A digest of today’s news items, reproduced here, with kind permission from Shirley Burnham who collated it.  For up to date libraries news follow @ShirleyBurnham on Twitter.

Dunstable Today : 23rd March
Luton | Library feedback deadline extended 
One option will stop the mobile library service,while the other option will keep the service by reducing opening hours at some libraries.

http://www.dunstabletoday.co.uk/community/library-feedback-deadline-extended-1-4926971
Lancashire Telegraph : 24th March
£2.4million youth zone in Chorley library
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/chorley/10302359.__2_4million_youth_zone_in_Chorley_library/

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council : March 2013
‘Facing the Challenge’ – Developing Library Services within Southend-on-Sea 2013-2028
http://minutes.southend.gov.uk/akssouthend/images/att22388.pdf

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Libraries News Round-up: 6th June 2014

Public Libraries News : 5th June Editorial | The Vaizey Network: 120 discuss the future of public libraries http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/06/the-vaizey-network-120-discuss-the-future-of-public-libraries.html Leon's Library Blog : 6th June SCL Conference 2014: Ed Vaizey …