Civil Society : 14th August
Big Lottery Fund should fund council services, say Welsh local authorities
http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/
The Enquirer : 15th August
Outraged residents campaign against Southend library cuts
“It is crazy that the Council are funding the Forum for the amount that would plug the hole in the library fund for 40 years.”
http://www.theenquirer.co.uk/
This Is Lincolnshire : 15th August
20,000 join fight against Lincolnshire library cuts
District council chiefs say Lincolnshire County Council must rethink proposals to pull funding from libraries.
http://www.thisislincolnshire.
Age UK : 14th August
The importance of libraries in rural areas
http://ageukblog.org.uk/2013/
Lincolnshire Echo : 15th August
Questions from Lincolnshire library campaigners are answered
Lincolnshire Co-operative and Lincolnshire County Council have responded to questions from the Save Lincolnshire Libraries campaign group. (read on …)
http://www.lincolnshireecho.
Public Libraries News : 13th August
Editorial | Looking the gift horses in the mouth: co-location and outsourcing
http://www.
Skegness Standard : 15th August
Lincolnshire | Alford councillors protest library closure
Town councillors are particularly angry, as prior to the Alford Urban District Council becoming Alford Town Council they invested over £50,000 into the building of the current library.”http://www.
Shropshire Live : 14th August
Telford & Wrekin | Dawley library closes its door to make way for brand new library
Last year the new library at Wellington Civic and Leisure Centre opened and the opening of the new Dawley Library will be followed by another new library in the Southwater One community building in Telford town centre next year.
http://www.shropshirelive.com/
BBC News : 14th August
Denbighshire | Flood-hit St Asaph library and one-stop shop reopens
A library in one of Wales’ smallest cities is reopening after it was damaged by floods that killed one person and damaged about 500 homes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
