BBC News: 2 June
Philip Pullman slams library closures at Hay Festival
“It seems an act of destructive folly, almost unparalleled, to allow the library service – which was so good in my lifetime – to fall into such decay so soon, so rapidly and so carelessly as if it didn’t matter.”

Herald Scotland: 2 June
Scottish Borders Council lambasted over cost-cutting “folly” of replacing school library staff with pupils

Wellington Weekly News: 2 June
Somerset | It’s a ‘good, busy library’ but future is uncertain

Libraries News Round-up: 1 February 2016

James Powney's Blog : 1st February Brent Library Privatisation Ditched http://jamespowney.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/brent-library-privatisation-ditched.html LGA : 1st February Transitional support needed for councils following funding shake-up http://www.local.gov.uk/media-releases/-/journal_content/56/10180/7671840?_56_INSTANCE_0000_templateId=NEWS BBC News : 1st February Oxfordshire | Bicester…