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Libraries News Round-up: 16 April

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Save Lewisham Libraries blog: 14 April

Shocking Book Lending Stats for Lewisham Libraries

http://savelewishamlibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/shocking-book-lending-stats-for.html

Lancashire Telegraph: 15 April

Major boost for plan to save Whalley Library

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/News/15225266.Major_boost_for_plan_to_save_village_library/

Get Reading: 16 April

Battle Library to be extended as part of £2m community hubs project
co–location to save costs

http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/battle-library-extended-part-2m-12887021

Burnley Express: 16 April

Lancashire | Eleventh-hour reprieve for libraries?

http://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/eleventh-hour-reprieve-for-libraries-1-8494002

Exmouth Journal: 16 April

Donation to help Exmouth library

Freemason’s donation

http://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/donation-to-help-exmouth-library-1-4973583

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Avatar Jonathan Emmett @JonathanEmmett·

I'm going to @SaveNottmLib's STORYTELLING IN THE PARK event at Vernon Park (next to Basford Library) tomorrow morning.

If any of you tweeps are going, do say hello.

More info on their Facebook page:
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“We are horrified that the council can find more than £10m to build a new library when for a tiny fraction of that they can keep open three beautiful libraries in some of the most deprived parts of Nottingham.” https://westbridgfordwire.com/campaigners-say-threatened-community-libraries-should-be-funded-ahead-of-central-library/

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Avatar John Allen @TheOnlyJohnnyA·

Even if the Arts Council and other bodies are allowed to remain, they will still be ordered to find additional savings of 5% pa within 1-3 years. The Arts sector contributes £10.47 billion to the UK economy pa. £492 million represents a tiny 4.70% investment in the sector.

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#Libraries matter. We have an obligation to support #Libraries; to use #Libraries, to encourage others to use #Library too. We have an obligation to protest Library Closure, Library underfunding and demand government & other non-state actors fund new Library centres and frontiers

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@Miriam_E_Rice In Ealing it’s time to stop relying on volunteers to staff our libraries and bring back paid workers. If Mason & co can increase their allowances it’s time to pay library workers. Stop exploiting volunteers.
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