Libraries News Round up: 8th October 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 8th OctoberPolitics and the art of persuasionOfficers must understand the political reality in which members have to operate. My head of service once masterminded the award of…
Libraries News Round up: 7th October 2014
THE INDEPENDENT : 7th OctoberHave we fallen out of love with e-readers? http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/have-we-fallen-out-of-love-with-ereaders-9778559.html Teesdale Mercury : 7th OctoberDurham | Less choice on offer at 'invisible' Barnard Castle libraryhalf the books gone + other shocking…
Libraries News Round up: 4th October 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 3rd OctoberWhy there won't be mass redundancies in the public sector after the electionCommunity-run libraries and the rest aren’t happeningAlan Wylie sets the record straight with his…
Libraries News Round up: 3rd October 2014
Public Libraries News : 2nd OctoberAn idea for free: how libraries can be a vital radar for other council serviceshttp://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/10/an-idea-for-free-how-libraries-can-be-a-vital-radar-for-other-council-services.htmlSouth Swindon Labour : 3rd OctoberJim Robbins: West Swindon Library is…
Libraries News Round up: 2nd October 2014
Local Guardian : 2nd OctoberWandsworth | Anonymous Conservative councillor discloses document revealing library closure planshttp://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/wandsworthnews/11506847.Anonymous_councillor_discloses_document_revealing_library_closure_plans/Burton Mail : 2nd OctoberWorst fears confirmed as thousands in South Derbyshire to lose mobile libraries http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Worst-fears-confirmed-thousands-South-Derbyshire/story-23032193-detail/story.htmlStoke Sentinel…
A small but telling victory…
Congratulations to Friends of Deeping Library in Lincolnshire, who have at last got their Executive Member for Libraries, Nick Worth, to admit that local people are not 'willing' volunteers. TLC…
Libraries News Round-up: 28th September 2014
Public Libraries News : 27th SeptemberSpecial Report | CILIP PMLG Debate: "This house believes that local authorities are still the best way to deliver the public library service" http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/09/special-report-this-house-believes-that-local-authorities-are-still-the-best-way-to-deliver-the-public-library-service-cilip-pmlg-debate-27th-september-2014.html BBC News : 28th SeptemberSun,…
Libraries News Round-up: 24th September 2014
Public Libraries News : 24th SeptemberSteal some ideas from the USA, why don’t you?http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/09/steal-some-ideas-from-the-usa-why-dont-you.htmlKnight Foundation Knight News Challenge Numerous innovative ideas for public libraries are featured. Challenge closes on 30th Sept. https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/libraries/submissions/BBC News :…
Libraries News Round-up: 23rd September 2014
Booking opens for Speak Up For Libraries Conference on 22 Nov 2014Meet the decision-makershttp://speakupforlibraries.org/sufl-conference/booking-opens-for-speak-up-for-libraries-conference-2014/Computer Weekly : 23rd SeptemberInvestment needed to tackle digital divide, says Go ON UKA lot of libraries have…
Libraries News Round-up: 22nd September 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 22nd SeptemberSieghart: 'Beeching moment' for public library servicehttp://www.thebookseller.com/news/sieghart-beeching-moment-public-library-service.htmlCILIP : 22nd SeptemberHelen Leech: Blog | Amazon, we want to talk to you about Kindle Unlimited"Could public libraries and Amazon work together? …
Libraries News Round-up: 20th September 2014
CILIP’s Big Day and AGM : 20th SeptemberSieghart warns that libraries are at a "Beeching moment" http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/news/inspiring-member-achievements-and-important-decisions-cilip-s-big-day-and-agm Boston Target : 20th SeptemberLincs libraries could be saved by not for profit organisationhttp://www.bostontarget.co.uk/Lincolnshire-libraries-saved-profit-organisation/story-22932079-detail/story.htmlPortsmouth News…
Libraries News Round-up: 19th September 2014
Public Libraries News : 18th SeptemberEd Vaizey v. Sheffield Council: battle is joineddetailed analysis of Ed Vaizey's letter to the councilhttp://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/09/ed-vaizey-v-sheffield-council-battle-is-joined.htmlAlan Gibbons Diary : 19th SeptemberWhat Ed Vaizey doesn’t tell…
Libraries News Round-up: 18th September 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 18th SeptemberDon't overlook your school librarian, they're the unsung heroes of literacyhttp://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2014/sep/18/school-librarian-literacy-support-teacher-studentsLeon's Library Blog : 18th SeptemberShow me the money!discusses CILIP governance & membership fees, ahead of…
Libraries News Round-up: 13th September 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 13th September5 Letters | Children must learn to love reading ... including letters from Michael Rosen and Shirley Burnhamhttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/sep/12/children-must-learn-to-love-reading Burton Mail : 13th SeptemberPublic force North-West Leicestershire library closure re-thinkhttp://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Public-force-North-West-Leicestershire-library/story-22920154-detail/story.html Sheffield Telegraph…
Libraries News Round-up: 12th September 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 12th SeptemberYoung read more books than older generation, research finds"It's vital that libraries aren’t written off as irrelevant ..."http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/sep/12/young-read-more-books-than-older-generation-researchReport | The Case for a National Strategy for Public LibrariesProduced…
Libraries News Round-up: 11th September 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 10th SeptemberYoung Americans 'as keen on libraries as ever'Young people in the US are just as likely to use libraries as older adults, and are more sceptical…
Libraries News Round-up: 9th September 2014
DAILY TELEGRAPH : 9th SeptemberPrisoners get better libraries than public, says ToryPrisoners are “far better served” by library facilities than the general public, an MP has claimed. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11085562/Prisoners-get-better-libraries-than-public-says-Tory.htmlCo-op News : 9th…
Libraries News Round-up: 6th September 2014
Worcester News : 5th SeptemberWe're after more volunteers to help us out"The people in our libraries aren't always the type of volunteers that you'd think, often it's unemployed people or…
Libraries News Round-up: 5th September 2014
Hampshire Chronicle : 4th SeptemberSeventeen mobile library stops saved but Hampshire CC is axing paid staff at three libraries http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/business/11450505.Mobile_library_stops_saved_but_more_jobs_to_go_in_council_cuts/ About My Area : 5th SeptemberLabour's parliamentary candidate for North West…
Libraries News Round-up: 4th September 2014
BBC News : 4th SeptemberThousands sign 10-year-old's Falmouth Library petitionhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-29052002Pirate FM Radio : 4th SeptemberFalmouth schoolboy hands in a five and a half thousand signature petition over the future of…