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Category: Meetings

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02 Feb, 202102 Feb, 2021

LUSH – Libraries Unleash Such Happiness conference 4 March.

The Library Campaign has no involvement with this event but it looks interesting. The organisers say: "Our inaugural conference welcomes representatives from Libraries Friends groups from all over the country.…
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28 Jan, 202128 Jan, 2021

Webinar on digital exclusion of older people

The Connections for All webinar takes place on Monday, 1st February (11am). It brings together a panel of leading experts to discuss the need to keep millions of the UK’s oldest and…
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19 Jan, 202120 Jan, 2021

CROYDON: ZOOM MEETING THURSDAY 21st January 2021

FIVE Croydon libraries are under threat, again!If the proposed cuts are made, this will affect the whole library servicein Croydon - far fewer staff, loss of book stock, fewer places…
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12 Jan, 202112 Jan, 2021

Tower Hamlets Zoom 19 January 2021

The Joint Unions (UNISON, GMB, UNITE) are holding an online meeting to discuss threats to libraries (known as Idea Stores) in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Their guest speakers…
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24 Sep, 201810 Oct, 2020

National meet up for Library Users 20 October 2018

Details here and in the Campaigner magazine being mailed out week beginning 24 September. The afternoon will also include the Library Campaign AGM.
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01 Mar, 201810 Oct, 2020

More on saving Northamptonshire’s Libraries

The rally on 17 February (see below) was very successful and include a speaker from the Friends of Birmingham Libraries. The campaign in Northamptonshire goes on. Northamptonshire County Council has delayed…
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01 Feb, 201828 Sep, 2020

Save Northamptonshire Libraries rally 17 February

A rally will be held on 17th February taking place in front of All Saints Church, Northampton between 12.00pm and 1.00pm. There will be a range of local speakers and some live music. The…
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04 Jan, 201710 Oct, 2020

TLC AGM & meeting – 14 January 2017 – All welcome!

Please book a FREE place to attend The Library Campaign's AGM and the open discussion that follows to explore the issues surrounding libraries and to help the future direction and priorities…
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13 Nov, 201510 Oct, 2020

TLC’s AGM and mini-conference – 24 October 2015

Chair of The Library Campaign, Laura Swaffield, writes: "This year's TLC AGM and mini-conference was a treasure-trove of insights, ideas and experience. Campaigners from Lincolnshire (Angela Montague) and Barnet (Barbara Jacobson…
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09 Oct, 201510 Oct, 2020

TLC AGM & mini-conference – 24 October 2015 – All welcome!

Please book a FREE place to attend The Library Campaign's AGM and the open discussion that follows to explore the issues surrounding libraries and to help the future direction and priorities…
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25 May, 201510 Oct, 2020

The Library Campaign AGM is fast approaching…

We are currently looking for a suitable venue in London for a date in July. Details shortly. Could you offer help or are you considering standing as a Trustee? Please get in touch.…
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21 Jun, 201424 Oct, 2020

TLC open meeting, Saturday June 14th 2014.

This open meeting followed the AGM. Report by Laura Swaffield, Chair of The Library Campaign. We had a wide range of people, from all over the country. The issue of volunteer…
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21 Jun, 201409 Oct, 2020

TLC’s AGM 2014

  AGM 2014 IN BRIEF by the Chair, Laura Swaffield Thanks given to those who have helped in our work this year: Unison for support in distributing the magazine -…
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27 May, 201409 Oct, 2020

TLC AGM & discussion – 14th June 2014 – All welcome!

Book a FREE place to attend The Library Campaign's AGM and the open discussion that follows to explore the issues surrounding libraries and to help help shape the future direction…
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AvatarThe Library Campaign@LibraryCampaign·
25 Feb

TLC THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
In these difficult times of growing unemployment and the stalling of our children’s education, it is even more essential that our libraries remain open. 

Alex Wheatle, MBE, novelist

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AvatarTheresa Musgrove@BrokenBarnet·
25 Feb

@NickPoole1 @LibraryCampaign @CILIPinfo Re-opening? You are aware that library staff have in too many cases been forced to carry on working during lockdown, often in unventilated workplaces, with Covid breakouts?

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AvatarDarren Henley@HENLEYDARREN·
25 Feb

We’ll keep these @ace_national pages updated over coming weeks with the latest details for the arts, museums and libraries as we move through the four stages of the government’s COVID-19 roadmap for easing lockdown restrictions: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/covid-19/covid-19-roadmap-june-2021-arts-and-culture-summary

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AvatarDavid Belbin@DBelbin·
24 Feb

Libraries gave us power. A powerful, wide ranging @NottmCityOfLit blog by Ross Bradshaw of @FiveLeavesBooks Sweet to be reminded of reading as part of a 2010 protest against library cuts with @EveMakis in the People's Republic of Beeston. https://nottinghamcityofliterature.com/blog/libraries-ross-bradshaw @NottsLibraries

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AvatarAlan Wylie@wylie_alan·
25 Feb

Council agrees on the new budget despite 'devastating' cuts
https://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/gallery/maidenhead/166049/council-agrees-on-the-new-budget-despite-devastating-cuts.html
“In a meeting of the full council, attending members voted 21 to 19 in favour of the budget, which includes proposed library closures”

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