Libraries News Round-up: 1 October 2015

THE BOOKSELLER : 1st October
CILIP urges libraries to welcome refugees 
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/cilip-urges-libraries-welcome-refugees-313738 

BBC News : 1st October
Reading Council plans £600k cut to library service 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-34411773 

LGA : 1st October
Libraries funded to run innovative digital inclusion activity 
http://www.localgov.co.uk/Libraries-funded-to-run-innovative-digital-inclusion-activity/39520

The Star : 1st October 
Sheffield libraries branch out a year on from handover 
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/sheffield-libraries-branch-out-a-year-on-from-handover-1-7486380 

Local Government Lawyer : 30th September
Internal auditors urge public sector boards to get assurance on risks of outsourcing 
“Organisations may think they have thrown the risk ‘over the fence’ but this is absolutely not the case.”
http://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24548%3Ainternal-auditors-urge-public-sector-boards-to-get-assurance-on-risks-of-outsourcing&catid=53&Itemid=21