THE BOOKSELLER : 6th February
National digital library network gets £30k funding
http://thebookseller.com/news/
THE GUARDIAN : 6th February
Go digital by all means, but don’t bring the venture capitalists in to do it
http://www.theguardian.com/
Arts Council England : 6th February
Travels in My Tardis
To mark National Libraries Day (Saturday 7 February) our Director of Libraries, Brian Ashley, blogs about his career in libraries and what they mean to him.
http://blog.artscouncil.org.
Wirral Globe : 6th February
Wirral Council urged to rethink spending cuts after Government grant increase
http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/
Wales Online : 6th February
Artists draw up support for stricken Cardiff libraries
Day of protests on #NLD15 tomorrow, including mass ‘read in’ at Cardiff Central Library from 12.00 noon
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/
Stroud Life : 6th February
Labour leader Ed Miliband faces the electorate in Stroud
Ed Miliband says of this government: “They just don’t get it about libraries”
http://www.stroudlife.co.uk/
Northampton Chronicle : 6th February
Library bosses in Northamptonshire reject criticism of public donation scheme
http://www.northamptonchron.
Ripon Gazette : 6th February
Deadline on North Yorkshire library consultation looms
http://www.ripongazette.co.uk/
Harrogate Advertiser : 5th February
Support grows in Harrogate for Starbeck Library campaign
Campaigners argue the community would be responsible for raising the money to keep the library open – a staggering £65,500 – and could not manage it.
http://www.harrogateadvertiser
Lambeth Save Our Services – Press Release : 4th February
Library Workers Accuse Council of Insult to National Libraries Day after Cuts and Closures Announcement
http://lambethsaveourservices.
News Shopper : 5th February
Bromley | Future location of Chislehurst Library in question
Bromley Council has put the freehold up for sale.
The council recently ran a public consultation on proposals to hand over management of six libraries to external providers, which ended on February 2. … Bromley’s mobile service was axed in September last year due to financial pressures.
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/
Bitterne Park Info : 5th February
Southampton | Young people get say on libraries’ ‘future’
http://www.bitternepark.info/
Shropshire Star : 6th February
Hundreds turn out to oppose Church Stretton library move
http://www.shropshirestar.com/
