Libraries News Round-up: 16 June 2016

The Library Campaign : 16th June
Children’s literacy under threat as Greenwich plans to close mobile library service
http://www.librarycampaign.com/childrens-literacy-under-threat-as-greenwich-council-plans-to-close-mobile-library-service/

Northern Echo : 16th June
Crown Street Library set to re-locate to Darlington’s Dolphin Centre while Cockerton Library avoids closure
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/14559298.Crown_Street_Library_set_to_re_locate_to_Darlington_s_Dolphin_Centre_while_Cockerton_Library_avoids_closure/

Lancashire Evening Post : 16th June
Glimmer of hope for the future of Lancashire’s libraries
http://www.lep.co.uk/whats-on/arts/glimmer-of-hope-for-the-future-of-lancashire-s-libraries-1-7966801

Newbury Today : 16th June
West Berkshire Council wants your views on libraries
http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/news/news/18410/West-Berkshire-Council-wants-your-views.html

Get Reading : 16th June
Future of West Berkshire cash-strapped libraries
The session is part of a consultation by independent consultants to find a cheaper way …
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/future-west-berkshire-cash-strapped-11470767

Public Libraries News : 15th June
Editorial | Selling on to Amazon: thinking about linking
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2016/06/selling-on-to-amazon-thinking-about-linking.html

Swindon Advertiser : 15th June
Protestors gather to mark opposition to library cuts
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/14559283.Protestors_gather_to_mark_opposition_to_cuts/

Hansard : 14th June
Westminster Hall Debate | Lancashire MP Paul Maynard : Library Services Thornton-Cleveleys, and Culture Minister, Ed Vaizey MP
https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2016-06-14/debates/16061446000001/LibraryServicesThornton-Cleveleys

The Visitor : 13th June
Lancashire | Petition launched to stop Morecambe Library going self-service
http://www.thevisitor.co.uk/news/local/petition-launched-to-stop-morecambe-library-going-self-service-1-7961824