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Libraries News Round-up: 19 May 2016

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Brixton Buzz : 18th May
Lambeth Full Council meeting ends in farce as residents are prevented from having say over library closures
http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2016/05/lambeth-full-council-meeting-ends-in-farce-as-residents-are-prevented-from-having-say-over-library-closures/

Lichfield Mercury : 19th May
Lichfield Library and Friary debate at Staffordshire County Council today
http://www.lichfieldmercury.co.uk/Lichfield-Library-Friary-debate-Staffordshire/story-29293515-detail/story.html

Rossendale Free Press : 19th May
Lancashire | Rossendale council boss Alyson Barnes clashed with county hall leaders over library closures
http://www.rossendalefreepress.co.uk/news/rossendale-council-boss-alyson-barnes-11358048

Get Reading : 19th May
Tell Bracknell council how it should run your libraries
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/tell-bracknell-council-how-should-11350588

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Call arms from @LemonsSid
Tinsley Carnegie library is currently empty BUT is subject to an application to get it listed. Please consider emailing heritagelistenquiries@HistoricEngland.org.uk in support of the application, the application reference is 1469737.

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D'you remember the last time you used these? I can't

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The petition to list and reopen Tinsley Carnegie Library will be presented at the full council meeting tomorrow.

The meeting starts at 2pm and is being webcast see https://sheffield.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/528264

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Lots of children have speech, language and communication needs, but author Lucy Rowland struggled to find books featuring characters like that. So she wrote her own!

Here, Lucy tells us about Wanda's Words Got Stuck and giving children a voice: https://www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-features/features/2020/november/wandas-words-got-stuck-writing-for-children-who-struggle-to-find-their-voice/

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