Many thanks to eminent library campaigner and The Library Campaign member, Shirley Burnham, for the following links to today’s libraries news.  Follow her on Twitter @ShirleyBurnham and us at @LibraryCampaign.

Twitter 7.50 pm. 29th May
Dan Jarvis ‏@DanJarvisMP 1m

Well placed sources in Whitehall saying that #CSR13 may scrap @DCMS – with Culture, Media & Sport going to other Govt depts

DAILY MIRROR : 29th May
Save Sheffield Libraries
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/linda-woottons-last-weeks-were-1918229

THE BOOKSELLER : 29th May
CILIP rebrand sparks controversy
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/cilip-rebrand-sparks-controversy.html

CILIP : 29th May
Phil Bradley | Rebranding CILIP
with comments
http://communities.cilip.org.uk/blogs/presidentphil/archive/2013/05/29/rebranding-cilip.aspx

Express & Star : 29th May
£1m to cover repair bill for Wolverhampton library merger
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/05/29/1m-to-cover-repair-bill-for-wolverhampton-library-merger/

Dan Jarvis MP

Libraries News Round-up: 10 August 2016

Blog Preston : 10th August Lancashire | Last push to save Fulwood Library http://www.blogpreston.co.uk/2016/08/last-push-to-save-fulwood-library/ Blackpool Gazette : 10th August Backlash over child centres Lancashire CC should look at putting more services into closure-threatened libraries instead…