Libraries News Round-up: 22 September 2016
Times Educational Supplement : 21 September Read Michael Morpurgo's beautiful paean to reading, books and the power of education Speaking at the inaugural Book Trust Annual Lecture "Do not ever…
Libraries News Round-up: 21 September 2016
London SE1 : 20 September Lambeth | Waterloo Library: council leader opens temporary venue http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8902 The Mirror : 20 September Cheshire | Britain's oldest public lending library faces closure due to…
Libraries News Round-up: 20 September 2016
Wigan Today : 20th September Library shake-up is next savings plan Officers have been tasked with shaving £1.4m from the library budget (more than 50%) http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local/library-shake-up-is-next-savings-plan-1-8134448 Lancashire Evening Post : 20th…
Libraries News Round-up: 19 September 2016
Warrington Guardian : 19th September Residents turn out in force to oppose Stockton Heath Library closure proposals http://m.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/14745251.Residents_turn_out_in_force_to_oppose_Stockton_Heath_Library_closure_proposals/ The Star : 16th September Sheffield | Letter: Libraries need staff http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/your-say/libraries-need-staff-1-8070896 Vimeo :…
Libraries News Round-up: 17 September 2016
YORKSHIRE POST : 17th September Exclusive : ‘Tragedy’ as Yorkshire councils slam the book shut on libraries http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/exclusive-tragedy-as-yorkshire-councils-slam-the-book-shut-on-libraries-1-8130602 YORKSHIRE POST : 17th September Shocking: A third of Leeds’s libraries have closed in…
Libraries News Round-up: 16 September 2016
Don't Privatise Libraries : 16th September UNITE and Fight! (and build for the national demo) http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/unite-and-fight-and-build-for-national.html Westmorland Gazette : 16th September Lancashire | Silverdale villagers protest against library closure - while Carnforth…
Libraries News Round-up: 15 September 2016
Leicester Mercury : 15th September Leicester libraries and communities centres may be sold to cut costs http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/leicester-libraries-and-communities-centres-may-be-sold-to-cut-costs/story-29720112-detail/story.html Lytham St Annes Express : 15th September ‘The fight for our libraries goes…
Libraries News Round-up: 14 September 2016
PRIVATE EYE Issue No. 1427 Library News: Surrey (p.34) In all good newsagents Bromley Times : 14th September Unite hails ‘significant victory’ as group pulls out of community library takeovers http://www.bromleytimes.co.uk/news/unite_hails_significant_victory_as_group_pulls_out_of_community_library_takeovers_1_4696601…
Libraries News Round-up: 13 September 2016
THE BOOKSELLER : 12th September Rebuck: 'libraries and literacy crucial for health of the nation' http://www.thebookseller.com/news/rebuck-makes-lords-literacy-plea-health-our-nation-391831 Unite the Union : 13th September Bromley Council's plan to run-down and break up…
Libraries News Round-up: 12 September 2016
Government Business : 12th September Feature | The time of the library is now Ian Anstice, professionally qualified librarian and editor of Public Libraries News, explains why keeping local libraries open is…
Libraries News Round-up: 11 September 2016
Blog Preston : 11th September Lancashire | Fulwood Library fight ‘not over’ as Preston MP to call-in closure decision with government http://www.blogpreston.co.uk/2016/09/fulwood-library-fight-not-over-as-preston-mp-to-call-in-closure-decision-with-government/ Chronicle Live : 11th September Northumberland | Cramlington's library services have been moved…
Libraries News Round-up: 9 September 2016
House of Lords Hansard : 8th Sept 2016 Civil Society and Lobbying @12.47 pm. Baroness Rebuck (Lab) - Libraries http://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2016-09-08/debates/16090838000309/CivilSocietyAndLobbying#contribution-16090838000150 Rotherham Advertiser : 9th September £474,000 to be cut from libraries budget http://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/104402/-474-000-to-be-cut-from-libraries-budget.aspx…
Libraries News Round-up: 8 September 2016
THE BOOKSELLER : 8th September 'War on social cohesion': Finch slams community cuts http://www.thebookseller.com/news/cilip-president-reveals-pressures-community-volunteers-390726 Edinburgh Evening News : 8th September Chris Riddell: Libraries play vital role helping children find the…
Libraries News Round-up: 7 September 2016
Public Libraries News : 6th September Editorial | There's consultations and then there's ... "give the public the respect they deserve .." http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2016/09/theres-consultations-and-then-theres.html Northern Echo : 6th September Plans to close Darlington…
Libraries News Round-up: 6 September 2016
Medley of Extemporanea : 5th September V for Volunteer – a dystopian reality https://dawnfinch.co.uk/2016/09/05/v-for-volunteer-a-dystopian-reality/ THE GUARDIAN : 6th September Julia Donaldson protests to Nicola Sturgeon about axing of school librarians https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/06/julia-donaldson-nicola-sturgeon-argyll-and-bute-school-librarians…
Libraries News Round-up: 5 September 2016
Public Libraries News : 4th September Editorial | Staffordshire, Sunderland, Bedford and … Ping Pong http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2016/09/staffordshire-sunderland-bedford-and-ping-pong.html Libraries Taskforce: 5th September Stronger, more resilient communities: how libraries deliver -- Julia Chandler https://librariestaskforce.blog.gov.uk/2016/09/05/stronger-more-resilient-communities-how-libraries-deliver/ Ledbury…
Libraries News Round-up: 4 September 2016
Keighley News : 4th September North Yorkshire | Volunteers take on South Craven libraries provision http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/14722335.Volunteers_take_on_South_Craven_libraries_provision/ THE GUARDIAN : 3rd September Borrowed time: US library to enforce jail sentences for overdue books https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/03/borrowed-time-us-library-to-enforce-jail-sentences-for-overdue-books…
Libraries News Round-up: 2 September 2016
Swindon Advertiser : 2nd September Swindon | Campaign to save Park Library is launched ahead of public meeting showdown http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/14720858.Campaign_to_save_Park_Library_is_launched_ahead_of_public_meeting_showdown/ Lancashire Telegraph : 2nd September ‘We’ll carry on fight for our libraries’…
Libraries News Round-up: 1 September 2016
Public Sector Executive : 1st September Keeping libraries relevant and enhancing community wellbeing Cllr Ian Stewart, cabinet member at Cumbria County Council http://www.publicsectorexecutive.com/Public-Sector-News/keeping-libraries-relevant-and-enhancing-community-wellbeing?dorewrite=false Blackpool Gazette : 1st September last-ditch bid to…
Libraries News Round-up: 31 August 2016
THE GUARDIAN : 31st August Lancashire council to close more than 20 libraries https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/aug/31/lancashire-county-council-library-closures Wigan Today : 31st August Two libraries & a children’s centre could be closed down http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local/two-libraries-and-a-children-s-centre-could-be-closed-down-1-8098357…