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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.…

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…

22 Jan, 2021

THE GREAT LIBRARY PUBLICITY DISASTER

JAWS DROPPED recently when the BBC innocently announced a wonderful new scheme - to provide schoolkids with just ONE free e-book per week (the same book for everyone).Yet any child…

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…

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…

09 Dec, 202009 Dec, 2020

FIVE Croydon libraries under threat… AGAIN!

Residents in Croydon love their libraries. The campaigns for individual libraries combined forces as Save Croydon Libraries campaign to fight the cuts more effectively in the past, and are already networking again. Friends…

05 Dec, 202005 Dec, 2020

GRIM STATISTICS – BUT HANG ON!

It’s that time of year again… the always-awful national statistics collected by CIPFA (Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy). And as always, people are weighing in with their interpretations.…

28 Nov, 202028 Nov, 2020

RISHI SAID ‘LIBRARIES’!

There was a twitter of excitement when Rishi Sunak tweeted the word ‘libraries’ in his spending review news. Give him credit. It is, we think, unprecedented for a Chancellor to…

21 Nov, 202023 Nov, 2020

TLC CALLS ON RISHI TO PAY WHAT’S OWED

Dear Rishi Sunak The Library Campaign is asking you to pay local councils what is owed them for vital lockdown services, such as public libraries. As Chancellor, your first responsibility…

19 Nov, 202023 Nov, 2020

Welcome to our new website.

You are looking at The Library Campaign’s new website, launched on Thursday 19 November. We welcome comments and suggestions about the site and its content - we cannot promise to…

07 Nov, 202008 Nov, 2020

Librarians rebuke government

CILIP has issued a sharp call to the government to get its information act together. It also has strong words about government attitudes to education, and to public libraries. CILIP…

19 Oct, 202019 Oct, 2020

Now read the book!

Perennial favourite The Secret Garden airs on Friday (23 October 2020) in cinemas and on Sky Cinema, starring Colin Firth and Julie Walters. It is also, of course, a great…

09 Aug, 202024 Oct, 2020

Libraries Connected – Zoom event for library users!

Got something to say about public libraries? Join Libraries Connectedonline session for library supporters and users on 21 August to explorewhat quality means for a modern library service. Book FREE…

21 Jun, 202024 Oct, 2020

THIS MUST STOP! The Campaign on Covid-19 responses

Last week saw the first signs of a possible trend we all dread…1. Leeds City Council announced a financial hole “as severe as itgets”. If there is no relief the…

11 Jun, 202024 Oct, 2020

Survey on libraries after lockdown

A company called DCA (Digital Content Associates), which exists to promote library usage, has issued a survey to ask about that is available in or through libraries during lockdown and…

28 May, 202010 Oct, 2020

Save Our Libraries Essex online public meeting

Save Our Libraries Essex (SOLE) has announced an online public meeting to be streamed live on Facebook as well as available on Zoom. It will be at 19:00 on Monday 8…

28 May, 202010 Oct, 2020

Libraries Connected ‘Toolkit’ for reopening after the Coronavirus lockdown

Libraries Connected has produced a toolkit for public libraries to sue when considering reopening after the coronavirus lockdown. Their Chief Executive describes what they have done here. At the time…

25 Feb, 202019 Nov, 2020

A turn-up for the books…

20 Dec, 201924 Oct, 2020

The future looks blue…

There is little chance that Boris Johnson’s government will do anything for libraries. The Institute for Fiscal Studies commented that his manifesto contained very little altogether, and would look thin even as a one-year…

27 Nov, 201924 Oct, 2020

Conservatives and fake facts

Library association CILIP recently reminded us what the profession is all about. And why it matters. It sent a strongly-worded official complaint to the Tories after they disguised their own Twitterfeed as…

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Category: News and Views

LUSH – Libraries Unleash Such Happiness conference 4 March.

Webinar on digital exclusion of older people

THE GREAT LIBRARY PUBLICITY DISASTER

CROYDON: ZOOM MEETING THURSDAY 21st January 2021

Tower Hamlets Zoom 19 January 2021

FIVE Croydon libraries under threat… AGAIN!

GRIM STATISTICS – BUT HANG ON!

RISHI SAID ‘LIBRARIES’!

TLC CALLS ON RISHI TO PAY WHAT’S OWED

Welcome to our new website.

Librarians rebuke government

Now read the book!

Libraries Connected – Zoom event for library users!

THIS MUST STOP! The Campaign on Covid-19 responses

Survey on libraries after lockdown

Save Our Libraries Essex online public meeting

Libraries Connected ‘Toolkit’ for reopening after the Coronavirus lockdown

A turn-up for the books…

The future looks blue…

Conservatives and fake facts

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