Leon’s Library Blog : 2nd March
Heads in the Cloud
Ever since taking over…sorry, merging with the IIS Cilip has lacked any comparator body to challenge its dominance of the library &  information field. Consequently, no competition equals plenty of naval gazing.
http://leonslibraryblog.com/2014/03/02/heads-in-the-cloud/

Don’t Privatise Libraries : 1st March
Let’s reclaim ‘community’
http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/lets-reclaim-community.html

Lincolnshire Echo : 1st March
‘If campaigners want to go to court to save Lincolnshire libraries, they should pay for it’
Mr Hill said: “There’s been judicial reviews of every single council that’s tried to reform its libraries service and that’s no surprise.”  He said: “I have no problem with that.  I have no problem with people appealing but if they feel they that strongly, stand up and put their money where their mouth is and don’t expect taxpayers to pay for this.”
http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/campaigners-want-court-save-libraries-pay/story-20714316-detail/story.html

Books

Libraries News Round-up: 13th September 2014

THE GUARDIAN : 13th September5 Letters | Children must learn to love reading ... including letters from Michael Rosen and Shirley Burnhamhttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/sep/12/children-must-learn-to-love-reading Burton Mail : 13th SeptemberPublic force North-West Leicestershire library closure re-thinkhttp://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Public-force-North-West-Leicestershire-library/story-22920154-detail/story.html Sheffield Telegraph…