Library News Round-up: 29 May 2015

29th May
Wales | New guidance on community managed libraries and statutory provision 
https://libalyson.wordpress.com/2015/05/29/new-guidance-on-community-managed-libraries-and-statutory-provision/ 

DAILY TELEGRAPH : 29th May
Malorie Blackman: ‘I’ve had to develop a thick skin’
A bold speech in defence of literacy, public libraries & school libraries
“In certain political quarters, there is a refusal to see that our public library service needs active protection.” 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/11628581/Malorie-Blackman-Ive-had-to-develop-a-thick-skin.html 

View from Online : 29th May
Axminster: No increased opening hours for the library
http://www.viewfrompublishing.co.uk/news_view/35737/21/1/axminster-no-increased-opening-hours-for

BBC News : 28th May
Arts Council boss makes funding plea
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32915647