Libraries News Round-up: 4 February

Don’t Privatise Libraries : 4th February
Public Library usage stats down again, hmm I wonder why?
http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/public-library-usage-stats-down-again.html

THE GUARDIAN : 3rd February
Letter | The local library helped me become a novelist 
Apropos Professor Krashen’s letter (2 February) on the need to invest in libraries rather than phonics tests ….
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/03/the-local-library-helped-me-become-a-novelist

Northern Echo : 3rd February
Darlington | Library trustees accused of conflict of interest 
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/15070010.Closure_of_Darlington_library_presents___39_conflict_of_interest__39_/