SIEGHART: ACTION NEEDED NOW!
Sieghart has spoken! The long-awaited independent report on England's public libraries is out, after sitting on ministers' desks for over two months. But - so far - the most important…
Library News Round-up: 18th December 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 18th DecemberExperts demand urgent overhaul of England’s public library service http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/dec/18/experts-demand-urgent-overhaul-of-englands-public-library-serviceTHE BOOKSELLER : 18th DecemberSieghart: on the moneyhttp://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/sieghart-moneyTHE BOOKSELLER : 18th DecemberGovernment must fund digital resource for libraries,…
Library News Round-up: 17th December 2014
DCMS : 16th DecemberAnnual report to Parliament on public library activities during 2013/14https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-under-the-public-libraries-and-museums-act-1964-201314DCMS : 16th DecemberAlliance formed to improve access to digital serviceshttps://www.gov.uk/government/news/alliance-formed-to-improve-access-to-digital-services National Authorities on Public Libraries in Europe (NAPLE)…
Library News Round-up: 16th December 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 15th DecemberOutsourced and unaccountable: this is the future of local governmentThe gutting of Barnet council means even births, deaths and marriages are managed elsewhere. Your town hall…
Library News Round-up: 15th December 2014
Spiked Online : 15th DecemberThe future of libraries – no books, no knowledgeBut rather than responding to this challenge by remaking the case for public libraries, even in economically uncertain…
Library News Round-up: 14th December 2014
FINANCIAL TIMES : 14th DecemberAcclaimed library to halve hours after just one yearhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1e0c9e0-81fa-11e4-b9d0-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3LsXJtDiiTHE OBSERVER : 14th DecemberWhisper it quietly, the book is back … and here’s the man leading the…
Library News Round-up: 13th December 2014
Public Libraries NewsStatistics - Spending on public libraries in the UKhttp://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/useful/statisticsLocal Gov Lawyer : 11th DecemberNorthants CC eyes ‘next generation’ model & retained organisation with 150 staff http://localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21116%3Acounty-eyes-next-generation-model-and-retained-organisation-with-150-staff&catid=59&Itemid=27
Library News Round-up: 12th December 2014
Voices for the Library : 12th DecemberWhat is the value of the Imperial War Museum’s Library?Guest posthttp://www.voicesforthelibrary.org.uk/2014/12/what-is-the-value-of-the-imperial-war-museums-library/Public Libraries News : 11th DecemberEditorial | Lobbing it all away: shocking Library of Birmingham cutshttp://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/12/lobbing-it-all-away-shocking-library-of-birmingham-cuts.htmlExpress…
Library News Round-up: 11th December 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 11th DecemberTom Tivnan | Blog - The library of the future?Tom Tivnan is the Features Editor at The Booksellerhttp://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/library-futureTHE GUARDIAN : 10th DecemberBirmingham turns page on glittering new library…
Library News Round-up: 10th December 2014
BBC Radio 4 : 10th DecemberPM at 5 pm | Public libraries25 minutes inFeaturing CIPFA's Chief Exec and the Rhydyfelin library campaigners. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04tlfsp News Wales : 10th DecemberLibraries must embrace change to remain at heart…
Library News Round-up: 9th December 2014
FINANCIAL TIMES : 9th DecemberBirmingham council faces Whitehall oversightCited within Sir Bob Kerslake's report : the £188m (almost all of it borrowed) spent on new Library of Birmingham - and…
Library News Round-up: 8th December 2014
Public Libraries News : 7th DecemberEditorial | The perils of a discretionary service and localismDiscusses the latest CIPFA statisticshttp://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/12/the-perils-of-a-discretionary-service-and-localism.htmlTHE BOOKSELLER : 8th DecemberCIPFA stats show drops in library numbers and usagehttp://www.thebookseller.com/news/cipfa-stats-show-drops-library-numbers-and-usageGet West…
Library News Round-up: 6th December 2014
Express & Star : 6th DecemberThousands sign petitions over Staffordshire libraries cutbackshttp://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/12/06/thousands-sign-petitions-over-staffordshire-libraries-cutbacks/ Wells Journal : 6th DecemberSomerset | Wells library survives closure threat http://www.wellsjournal.co.uk/Wells-library-survives-closure-threat/story-25120058-detail/story.htmlWestern Telegraph : 5th DecemberPembroke Dock library hours reduction concerns"It's the…
Library News Round-up: 5th December 2014
BBC News : 5th DecemberPrison book ban ruled unlawful by High Courthttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30344867FINANCIAL TIMES : 5th DecemberJudge overturns ban on books being sent to UK jailshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/674ab5d6-7c87-11e4-aa9c-00144feabdc0.htmlTHE BOOKSELLER : 4th DecemberCILIP protests…
Library News Round-up: 4th December 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 4th DecemberGoodman out, Bryant in as shadow culture ministerhttp://www.thebookseller.com/news/goodman-out-bryant-shadow-culture-ministerBBC News : 3rd DecemberLabour Reshuffle ...Shadow arts minister Helen Goodman takes on the shadow welfare reform brief.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30310735Public Libraries News :…
Library News Round-up: 3rd December 2014
Cornish Guardian : 3rd DecemberCoalition party councillors need to do more than just complain in a letterPoliticians from Westminster's coalition parties must be much more forceful in demanding that the…
Library News Round-up: 2nd December 2014
ASCEL : 2nd DecemberChildren's digital needs and libraries - new research commissioned by ASCELinc. link to the research report - published today http://www.ascel.org.uk/press.asp Pratham Books : 1st DecemberVideo | Pam Sandlian Smith…
Library News Round-up: 1st December 2014
Wales Online : 1st DecemberLetter | Why we need to save our librarieshttp://www.walesonline.co.uk/incoming/western-mail-letters-monday-1-8203992 Museums Association Journal : 1st DecemberA novel approachAre flagship libraries the answer? CILIP's Annie Mauger among those quoted http://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/features/01122014-a-novel-approachWetherby News :…
Library News Round-up: 30th November 2014
THE OBSERVER : 30th NovemberLetter | Council leaders of all parties plead for no more cuts119 councils, including 40 Tory signatories http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2014/nov/30/letters-council-leaders-across-spectrum-plead-no-more-cuts THE OBSERVER : 30th NovemberTory shires join call for more cash and…
Library News Round-up: 29th November 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 29th NovemberLove letters to libraries: Michael Morpurgo http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/nov/29/-sp-love-letters-to-libraries-michael-morpurgoArts Professional : 28th NovemberExclusive: London authorities fail to pull their weightDespite evidence that services like libraries, for which councils have statutory…