaller libraries miss out on £5 million investment in Waltham Forest
“It really does stink. When we’re talking about £5 million and it’s going to just a few libraries, that’s pretty outrageous. The investment won’t be that good for the people in the borough who can’t travel to these ones.”
http://www.guardian-series.co.
Sunderland Echo : 16th May
Concern over Sunderland library closure plans
Library users could be struggling to make their opinions heard as councillors plan sweeping reforms. …….. The proposals could see a number of static libraries close, with library services opening up in other community buildings functioning with the help of volunteers.
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/
Southport Visitor : 16th May
Sefton | Campaign group submits business plan to save Southport’s libraries
http://www.southportvisiter.
Crosby Herald : 16th May
Sefton | Mum urges council to rethink Carnegie Library closure
“We don’t have a computer at home so we come in to use the ones here and one of my daughters has a visual impairment so she goes to the library to listen to the audio books.” Eleven-year-old Spencer said the library had helped him with his school work. He said: “I come here to do research for history projects I’m doing. The library has helped me with my vocabulary and it’s helping me with my literature and everything else in school.”
http://www.crosbyherald.co.uk/
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Private Eye | Library News
Issue No. 1340 (page 36)
In one of the most drastic library service cutbacks threatened so far, rural Herefordshire may lose all bar one of its public libraries. At all good newsagents
Ledbury Reporter : 15th May
Libraries in the firing line of Herefordshire Council cuts
The very future for culture in the county is at stake tomorrow as Herefordshire Council’s cabinet decides whether or not to back savage cuts that leave libraries and museums out on a limb. But those at the sharp end are fighting back rallied by an unprecedented show of support. The speed at which opposition to the proposed cuts in funding for libraries and museums countywide caught the council out.
http://www.ledburyreporter.co.
Manchester Evening News : 15th May
Twist in the tale as Manchester library protesters win reprieve
But to date, no firm replacement proposals have been drawn up – and councillors yesterday heard from furious library users who slammed both the idea and the council’s attitude towards residents. In turn, many Labour councillors also attacked their own party’s plan – dubbing a report drawn up by officers as ‘disappointing’ and ‘patronising’.
http://www.
Brent & Kilburn Times : 15th May
Brent councillor who oversaw library closures fails to make selection shortlist
http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/
The Echo : 15th May
Petition to save Southend libraries
A steady stream of people stopped to hear about Southend Council’s proposals which could see some branch libraries closed unless community groups step in to run them.
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/
Macclesfield Express : 15th May
Cheshire East | Campaigners celebrate as Hurdsfield library saved from axe
Hurdsfield Library has been saved from closure. The branch at Hurdsfield Green had been under threat as part of Cheshire East Council’s cost-cutting plans. But it was confirmed yesterday that community volunteers will instead run the service in the first such set-up of its kind in the borough. The library on the Weston has not been saved however and will shut this summer.
http://www.macclesfield-
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Liverpool Echo : 14th May
Liverpool’s revamped Central Library is a cathedral of knowledge (Video)
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.
BBC News : 14th May
Herefordshire library and museums cuts prompts petition
Councillor Liz Chave, from the It’s Our County party, who is opposing cuts to library services, said: “There are statutory duties, supported by legislation, to keep a library service in the county. What that will look like in the future is the more debatable matter.” She said community libraries, such as one run by a church in Peterchurch, could become a popular model across the county in the future.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
THE BOOKSELLER : 14th May
Hereford at risk of library closures
http://www.thebookseller.com/
Public Libraries News : 13th May
Deja vu from 1976 … and CILIP Scotland express deep concern over cuts in Moray
http://www.
Good Library Guide : 14th May
Ebooks in public libraries…ssshhhhhh
http://www.goodlibraryguide.
Mancunian Matters : 14th May
‘A slap in the face’ : Levenshulme campaigner and Northenden Lib Dem councillor condemn library closures
http://mancunianmatters.co.uk/
Brent & Kilburn Times : 14th May
New ‘libraries’ councillor says community engagement is at the heart of her priorities
She said: “What happened in Camden is a very good example of what can be done when public and voluntary sectors work together and is something it would be fantastic to emulate.”
http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/
Wales Online : 13th May
‘Nightmare scenario’ as Welsh councils fear violent cuts to services after Treasury spending review
“Mr Shotton said the Local Government Association (LGA) had mapped out the impact of a 10% cut in funding for councils in 2015-16 in England with spending cuts of up to 90% in non-statutory areas such as children’s centres, museums, libraries and sports facilities.”
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/
Brisbane Times : 14th May
Millions spent to revive council libraries
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.
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Manchester Evening News : 13th May
Keep Manchester libraries open or face book boycott, say protesters
http://www.
