New culture secretary Nadine Dorries has declared herself a champion of public libraries. "If I have one mission as culture secretary, it's to open doors for those who need it…
The Library Campaign is joining Libraries Week in style, with the launch of our new Instagram presence and we’re hitting the national press with a topical message for Boris Johnson:…
Top news programme Newsnight featured public libraries on Thursday. This was part of an examination of what government cuts are doing to local services. It is well overdue! The Newsnight…
When a plan for mass closures shocked the whole county in 2019, people quickly came together to fight it.Within days SOLE - Save Our Libraries Essex - was formed. A…
The Bookseller, the Bible of the book trade, has published a whole issue focused on libraries - for the first time ever. It includes, of course, a piece by us…
The Story They Tell, set up by graphic designer and library assistant Helen Anderson, tackles two issues in particular - that of library advocacy projects typically running for set periods…
OUT NOW: latest issue of TLC's Campaigner magazine, the only UK magazine focused on public libraries.READ IT HERE: https://librarycampaign.com/magazinesTLC MEMBERS exclusively get the print version, delivered to their door - you…
Filming now are two star-studded book adaptations with a strong literary presence. Make sure you read the books before you see them! Music icon Harry Styles is joined by Emma…
Not many of us really know, for obvious reasons. But we all hope that libraries will be open, and will be working hard to encourage people back through their doors.That’s…
Crime books - from cosy to noir - are always a hit in public libraries. And the annual Dagger awards from the Crime Writers' Association are a great way to…
It's not all that often that library users get asked what they think about anything, so TLC is happy to pass on this message from Stratchclyde University... Downloading the new…
It was a good session - plenty of clever ideas from library Friends and users. We'll be taking them forward.We started with a presentation from Nick Poole, CEO of librarians'…
A big thank-you to members / representatives of Friends groups who made our first Zoom meeting on 14 April such a success. People attended from all over the country (as…
Just in time for the local elections on 6 May… a row has erupted over the fate of two libraries in Swindon.A local library campaigner has decided to make the…
Our first Zoom meeting on 14 April was a success. People attended from all over the country. The feedback we've had chimes in with our own thoughts - people value…
THE LIBRARY CAMPAIGN AND FRIENDS OF LIBRARIES - HOW CAN WE WORK TOGETHER? ZOOM MEETING WEDNESDAY 14 APRIL 2021 @ 19:30-21:00Libraries need Friends, in good times and in bad. Now…
The Library Campaign will join other campaigners at 3pm to discuss the threat to our libraries... with particular reference to the LGBT+ community. See the image above for booking details.
The Library Campaign is urging local councils to set their budgets - without sabotaging their best post-pandemic asset. Despite dire financial problems, there is one cut no council should make... a…
Saved - for now, anyway. That’s the great news from Tower Hamlets, east London, where a determined campaign led the council last week (4 March) to scrap its library cuts. There…
Apsana Begum, Labour MP for Poplar & Limehouse (London) is rightlyalarmed at the drastic library cuts planned for her patch in TowerHamlets.She has set up an Early Day Motion on…
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