Libraries News Round-up: 22 December 2015

LSE : 22nd December
You don’t have to close public libraries to kill the principle upon which they were built — Ian Anstice
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/public-libraries-in-an-age-of-austerity/

West Briton : 22nd December
Truro Library under threat of closure
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Truro-library-threat-closure/story-28391217-detail/story.html

Hinckley Times : 22nd December
Leicestershire | Author backs drive to save Barwell Library
http://www.hinckleytimes.net/news/local-news/author-backs-drive-save-barwell-10609750

South London Press : 22nd December
Lambeth | Library staff balloted over possible strikes
http://www.slp.co.uk/article.cfm?id=115162&headline=Library%20staff%20balloted%20over%20possible%20strikes&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2015

The Courier : 22nd December
Scotland | Union hits out at cuts to ‘soft target’ library services
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/scotland/union-hits-out-at-cuts-to-soft-target-library-services-1.916864

Fife Today : 22nd December
Fife Task Force support after library closure is latest blow to Glenwood
http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/local-headlines/task-force-support-after-library-closure-is-latest-blow-to-glenwood-1-3981652

South London Press : 21st December
Greenwich Council makes commitment to keep library service
http://www.southlondon-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=115124&headline=Council%20makes%20commitment%20to%20keep%20library%20service&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2015