THE INDEPENDENT : 12th May
There’s no such thing as the wrong sort of book
Unfortunately, libraries will be a historical concept as alien to most 17-year-olds as the works of George Eliot by the time Mr Gove’s government has finished with them. A total of 146 libraries were closed from 2010 to 2011, and a further 201 in 2012.
http://www.independent.co.uk/
The Star : 13th May
Letter | Digital by default and the need for libraries
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/
Skegness Standard : 13th May
Lincolnshire | New book service for Bratoft and Irby
The library book collection is managed by the Village Hall Committee and run by volunteers.
http://www.skegnessstandard.
CILIP Scotland : May 11th
CILIPS releases statement on cuts and closures in Moray
http://www.cilips.org.uk/news/
THE GUARDIAN : 13th May
From the archive, 13 May 1976: Libraries look at economy cuts
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
And, from our website:
Let’s Get Real – Libraries are in Crisis. Now!
Laura Swaffield, chair of The Library Campaign, says it’s time to stop arguing and call for ACTION. She has presented this list to the Society of Chief Librarians. Comments – and additions – please!
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Public Libraries News : 12th May Editorial | One of our favourite things
http://www.
Question Everything : 11th May If it were a statutory instrument, it would have to go before the House http://
Don’t Privatise Libraries : 11th May The LGA and ‘non-statutory’ Public Libraries The LGA continues to misinform about the Library Service – Current and historical evidence http://dontprivatiselibraries.
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Alan Gibbons Blog : 11th May Campaign for the Book | Letter to LGA chairman. Libraries are statutory. Letter to Sir Merrick Cockell, chair of the Local Government Association. http://alangibbons.net/2013/
Facebook : 11th May Herefordshire |A councillor is sending out a standard letter to all who protest the library closures https://www.facebook.com/
You Tube : 11th May Leominster Library is under threat. Jonathan loved visiting it before he started school http://www.youtube.com/watch?
BBC News : 11th May Historic Kettering Library reopening http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Daily Echo : 11th May Southampton library opening times to change http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/
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THE BOOKSELLER : 10th May
ACE’s Ashley: libraries ‘good at adapting’
http://www.thebookseller.com/
THE BOOKSELLER : 10th May
Eastell to be next SCL president
http://www.thebookseller.com/
Save Herefordshire’s Libraries
To Herefordshire Council
We call on Herefordshire Council to oppose the 75% cut to Herefordshire’s Library Service and the subsequent closure of all but one of the county’s Libraries. One library can not provide a comprehensive and efficient library service for all persons in the area that want to make use of it, as required by the Public Libraries and Museums Act.
http://you.38degrees.org.uk/
Public Libraries News : 9th May
“Fear of change”: William Sieghart interviewed
http://www.
Save Burnage Library | Manchester : 10th May
The Contemporary Doomsday Book is out
So the long awaited library consultation report to the neighbourhood scrutiny committee was published on Thursday. It is a mammoth 164 page document of 9MB in size, which is why I’ve been somewhat quiet. Unsurprisingly, I’ve been doing what all good library users do. I’ve been engrossed reading it before the weekend. For what it is worth, I am shocked at the poor quality of the analysis and together with the rest of the campaigns around Manchester, I am shocked at the rhetoric.
http://saveburnagelibrary.
Scilly Today : 9th May
Scilly’s New Library Gets First Public Viewing
http://www.scillytoday.com/
Burton Mail : 10th May
Staffordshire | Libraries offer online practice citizenship tests
http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/
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Harrow Observer : 9th May
Library outsourcing decision delayed due to Labour split
A decision whether to outsource the running of Harrow’s libraries to a not-for-profit trust has been delayed due to the collapse of the cabinet committee. …….. the cabinet committee meeting was cancelled after the announcement yesterday that nine Labour councillors, including the leader of the council, Councillor Thaya Idaikkadar, were splitting to form their own Independent Labour group. Consequently, the other portfolio holders comprising the cabinet , all now rival Labour group members, were dismissed.
http://www.harrowobserver.co.
BBC News : 9th May
Council services face further cuts, warn local leaders
LGA says libraries are “non-statutory”
This, it argues, would mean reducing spending on a “broad combination of non-statutory services which might include children’s centres, museums, libraries and sports centres ……
“almost all of councils’ money would have to be spent on explicit statutory responsibilities like social services, waste collection and concessionary travel, meaning that the money available for all other services, such as libraries, road maintenance and leisure facilities would have been cut by 90%”.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
THE BOOKSELLER : 9th May
Manchester library closures to go ahead
http://www.thebookseller.com/
Public Libraries News: 8th May
Bad news in Herefordshire, good news elsewhere. Questions in Manchester and Isle of Wight
http://www.
