Libraries news round-up: 17 August 2018
Northamptonshire Telegraph: 17 August Campaigners and Northants County Council could end up back at court over library row Barnet Times: 17 August Barnet campaigner welcomes libraries ruling
Libraries news round-up: 25 July 2018
Barnet Times: 25 July Barnet children protest over libraries Northamptonshire Telegraph: 25 July Legal hearing over fate of 21 Northamptonshire libraries Harrow Times: 25 July North Harrow Library to reopen…
Libraries news round-up: 24 July 2018
The Bookseller: 24 July Forbes removes article suggesting Amazon should replace libraries Nick Poole, Dawn Finch, Ian Anstice and Tim Coates quoted. Ham & High: 24 July Families campaign outside…
Libraries news round-up: 23 July 2018
Evening Standard: 23 July Those long summers of learning and visiting the library have been shelved The Courier: 23 July Costs of upgrading Montrose Library exceed £1 million
Libraries news round-up: 28 June 2018
The Times: 28 June Teenagers locked out of libraries as cash-strapped councils cut staff Border Telegraph: 28 June Scottish Borders | School library concerns raised in Holyrood …
Libraries news round-up: 13 June 2018
BBC News: 13 June Scotland | Union concern over a plan to use pupils to run school libraries Peeblesshire News: 13 June Parents anger at their library used as misrepresented…
Libraries news round-up: 8 June 2018
Brixton Buzz: 8 June Lambeth Council wants to spend an extra £1M+ on the Carnegie book-ish gym at Herne Hill Barnet Times: 8 June Barnet’s youth assembly wants better libraries…
Libraries news round-up: 5 June 2018
The Bookseller: 5 June Eighty librarians condemn deal between Home Office and SCL Northern Echo: 5 June Letters: Concerns remain over planned relocation of Darlington library Barnet Times: 5 June…
Libraries news round-up: 4 June 2018
Hastings Observer: 4 June East Sussex | Plans for a community library move forwards Somerset Live: 4 June Everything you need to know about the new libraries coming to North…
Libraries news round-up: 25 May 2018
East Lothian Courier: 25 May Petition launched over cuts to library hours Chronicle Live: 25 May Gym and cafe plan for Newcastle library to stave off closure threat Chronicle Live:…
Libraries news round-up: 21 May 2018
The Times: 21 May Library offers playbook for communities taking control 'The experience of volunteers in Kensal Rise has been repeated nationwide' 'Around the UK, communities are stepping in to…
Libraries News Round-up: 27 April 2018
Open Democracy: 27 April Public libraries are vital to local communities – Labour must fight to defend them written by Alan Wylie https://www.opendemocracy.net/uk/alan-wylie/public-libraries-are-vital-to-local-communities-labour-must-fight-to-defend-them Eastbourne Herald: 27 April East Sussex |…
Libraries News Round-up: 21 March 2018
PRIVATE EYE Issue No.1466 (p.35) Library News: Northamptonshire In all good newsagents today Labour List: 21 March Outsourcing fails public services – Tory Barnet ‘easyCouncil’ chaos is proof 'Libraries have…
Libraries News Round-up: 5 March 2018
The Bookseller: 5 March Northamptonshire Council is 'failing in its legal duties' with library closures https://www.thebookseller.com/news/cilip-complains-dcms-about-careless-cuts-northamptonshire-libraries-743291 Blackpool Gazette: 5 March Lancashire | Longer library hours but jobs put at risk…
Libraries News Round-up: 17 January 2018
The Guardian: 17 January London libraries assess impact of Carillion collapse https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/17/london-libraries-assess-impact-of-carillion-collapse Public Finance: 17 January Public sector looks for ways to plug gap left by Carillion http://www.publicfinance.co.uk/news/2018/01/public-sector-looks-ways-plug-gap-left-carillion The Bookseller:…
Libraries News Round-up: 1 August
Ham & High: 1 August Save Barnet Libraries campaign sees first victory after protest as culture ministry registers formal complaint http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/politics/save-barnet-libraries-campaign-sees-first-victory-after-protest-as-culture-ministry-registers-formal-complaint-1-5131185 Blackpool Gazette: 1 August Lancashire | Volunteer dream fading…
Libraries News Round-up: 25 July
ITV News: 24 July Kensington Council library plan on hold after Grenfell includes video https://www.channel4.com/news/kensington-council-library-plan-on-hold-after-grenfellStoke Sentinel: 25 July Old Trentham Library set to be demolished to make way for homes…
Libraries News Round-up: 23 July
Broken Barnet blog: 23 July Save Our Libraries: Barnet's children take their protest to Whitehall Children of Barnet take their protest to the DCMS tomorrow https://wwwbrokenbarnet.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/save-our-libraries-barnets-children.html
Libraries News Round-up: 17 July
Telegraph & Argus: 17 July Libraries in Undercliffe, Haworth Road and Menston remain closed after Council withdrew staff to save cash in April http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/15414171.Three_libraries_remain_closed_after_Council_withdrew_staff_to_save_cash_in_April/ Broken Barnet: 17 July Children at…
Libraries News Round-up: 2 June
The Christian Scientist Monitor: 2 June The end of books? Tell that to 250,000 readers at the Hay Festival. The festival, which ends on Sunday, attracts a quarter million bibliophiles…