THE GUARDIAN : 8th October
Sheffield libraries row: government may intervene over volunteer takeover
MP David Blunkett says it would be ‘breathtaking cheek’ for government to launch inquiry over move prompted by cuts
http://www.theguardian.com/
THE BOOKSELLER : 9th October
Authors fight to keep Liverpool’s libraries
http://www.thebookseller.com/
Hinckley Times : 9th October
Leicestershire | Cash payback could wipe out all library closure savings
Savings anticipated by closing rural libraries could be wiped out if a lottery grant given to a threatened site has to be paid back.
http://www.hinckleytimes.net/
Yorkshire Evening Post : 9th October
Leeds | Slashed opening times plan for city’s libraries
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North Devon Journal : 9th October
Plans to keep Devon’s libraries open announced
Devon county councillors heard local authorities elsewhere have successfully transferred libraries to trusts.
http://www.northdevonjournal.
Torquay Herald Express : 9th October
Kingskerswell bookworms support library
Five-hundred residents have signed a petition to save the library from funding cuts proposed by Devon County Council.
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