Libraries News Round-up: 29th May 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 29th May Can the public sector go 'digital by default'? Making available statistics on library usage and costs had helped one local authority show why it made sense…
Libraries News Round-up: 28th May 2014
Nottingham Post : 28th May Volunteers lead way as Bakersfield library escapes the axe http://www.nottinghampost.com/Volunteers-lead-way-library-escapes-axe/story-21151066-detail/story.html Worksop Guardian : 27th May Notts: Council to explore community partnership libraries There is also…
Libraries News Round-up: 27th May 2014
DAILY TELEGRAPH : 27th May Oxfordshire | Downton Abbey saves village library with £20,000 donation "The money has enabled us to keep a professional library open." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/downton-abbey/10858127/Downton-Abbey-saves-village-library-with-20000-donation.html Leon's Library Blog : 27th…
TLC AGM & discussion – 14th June 2014 – All welcome!
Book a FREE place to attend The Library Campaign's AGM and the open discussion that follows to explore the issues surrounding libraries and to help help shape the future direction…
Libraries News Round-up: 26th May 2014
Leicester Mercury : 26th May Cuts to library services will 'destroy music making' in Leicestershire Leicester City Council's printed music service, which is used by more than 90 organisations to…
Libraries News Round-up: 23rd May 2014
Third Sector : 22nd May Councils should 'treat voluntary sector fairly when setting budgets' A joint letter sent out to all council leaders in England before last week’s local elections…
Libraries News Round-up: 22nd May 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 22nd May Kent looks to outsource over 90 libraries http://www.thebookseller.com/news/kent-looks-outsource-over-90-libraries.html Local Government Chronicle : 22nd May Nottingamshire: a radical way forward http://www.lgcplus.com/topics/procurement/notthingamshire-a-radical-way-forward/5070926.article?blocktitle=&contentID= THE BOOKSELLER : 22nd May…
Libraries News Round-up: 21st May 2014
Public Libraries News : 20th May Editorial | "For all persons desiring to make use thereof" http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/05/for-all-persons-desiring-to-make-use-thereof.html Islington Gazette : 21st May Islington and Camden council chiefs accused of cover-up over plans…
Libraries News Round- up: 20th May 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 20th May SoA lobbies Harman on school libraries http://www.thebookseller.com/news/soa-lobbies-harman-school-libraries.html BBC News : 20th May Oxfordshire libraries 'face struggle to find volunteers' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-27470736 Leon's Library Blog : 20th…
Libraries News Round- up: 19th May 2014
Daily Telegraph : 19th May London is city with world's most 'economic clout' London came a narrow second to Paris on the measures of intellectual capital and innovation, with strong…
Libraries News Round- up: 16th May 2014
Don't Privatise Libraries : 16th May GLL and the most visited library in London? http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/gll-and-most-visited-library-in-london.html Leon's Library Blog : 16th May What does Labour think? Continuing the theme of labour politicians;…
Libraries News Round-up: 15th May 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 15th May Notts looks for library volunteers "We were faced with the prospect of closing 44 libraries – that was put to us by officers. We said…
Libraries News Round-up: 14th May 2014
ALMA-UK : 14th April ALMA-UK announces publication of new research on the Economic Value of Libraries and launch of the Economic Value of Libraries Toolkit http://almauk.org/2014/05/14/alma-uk-announces-publication-of-new-research-on-the-economic-value-of-libraries-and-launch-of-the-economic-value-of-libraries-toolkit/ Public Net : 14th…
Libraries News Round-up: 13th May 2014
The Library Campaign : 13th May Local Elections - Speak Up for Libraries http://www.librarycampaign.com/local-elections-speak-up-for-libraries/ THE GUARDIAN : 13th May Join the library, borrow books and make government sit up and…
LOCAL ELECTIONS – SPEAK UP FOR LIBRARIES
LOCAL ELECTIONS - SPEAK UP FOR LIBRARIES! The Speak Up for Libraries alliance* is urging people everywhere to make public libraries a central issue in local elections. This is a…
Libraries News Round-up: 12th May 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 12th May International publishers warn of 'severe' risk on copyright http://www.thebookseller.com/news/international-publishers-warn-severe-risk-copyright.html THE BOOKSELLER : 12th May LGA warns on future for libraries http://www.thebookseller.com/news/lga-warns-future-libraries.html LocalGov : 12th May…
Libraries News Round-up: 11th May 2014
THE OBSERVER : 11th May LGA report warns that closure of public services (e.g. libraries) "likely to intensify" http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/may/11/public-service-cuts-deepen-councils-savings Public Libraries News : 11th May Editorial | Wrap-around dare centres: the public…
Libraries News Round-up: 9th May 2014
Save Lincolnshire Libraries : 9th May Congratulations on your SCL appointment: an open letter to Helen Drakard http://savelincslibraries.org.uk/2014/05/09/congratulations-on-your-scl-appointment-an-open-letter-to-helen-drakard/ Leon's Library Blog : 9th May Challenge Accepted? http://leonslibraryblog.com/2014/05/09/challenge-accepted/ Penarth Times :…
Libraries News Round-up: 8th May 2014
South Wales Evening Post : 8th May Resolven Library users wave farewell to librarians - before volunteers move in to take over http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Resolven-Library-users-wave-farewell-librarians/story-21074735-detail/story.html Lincolnshire Echo : 7th May Lincs libraries:…
Libraries News Round-up: 7th May 2014
BBC News : 7th May National Assembly for Wales | Digital Inclusion Delivery Plan: 'Dead or resting?' Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies called for a greater understanding of the role of libraries in facilitating…