BBC News : 8th May
Dorchester’s Charles Street development library to open
A new library and adult learning centre will open in two months as part of a £60m regeneration project in Dorset.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Oxford Times : 8th May
Angst over listed status led to four-year delay over Headington library access
http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/
Bolton News: 7th May
Saved Golborne Library ‘thriving’
http://www.theboltonnews.co.
THE ECONOMIST : 8th May
Hotel libraries: Shelf life
At a time when many councils in Britain are cutting their library budgets, it is heartening to learn of hotels still investing in books, and using them as a way to attract and entertain their guests.
http://www.economist.com/
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Manchester Evening News : 8th May
Six Manchester libraries face axe within weeks despite protests
http://www.
Communities Against the Cuts : 8th May
Rebutting the Rebuttal: update on the Library of Birmingham privatisation
http://
Harrow Observer : 8th May
‘Council breaking its promise over libraries’
http://www.harrowobserver.co.
THE BOOKSELLER :
Webb joins battle for Southend libraries
http://www.thebookseller.com/
The Argus : 8th May
Tenders invited for Sussex libraries
A contract to design two libraries is up for grabs. East Sussex County Council is looking for firms with experience of ground- breaking and interior design of libraries and public spaces.
http://www.theargus.co.uk/
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Public Libraries News : 6th May
Library Campaign’s call to action on volunteer libraries: “Let’s get real”
http://www.
Don’t Privatise Libraries : 7th May
JLIS preferred bidder for Harrow and Ealing Libraries contract
http://dontprivatiselibraries.
and http://www.harrow.gov.uk/www2/
THE BOOKSELLER : 7th May
National Literacy Trust evaluates Reading Stars scheme
Overall, 472 primary schools, 232 secondary schools, 31 libraries, 15 football clubs and one pupil referral unit took part. Thirty-two per cent of the children were from low-income families.
http://www.thebookseller.com/
THE BOOKSELLER : 7th May
ACE report shows economic value of arts
http://www.thebookseller.com/
Cotswold Journal : 7th May
Broadway | Public consultation on library has begun
http://www.cotswoldjournal.co.
and Questionnaire:
http://www.worcestershire.gov.
Isle of Man Today : 7th May
Mobile service helping those who can’t get to local library
The service was threatened with closure last year, because of funding cuts, but rescued when PokerStars agreed to fund it for three years. Sandra said: ‘They talk about money [the cost of running the service], but you cannot quantify the value in money terms.’ Annual subscription is £15 for adults and £2 for children.
http://www.iomtoday.co.im/
Maidenhead Advertiser : 6th May
Plans for new library and sensory room to be discussed
http://www.maidenhead-
Irish Independent : 6th May
Libraries forced to close for days amid staff shortage crisis
http://www.independent.ie/
This Is Nottingham : 4th May
‘Fantastic’ librarian Laura in running for top award
She said: “Many of our students have poor literacy skills, which mean they have problems accessing some of the curriculum.”
http://www.thisisnottingham.
THE BOOKSELLER : 7th May
Libraries to debate open access
The implications of Open Access for libraries will be debated in Westminster at an event hosted by the Libraries All-Party Parliamentary Group. The date of the debate has yet to be confirmed, but it will include MPs and representatives from the library, publishing, university and academic fields.
http://www.thebookseller.com/
Paid Content : 3rd May
Sourcebooks, Overdrive launch pilot to demonstrate the impact of ebook library lending on sales
http://paidcontent.org/2013/
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Public Libraries News : 5th May
One volunteer library, many questions: Walcot Library and matters arising
http://www.
Irish Independent : 6th May
Libraries forced to close for days amid staff shortage crisis
http://www.independent.ie/
This Is Nottingham : 4th May
‘Fantastic’ librarian Laura in running for top award
She said: “Many of our students have poor literacy skills, which mean they have problems accessing some of the curriculum.”
http://www.thisisnottingham.
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Brent & Kilburn Times : 5th May
Community library lends their support to Brent’s elderly residents
http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/
Public Libraries News : 5th May
One volunteer library, many questions: Walcot Library and matters arising
http://www.
