Libraries News Round-up: 18th August 2014
Sheffield librarian is ‘privileged to do a job I love that makes a difference’ "People do try to mask the fact that they can’t read, so it is really important to…
Libraries News Round-up: 16th August 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 16th AugustThe woman who went to the library and read every book on the shelf"I wanted to make people aware of libraries as an ecosystem that are…
Libraries News Round-up: 15th August 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 15th AugustLiverpool moves closer to library closureshttp://www.thebookseller.com/news/liverpool-moves-closer-library-closures.htmlA Sense of Place : 15th AugustLiverpool | Closing the librarieshttp://asenseofplaceblog.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/closing-the-libraries/Alan Gibbons Blog : 15th AugustLiverpool City Council to go ahead with eleven…
Libraries News Round-up: 14th August 2014
TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION : 14th August‘Dismal’ start for Access to Research initiativeDr Murray-Rust said that the total number of users reported in six months indicated that just half a person…
Libraries News Round-up: 13th August 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 13th AugustCILIP names 2014 library staff of the year http://www.thebookseller.com/news/cilip-names-2014-library-staff-year.htmlTHE GUARDIAN : 12th AugustEdinburgh Festival Review | Spine: angry blast at society that denies knowledgeUnexpectedly moving and bubbling with anger,…
Libraries News Round-up: 12th August 2014
Wales Online : 12th AugustVale of Glamorgan | Job losses, volunteer-run libraries and £32m cuts warning as council faces 'permanent austerity'http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/job-losses-volunteer-run-libraries-32m-7602471Stoke Sentinel : 12th AugustStaffordshire | Library consultation events planned in Eccleshall, Loggerheads and…
Libraries News Round-up: 11th August 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 11th AugustCarnegie Trust launches £200,000 library innovation fundA three-year funding programme, Carnegie Library Lab, will create partnerships with up to 15 libraries looking to develop "innovative practice." …
Libraries News Round-up: 10th August 2014
rs21 : 9th AugustFight for your right to readAlan Gibbons, author, organiser of the Campaign for the Book and lifelong socialist discusses the attacks that the library service is facing in…
Libraries News Round-up: 9th August 2014
Our daily digest of news items is provided by Shirley Burnham. You can follow her on Twitter at @ShirleyBurnham. BBC Radio Merseyside : 8th AugustInterview with Alan Gibbons - opposing Library…
Libraries News Round-up: 7th August 2014
Islington Gazette : 7th AugustSecret Islington Council document: further details uncovered Libraries 'options' clarifiedDespite repeatedly promising not to close any libraries, both proposed plans for the future of book lending…
Libraries News Round-up: 6th August 2014
Realwire.com : 6th AugustSix months in, and 80% of UK library services sign up to Access to Researchhttp://www.realwire.com/releases/Six-months-in-and-80-of-UK-library-services-sign-up-to-Access-to-ResearchTHE BOOKSELLER : 6th AugustUser numbers released on Access to Research projecthttp://www.thebookseller.com/news/user-numbers-released-access-research-project.htmlMirfield Reporter…
Libraries News Round-up: 5th August 2014
SCL : 5th AugustSCL digital study points to unique role for public libraries as physical spaces for accessing digital knowledge and opportunities http://www.goscl.com/scl-digital-study-points-to-unique-role-for-public-libraries-as-physical-spaces-for-accessing-digital-knowledge-and-opportunities/Huddersfield Examiner : 5th AugustKirklees | Public meeting set to…
Libraries News Round-up: 4th August 2014
Law Gazette : 4th AugustLocalism Act complicates service consultationhttp://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/legal-updates/consulting-on-library-cuts/5042490.articleBatley News : 4th AugustA good deed for Kirklees librariesKirklees Council will not be able to close down Cleckheaton Library due to…
Libraries News Round-up: 3rd August 2014
The Spectator : 2nd AugustMutually assured benefits: Francis Maude’s public sector revolutionhttp://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2014/08/mutually-assured-benefits-francis-maudes-public-sector-revolution/CILIP : 1st AugustSpeaking volumes about the worth and work of public libraries Jenny Peachey is Policy Officer at Carnegie…
Libraries News Round-up: 1st August 2014
The Library Campaign : 31st JulyUnhappy birthday, 1964 Act!It won’t matter what any Act says if DCMS declines to do one darned thing to get it implemented. And that’s where…
Libraries News Round-up: 31st July 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 31st JulyGibbons urges Vaizey to act on Kirklees library cutsIn his letter to the minister, Gibbons reminds Vaizey of his stance as a shadow culture minister in…
Unhappy birthday, 1964 Act!
Yes, it's 50 years old and showing its age a bit - the 1964 Public Libraries & Museums Act. This finally made providing (and promoting) public libraries a legal duty…
Libraries News Round-up: 30th July 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 30th JulyKirklees set to close 24 of its 26 libraries PLN data cited. Ann Cleeves, Alan Gibbons and Ian Anstice are quoted. http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jul/30/kirklees-close-24-26-libraries-cutsBBC News : 30th JulyCornwall…
Libraries News Round-up: 29th July 2014
DAILY TELEGRAPH : 29th JulyGive (library, etc) volunteers £100 off their council tax bills, say local authoritiesThe LGA called on the parties to commit £50million to a “community contribution discount”…
Libraries News Round-up: 28th July 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 28th July How to join a library - in pictures If you're desperate to take part in the Summer Reading Challenge but don't yet belong to a…