Library News Round-up: 18th November 2014
Stoke Sentinel : 18th NovemberStaffordshire County Council library staff asked how to save their jobsThere are 320 library staff employed by the authority, and dozens could potentially lose their jobs…
Library News Round-up: 17th November 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 17th NovemberNeil Gaiman: Libraries are cultural 'seed corn'http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/17/neil-gaiman-libraries-are-cultural-seed-cornBooktrust : 17th NovemberPhilip Ardagh | Libraries, love letters, starfish and face fungushttp://www.booktrust.org.uk/books/writing/online-writer-in-residence/blog/797Daily Echo : 17th NovemberSouthampton | Campaign to save under threat city…
Library News Round-up: 15 November 2014
Harrogate Advertiser : 15th NovemberLetter | Concerns over North Yorkshire library cutshttp://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/letters/letter-concerns-over-north-yorkshire-library-cuts-1-6954891Loughborough Echo : 15th NovemberLeicestershire | Library staff are facing the axe"We understand these people are valuable but it is buildings, books or…
Library News Round-up: 16th November 2014
Keighley News : 16th NovemberNorth Yorkshire | New chapter beckons at Cross Hills LibraryAlan Wylie has posted a commenthttp://m.keighleynews.co.uk/news/11605026.New_chapter_beckons_at_Cross_Hills_Library/ … Northampton Chronicle : 16th NovemberSpecial Report | Northamptonshire children’s service shake-upWe go in for…
Library News Round-up: 14th November 2014
Bolton News : 14th NovemberChildren's centres, library service and sheltered housing to be hit by more Bolton Council cutshttp://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/11602218.Children_s_centre__library_service_and_sheltered_housing_to_be_hit_by_more_cuts/ Don't Privatise Libraries : 13th NovemberFinancial literacy for library users courtesy of Tesco &…
Library News Round-up: 13th November 2014
THE INDEPENDENT : 13th NovemberMake a noise about libraries but, please, keep quiet afterwardsLibraries shouldn’t have to become multi-platform, nor should they have to jump through hoops to show us their…
Library News Round-up: 12th November 2014
PRIVATE EYE Issue 1379 Library News | SheffieldCouncils meanwhile keep trying to find the lower limit of Vaizey's idea of "comprehensive"(Available in newsagents)Herald Scotland : 12th NovemberStorm at move to staff libraries with…
Library News Round-up: 11th November 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 11th NovemberAuthors claim victory after Liverpool drops library closure plans http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/11/liverpool-library-closure-plans-carol-ann-duffy-caitlin-moranAlan Gibbons' Diary : 10th NovemberLiverpool's reprieved libraries: first thoughtshttp://alangibbons.net/2014/11/liverpools-reprieved-libraries-first-thoughts/Herald Scotland : 11th NovemberEast Renfrewshire | Pupils to help run…
Library News Round-up: 10th November 2014
BBC News : 10th NovemberAt risk libraries 'to stay open', says Liverpool mayor Joe Andersonhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-29985668Liverpool Echo: 10th NovemberChildren's authors celebrate the saving of Liverpool libraries as a 'great day' http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/childrens-author-celebrates-great-day-8084165Liverpool Echo…
Library News Round-up: 9th November 2014
THE INDEPENDENT : 9th NovemberMake more Elbow room for the nation's libraries, says Guy Garveyhttp://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/make-more-elbow-room-for-the-nations-libraries-says-guy-garvey-9849304.htmlHarrogate Advertiser : 8th NovemberNorth Yorkshire libraries at risk of closure in new wave of council…
Take two minutes to make the minister mind!
Sheffield's libraries need your help. All they ask is a minute or two to send a letter to libraries minister Ed Vaizey in a last-ditch pleato make him intervene. They've even…
Library News Round-up: 8th November 2014
THE TIMES : 8th NovemberCould the librarians please shush?Preview (behind ££Paywall)http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/article4261298.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2014_11_07DAILY MAIL : 8th NovemberAnger as silence in libraries is shattered by creches and concerts http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2826421/Will-librarian-noise-Anger-silence-libraries-shattered-creches-concerts-dance-classes-held-attract-visitors.htmlLiverpool Echo : 8th NovemberLibrary campaigners…
Library News Round-up: 7th November 2014
BBC RADIO 2 : 7th NovemberJeremy Vine Show | Library closures33 mins in. Includes an excellent interview with 6 year-old child, followed by SCL President, Ciara Eastellhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04lp8t3Public Libraries News : 6th NovemberNow’s…
Library News Round-up: 6th November 2014
Public Interest Lawyers : 6th NovemberPress Release | Coalition Minister is ‘Minded to’ Duck Out of Library Inquiry http://www.prlog.org/12391858-coalition-minister-is-minded-to-duck-out-of-library-inquiry.html THE GUARDIAN : 6th NovemberLetter - Laura Swaffield, Chair, The Library Campaignhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1wvTWiCMAAiT54.jpg:largeTHE BOOKSELLER : 6th…
Library News Round-up: 5th November 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 5th NovemberSieghart 'frightened' for future of 'dysfunctionally run' library servicehttp://www.thebookseller.com/news/sieghart-blasts-dysfunctional-running-library-serviceParliament | CMS Committee : 5th NovemberWork of Arts Council Englandhttp://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmselect/cmcumeds/279/27902.htmWigan Today : 4th NovemberCouncil reclaims public buildingsRunning…
Over to you, Ed!
The Sieghart report on public libraries has sat on the minister's desk for over a month. No sign of publication. Maybe it's because the minister (Ed Vaizey) is waiting until…
Library News Round-up: 4th November 2014
Nottingham Post : 4th NovemberNottinghamshire County Council budget: Millions of pounds in cuts and hundreds of job lossesAll county libraries could be run by trusts or not-for-profit organisations in the…
Library News Round-up: 3rd November 2014
PUBLIC INTEREST LAWYERS : 3rd NovemberCoalition Minister is ‘Minded to’ Duck Out of Library Inquiryhttp://publicinterestlawyers.co.uk/news_details.php?id=450 Public Libraries News : 2nd NovemberEd Vaizey "not minded" to intervene in Sheffieldhttp://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/11/ed-vaizey-not-minded-to-intervene-in-sheffield.htmlDAILY TELEGRAPH : 3rd…
Library News Round-up: 31 October 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 31st OctoberCulture secretary 'not minded to intervene in Sheffield'http://www.thebookseller.com/news/culture-secretary-not-minded-intervene-sheffieldLGA : 31st OctoberMinister unlikely to intervene on Sheffield’s library changesSheffield Council's plan to allow volunteers to run its…
Library News Round-up: 1st November 2014
The Spectator : 31st OctoberThe Arts Council's culture of secrecy puts government departments to shame http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/mira-barhillel/2014/10/the-arts-councils-culture-of-secrecy-puts-government-departments-to-shame/ Swindon Advertiser : 1st November Swindon | Takeover of leisure centres begins today Greenwich Leisure Limited…