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DAILY TELEGRAPH : 4th May
The importance of instilling a need to read
Jonathan Douglas is Director of the National Literacy Trust (literacytrust.org.uk), a charity that transforms lives through literacy.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
St Helens Star : 3rd May
Libraries in St Helens’ poorest communities cushioned from most severe cuts
Instead of library closures, hours have been slashed by a fifth as part of the local authority’s response to making up a £50million shortfall in government grant.
http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/
Brent & Kilburn Times : 3rd May
Project launched to return library service to Dollis Hill residents
Dollis Hill ‘”Love Books”, which was launched yesterday, will see books from Brent’s Library Service collected and brought to the area’s cafés, eateries, shops and pubs to create a series of “mini libraries”. to provide …. some of the benefits of what libraries offer.
http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/
Yellow Advertiser : 3rd May
Southend | Support grows for library
Photo caption: More than 200 people turned up to support keeping Leigh Library staffed by librarians not volunteers.
http://www.yellowad.co.uk/
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Public Libraries News : 2nd May
Outsourcing, food banks, late fees and 3-D printing (sort of)
Ealing and Harrow libraries look set to be outsourced to Laing. Meanwhile, there’s food collections in Wigan libraries for local food banks and there are also two unrelated articles about non-payment of late fees in Camden and Essex. More internationally, there’s a great defence of public libraries in New Zealand (under very hostile questioning) and the Australian library association want to hear your views on the future of libraries. Right, after all of that, here’s a treat … a not entirely serious suggestion for 3-D printers being the saviour of libraries in a somewhat unorthodox way
http://www.
Bicester Advertiser : 3rd May
Fill your house with books urges top author Pullman
“Make sure they know where the library is and that they are always welcome there.”
http://www.
Updated page – Public Libraries News
List of privatized libraries and prospective outsourced libraries
http://www.
Alan Wylie’s (2012) letter to the Harrow Cllrs in favour of library privatisation
http://dontprivatiselibraries.
News from Crystal Palace : 2nd May
Upper Norwood | A Library Campaigner’s Lament
http://newsfromcrystalpalace.
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Public Libraries News : 1st May
Editorial | What the Chief Librarians said to the campaigners
http://www.
BBC News : 2nd May
‘Restaurant’ proposal for Sheffield libraries at risk of closure
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Wigan Today : 2nd May
Libraries being used as food banks
Traditionally seen as a support service for the homeless, Trish says the range of people using the food bank has changed drastically in recent months.
http://www.wigantoday.net/
Inside Croydon : 2nd May
“No service will be untouched” in further cuts, says CEO
http://insidecroydon.com/2013/
Swindon Advertiser : 29th April
Have your say on the future of our theatres
The programme will look at alternative ways of providing the town’s leisure and cultural services.
Libraries, too ??
http://www.swindonadvertiser.
Chester Chronicle : 2nd May
Library commitment by Cheshire West and Chester Council
“It was always the older generation that used it and one by one they die off,” she added. Mrs Jones acknowledged the volunteers themselves were suffering from health issues due to old age ….
http://www.chesterchronicle.
Guardian Series : 2nd May
Essex |Loughton Library, Traps Hill, is one of the top five libraries in the county for unpaid fees
http://www.guardian-series.co.
Ham & High : 2nd May
Camden | Book fine dodgers could have bailed out a doomed library
http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/
Northern Echo : 2nd May
Community which took over its library looks back at its first successful year
As well as continuing its book lending service, ….
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.
Guardian Series : 2nd May
Harrow Green Community Library to open doors to public on Saturday
A team of around 10 volunteers have in recent weeks been busy processing books, of which more than 1,000 are ready for borrowing.
http://www.guardian-series.co.
Bury Times : 2nd May
Have your say on library proposals
proposals described in detail
http://www.burytimes.co.uk/
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This Is Local London : 1st May
Harrow | The Civic Centre library, in Station Road, set to close as part of service merger
http://www.thisislocallondon.
Southend Standard : 1st May
Who uses our libraries?
“I haven’t got a computer at home, we pensioners can’t really afford that sort of thing. If this wasn’t here I wouldn’t be able to get on it, we need our libraries.”
http://www.southendstandard.
Media Bistro : 1st May
USA | 94% of Parents Think ‘Libraries Are Important for Their Children’
Last year, Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project surveyed 2,252 Americans aged 16 or older to find out more about library attitudes in America. Here is more information from the inspiring report:
http://www.mediabistro.com/
Publishers Weekly : 1st May
Pew Report: Parents Depend on Libraries to Nurture Reading Habits
http://www.publishersweekly.
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FT | Interactive ‘Austerity’ Map
useful for all campaigns
http://ig.ft.com/austerity-
Don’t Privatise Libraries : 29th April
A tale of two libraries
A first-hand account of Alan Wylie’s visit to two North London public libraries.
http://dontprivatiselibraries.
THE BOOKSELLER : 26th April
Nottingham | Bloomsbury supports city-wide reading scheme
http://www.thebookseller.com/
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Independent on Sunday
Special report: Britain’s REAL big society
An uncriticial paean of praise – includes reference to Isle of Wight library volunteers
http://www.independent.co.uk/
Good Library Blog : 28th April
Sieghart- ebooks – and the reputation of public libraries
http://www.goodlibraryguide.
