GRAB YOUR TICKET TO A GLITTERING CRIME GALA!
Crime books - from cosy to noir - are always a hit in public libraries. And the annual Dagger awards from the Crime Writers' Association are a great way to…
SWINDON: SPARKS FLY OVER THREAT TO LIBRARIES
Just in time for the local elections on 6 May… a row has erupted over the fate of two libraries in Swindon.A local library campaigner has decided to make the…
Library Campaign Zoom meeting 14 April 2021 Update
Our first Zoom meeting on 14 April was a success. People attended from all over the country. The feedback we've had chimes in with our own thoughts - people value…
THE LIBRARY CAMPAIGN URGES COUNCILS NOT TO SELF-SABOTAGE
The Library Campaign is urging local councils to set their budgets - without sabotaging their best post-pandemic asset. Despite dire financial problems, there is one cut no council should make... a…
LIBRARIES SAVED IN TOWER HAMLETS!
Saved - for now, anyway. That’s the great news from Tower Hamlets, east London, where a determined campaign led the council last week (4 March) to scrap its library cuts. There…
TELL YOUR MP NOW!
Apsana Begum, Labour MP for Poplar & Limehouse (London) is rightlyalarmed at the drastic library cuts planned for her patch in TowerHamlets.She has set up an Early Day Motion on…
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…
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.…