SCL : 12th January
New report looks at creating a Single Library Digital Presence to support Public Libraries in the future
http://goscl.com/new-report-looks-at-creating-a-single-library-digital-presence-to-support-public-libraries-in-the-future/

Lincolnshire Echo: 12th January
Letter | ‘Lincolnshire County Council is swinging its axe at the wrong target in libraries’
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/LETTER-8216-Lincolnshire-County-Council-swinging/story-28474717-detail/story.html

Brixton Buzz : 12th January
Lambeth library staff vote overwhelmingly for strike action as fightback against book-ish gyms begins
http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2016/01/lambeth-library-staff-vote-overwhelmingly-in-favour-of-strike-action-as-fightback-against-book-ish-gyms-begins/

Portsmouth News : 12th January
Hampshire More people urged to have say on strategy plan for libraries
8,600 responses so far!
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/more-people-urged-to-have-say-on-strategy-plan-for-libraries-1-7155311

The Courier : 12th January
Closure-threatened Fife libraries given another reprieve
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/closure-threatened-fife-libraries-given-another-reprieve-1.919184

Swindon Advertiser : 9th January 
Letter – Shirley Burnham ‘Libraries aid social care’ 
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/yoursay/14199068.Letters__Saturday_January_9_2016/

Friends of Tate South Lambeth Library : 9th January
A proposal that will save all Lambeth libraries – and meet the Council’s budget target
http://www.tatesouthlambethfriends.org/a-proposal-that-will-save-all-lambeth-libraries-and-meet-the-councils-budget-target/

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Libraries News Round-up: 13 December 2015

Public Libraries News : 13th December Editorial | The top public library trends of 2015 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2015/12/the-top-public-library-trends-of-2015.html Yellow Advertiser : 13th December Southend | Reading project designed to help youngsters and less confident readers http://www.yellowad.co.uk/article.cfm?id=108424&headline=Reading%20project%20designed%20to%20help%20youngsters%20and%20less%20confident%20readers&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2015…