Rutland Times : 29th June
Lincolnshire | Glimmer of hope in fight to save Deepings library
http://www.rutland-times.co.uk/news/local/glimmer-of-hope-in-fight-to-save-deepings-library-1-5232635

Birmingham Mail : 29th June
Goodbye Birmingham Central Library
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/gallery-goodbye-birmingham-central-library-4731792

Southend Echo : 29th June
Volunteer idea ‘will kill’ library
The Friends of Kent Elms Library has warned the library, where visits  rose by 12.7 per cent between 2008/09 and 2010/11, would “wither and  die” if paid staff were axed.
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/10511536.Volunteer_idea__will_kill__library/

SKY Television : 29th June
Newcastle Council Cuts: Moorside Library Closes Doors For Last Time
Video & summary

http://tyneandwear.sky.com/news/article/72204/newcastle-council-cuts-moorside-library-closes-doors-for-last

Jesmond Local : 29th June
Newcastle | Residents’ bus service to continue despite Library closure
Though the doors have closed on Jesmond Library today as the council  cuts its funding, residents have been reassured that their community bus service will continue through to at least the end of the year despite  the closure.  Passengers feared the service would stop but plans have  been announced to take passengers to Byker library instead.
http://jesmondlocal.com/2013/06/residents-bus-service-to-continue-despite-library-closure/

Diss Express : 29th June
Eye, Suffolk |Council may refuse cash as library saga takes another twist            
http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/latest-news/council-may-refuse-cash-as-library-saga-takes-another-twist-1-5218606

Express & Star : 29th June
Scheme lodged for new hub to house Wolverhampton library
Plans for one of seven community hubs which are being created  across Wolverhampton as part of a controversial scheme to save almost £1 million a year have been lodged.
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/06/29/scheme-lodged-for-new-hub-to-house-wolverhampton-library/

This Is Grimsby : 29th June
Fighting to save library
Volunteers could be enlisted to run Caistor Library under plans being considered by the county council. But Caistor councillor Tony Turner has declared he will fight “tooth and nail” to  save the facility.
http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Fighting-save-library/story-19428907-detail/story.html#axzz2XcnhYgeY

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Libraries News Round-up: 27 August 2017

The Guardian: 26 August Blood, bookworms, bosoms and bottoms: the secret life of libraries https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/27/blood-bookworms-bosoms-and-bottoms-the-secret-life-of-libraries Dorset Echo: 27 August Friends of Weymouth Library (FOWL) has launched a new website to…