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THE INDEPENDENT : 29th December
L is for library
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/az-of-2013-the-independents-writers-predict-the-future-from-the-oscars-to-royal-baby-hype-8427548.html?origin=internalSearch

News Republic : 28th December
Let’s use – not lose – our local libraries
http://uk.news-republic.com/Web/ArticleWeb.aspx?regionid=4&articleid=5826674

Libraries News Round-up: 18 April 2016

Public Libraries News : 17th April Editorial | Harry Potter and the DCMS library investigation http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2016/04/harry-potter-and-the-dcms-library-investigation.html Leicester Mercury : 18th April Google review attacks "elderly" library volunteers with "no clue what they…