THE BOOKSELLER : 3rd October
Lords to debate library ‘crisis’ and independent bookshops
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/house-lords-libraries-and-bookshops-debate-404111

THE BOOKSELLER : 3rd October
Headteachers slam Swindon’s plans to close 11 libraries
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/headteachers-slam-swindons-plans-close-11-libraries-404071

THE GUARDIAN : 4th October
Think libraries are obsolete?  Think again
https://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2016/oct/04/public-libraries-not-obsolete-cuts-closures-protest

Swindon Advertiser : 4th October
Libraries are haunts of the vulnerable so easy targets says Barrie Hudson
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/14780250.Libraries_are_haunts_of_the_vulnerable_so_easy_targets__says_Bar

Lancashire Campaigners aren’t giving up on Adlington library yet
http://www.2br.co.uk/news/local-news/2112220/campaigners-arent-giving-up-on-adlington-library-yet/

Bromley Times : 4th October
Council refuses to back down on library ‘privatisation’ after  Bexley scraps outsourcing plan
http://www.bromleytimes.co.uk/news/council_refuses_to_back_down_on_library_privatisation_after_bexley_scraps_outsourcing_plan_1_4722630

Yorkshire Post : 4th October
Letter | Fully-staffed libraries affordable and essential
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/yp-letters-fully-staffed-libraries-affordable-and-essential-1-8162946

Worcestershire Bewdley Library move gets a new date
http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/14781404.Bewdley_Library_move_gets_a_new_date/

This Is Lancashire : 30th September
Chorley residents could be forced to use Horwich library (Bolton) after closure despite recent rivalry
http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/NEWS/14774293.Chorley_residents_could_be_forced_to_use_Horwich_library_after_closure_despite_recent_rivalry/

Image taken at event with storyteller John Kirk, at Wibsley Library in Bradford, West Yorkshire
Image taken at event with storyteller John Kirk, at Wibsley Library in Bradford, West Yorkshire

Libraries News Round-up: 18 November 2017

Northamptonshire Telegraph: 18 November Have your say on the future of Higham Ferrers Library http://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/have-your-say-on-the-future-of-higham-ferrers-library-1-8250315 South Cotswold Gazette: 18 November South Gloucestershire | Councillors blast closure of library user committee in…

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