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15 Mar, 202115 Mar, 2021

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…

07 Mar, 202107 Mar, 2021

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…

19 Feb, 202119 Feb, 2021

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…

09 Dec, 202009 Dec, 2020

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…

05 Dec, 202005 Dec, 2020

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.…

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Friends groups get-together! Discuss common concerns, swap ideas and inspiration! https://librarycampaign.com/library-campaign-zoom-meeting-14-april-2021-1930-2100/

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TLC THOUGHT FOR THE WEEKEND
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
Maya Angelou

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If you are campaigning to ‘Save Libraries’ then you must also campaign to ‘Save Library Workers’.
Without Library Workers the service ceases to exist 🤷‍♀️
#iamalibraryworker
#savelibraries

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@Michelle_Kazi @friends_norwood @CroydonTories @CroydonForum @CroydonLibs @MarinelloSonia @southnorwoodcc @CleanupSe25 @SouthNorwoodNet @CroydonYCs @NeilGarratt It's a public library service. We've held several meetings on these proposed cuts. Notes on our website. There is also @SaveCroydonLibs, fighting for ALL of Croydon's public libraries.

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Croydon libraries proposals webinars - reports from attendees
https://savecroydonlibraries.wordpress.com/2021/03/05/croydon-libraries-proposals-webinars-reports-from-attendees/

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