Hinckley Times : 9th August
Leicestershire | Future looks bright for village library
35 more to be similarly “off-loaded” 
http://www.hinckleytimes.net/news/local-news/future-looks-bright-village-library-9801788 

Spalding Today : 9th August
Lincolnshire | Library volunteers plea ‘putting an end to council cuts politics’
“There are a lot of people in the area who may have retired and want to get out of the house.”
http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/latest-news/library-volunteers-plea-putting-an-end-to-council-cuts-politics-1-6892837 

THE TIMES : 8th August
Librarians — why, didn’t you know? The councils said they all had to go
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/scotland/article4521331.ece 

Isle of Wight County Press : 7th August 
Letter | Libraries key to an educated populace
Ventnor Library is again under threat. 
http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/letters/libraries-key-to-an-educated-populace-86570.aspx

Books

Libraries News Round-up: 20 October 2015

Political Economy Research Centre : 20th OctoberPERC Paper 11 - Public Libraries in the Age of Austerity:  by Ian Anstice http://www.perc.org.uk/project_posts/perc-paper-11-public-libraries-in-the-age-of-austerity/THE BOOKSELLER : 20th OctoberNielsen highlights mid-teens reading dip http://www.thebookseller.com/news/nielsen-says-18-25s-more-likely-read-young-teens-314777BBC News : 20th…