Local Government Lawyer : 23rd June
Campaigners win permission for second judicial review over library plans
A campaign group opposed to council plans to have volunteers run a south Wales library have been given permission to bring a second judicial review challenge.
http://localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27468%3Acampaigners-win-permission-for-second-judicial-review-over-library-plans&catid=56&Itemid=24

Evesham Journal : 27th June
Upkeep of Upton-upon-Severn library transferred to a Trust from Worcestershire CC in a bid to cut spending
http://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/14583089.Upkeep_of_Upton_upon_Severn_library_transferred_to_trust_in_a_bid_to_cut_council_spending/

Exeter Express : 27th June
Libraries Unlimited aims to bring ‘commercial edge’ to Devon’s libraries
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/libraries-unlimited-excited-by-challenge-of-running-devon-s-libraries/story-29448981-detail/story.html

Northern Echo : 27th June
Campaigners urge Darlington Borough Council to delay decision on Crown Street Library
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/14583091.Campaigners_urge_Darlington_Borough_Council_to_delay_decision_on_Crown_Street_Library/

East Lothian Courier: 27th June
Six-year-old’s plea as Prestonpans Library plans cause concern
http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/14578906.Six_year_old___s_plea_as_Prestonpans_Library_plans_cause_concern/

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Library News Round-up: 19th December 2014

Public Libraries News : 19th DecemberEditorial | Special on Sieghart: The Independent Library Reporthttp://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/12/special-on-sieghart-the-independent-library-report.htmlDAILY TELEGRAPH : 19th DecemberJoanna Trollope | Flexible and digitised, our libraries have a bright future http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/11301894/Flexible-and-digitised-our-libraries-have-a-bright-future.htmlLeon's Library Blog : 19th DecemberMuch…