ASCEL : 2nd December
Children’s digital needs and libraries – new research commissioned by ASCEL
inc. link to the research report – published today
http://www.ascel.org.uk/press.
Pratham Books : 1st December
Video | Pam Sandlian Smith – What to Expect from Libraries in the 21st Century
Why do we still need libraries in the age of digital, real-time information?
http://blog.prathambooks.org/
CILIP : 2nd December
Award for library which supports detainees at Dover
http://www.cilip.org.uk/
LGA : 2nd December
Councils fail to agree voluntary mergers
Just six of the 22 local authorities in Wales have submitted voluntary merger plans in time for the government’s deadline.
http://www.localgov.co.uk/
Local Government Chronicle : 2nd December
How councils can support residents to get online
behind ££ Paywall
http://www.lgcplus.com/
THE GUARDIAN : 2nd December
Editorial | The Guardian view on council spending: local services are cut to the bone. Whitehall should let go
http://www.theguardian.com/
THE GUARDIAN
Love letters to libraries: Alexander McCall Smith
Innerpeffray Library
http://www.theguardian.com/
Birmingham Post : 2nd December
Sparkhill community library building sale to be challenged
http://www.birminghampost.co.
Birmingham Libraries Campaigns : 1st December
Fault-lines of a Library mutual
https://
Gazette Live : 2nd December
North Yorkshire | Stokesley residents have ‘no confidence’ in plan for volunteers to run town’s library
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/
This Is Local London : 1st December
North Harrow community to join together to fight for library
http://www.thisislocallondon.
Cheddar Valley Gazette : 2nd December
Somerset | ‘Cheddar library needs your help’
“We, as a group, are really concerned that the council will slowly try to close down small libraries using stealth. We have an excellent library and we want to keep it.”
http://www.
Watford Observer : 1st December
Hertfordshire | Just one week left to comment on the future of county’s libraries
http://www.watfordobserver.co.
View from Online : 2nd December
Devonshire | Ottery St Mary Library campaigners push for ‘pathfinder’ scheme
http://www.viewfrompublishing.
