THE INDEPENDENT : 7th February
Number of library visitors falls by 40 million in four years as austerity measures force closures
According to research by the House of Commons Library commissioned by the Labour Party
http://www.independent.co.uk/
NationalLibrariesDay.org : 7th February
Cathy Cassidy | Libraries belong to us
There is a certain irony in a government that wants to ‘wage war on illiteracy’ while quietly closing hundreds of libraries; it’s not just a missed opportunity, it’s a national scandal.
http://www.
Alan Gibbons Diary : 7th February
A message from the founder of National Libraries Day
http://alangibbons.net/2015/
Don’t Privatise Libraries : 7th February
All Hail the Public Library User! #NLD15
http://dontprivatiselibraries.
THE GUARDIAN : 7th February
How to become a head librarian — Ciara Eastell explains
http://www.theguardian.com/
BBC News : 7th February
Cardiff libraries protest over cuts and closure fears
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
BBC News : 7th February
Schoolgirl’s call to save ‘magical’ Cardiff libraries
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Wales Online : 7th February
Hundreds gather in protest at library cuts in Cardiff
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/
Lincolnshire Echo : 7th February
POLITICS: Libraries do everything councils want – so why try to get rid of them?
By Marianne Overton, Leader of the Lincolnshire Independents on the decision to scale back library provision
http://www.lincolnshireecho.
Campaigners’ dismay as library cuts voted in
http://www.stamfordmercury.co.
Kent Online : 7th February
Concerns raised over future of Sandwich Library and possible cuts to services after Kent CC announced changes
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/
Huddersfield Examiner : 7th February
Kirklees | Chocolat author Joanne Harris joins fight to save threatened Almondbury Library
http://www.examiner.co.uk/
The Star : 6th February
Sheffield library looks to the future after huge change
http://www.thestar.co.uk/what-
Daily Post : 7th February
Gwynedd library visits fall by more than 11%
up to 8 libs under threat of closure
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/
