BBC News : 20th August
Hull’s library service public consultation starts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-28871853

Hull City Council : 20th August
Press Release | Give your views on the future of library Services
The Council is therefore required to make some very difficult choices about the level of services it can continue to provide in the future.
http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/portal/page?_pageid=221,674011&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&p_id=5465&p_month=Aug-14&p_page_number=1&content=pressrelease

The Conversation : 20th August
You can’t write a CV on a smartphone – digital literacy is no help to unemployed youth
Helen Thornham is Research Fellow in Transformation of Media at the University of Leeds
https://theconversation.com/you-cant-write-a-cv-on-a-smartphone-digital-literacy-is-no-help-to-unemployed-youth-30545

Pew Research : 18th August
Public library engagement in the United States
An overview of three years of research into Americans’ relationships with public libraries in the digital age.
http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/08/18/public-library-engagement-in-the-united-states/

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Library News Round-up: 29 January 2015

Thurrock Gazette : 29th JanuaryEvie, 6, tells Prime Minister: 'Please help save our libraries' http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/11755122.Evie__6__tells_Prime_Minister___Please_help_save_our_libraries_/VIDEO : Watch Evie read out the letter to try to save her libraryhttp://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/11747090.VIDEO__Six_year_old_girl_asks_the_Prime_Minister_to_save_her_library/ Burton Mail : 29th JanuaryLeicestershire | Measham…