BOOKTRUST : 6th March
Government funding cut for Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland government will no longer be funding the Bookstart programme.
http://www.booktrust.org.uk/
Don’t Privatise Libraries : 7th March
Barnet, Lambeth, Devon & Bryant.
http://dontprivatiselibraries.
Bristol Post : 7th March
Threat to close seven Bristol libraries is bonkers says one regular user
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/
Sunderland Echo : 7th March
New chapter for Sunderland library building
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/
Burton Mail : 7th March
Community groups for libraries in Leicestershire step up
http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/
Thurrock Gazette : 6th March
Job losses expected as part of library cuts
The authority are looking to “reduce staffing costs” at a number of the borough’s nine libraries by introducing more volunteer workers.
http://m.thurrockgazette.co.