UK Authority.com : 24th December
Age UK says pensioners could suffer from digital shift (and LGA response)
http://www.ukauthority.com/news/5875/age-uk-says-pensioners-could-suffer-from-digital-shift

Wales Online : 24th December
RCT library visitors down 26% since 13 libraries were axed in May 2014
‘Many people have stopped going to the library’
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/rct-library-visitors-down-26-10645119

Frome Standard : 24th December
New chapter for libraries, but what do you think?
http://www.fromestandard.co.uk/New-chapter-libraries-think/story-28406085-detail/story.html

Local Gov Lawyer : 22nd December
Cornwall Council entitled to terminate £160m outsourcing deal, says High Court judge
not libraries, but of general interest
http://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25518%3Acouncil-entitled-to-terminate-p160m-outsourcing-deal-says-high-court-judge&catid=53&Itemid=21

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Libraries News Round-up: 23 March

The Bookseller : 22 March Recipients of £4m libraries fund revealed http://www.thebookseller.com/news/recipients-4m-libraries-fund-revealed-513426 The Guardian : 23 March Authors condemn £4m library fund as a 'sop' and a 'whitewash https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/23/authors-condemn-4m-library-fund-as-a-sop-and-a-whitewash Public Libraries News : 23…