Libraries news round-up: 12 October 2018
Public Finance: 12 October Government passing on costs of services to public, says major study Government is increasingly shifting the costs of public services on to citizens as the effects…
Libraries news round-up: 22 August 2018
The Bookseller: 22 August Government slams CIPFA library data as 'flawed' and 'unusable' The Star: 22 August Sheffield | “The library has put the heart back into Greenhill” Bury Times:…
Libraries news round-up: 10 July 2018
Hereford Times: 9 July Council leaders to explore outsourcing options for libraries, museums and archives East London & West Essex Guardian: 10 July Waltham Forest | Wood Street library to…
Libraries News Round-up: 21 February 2018
BBC News: 21 February Cuts to Welsh libraries see paid staff fall by 20% http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-43130957 BBC News: 21 February Libraries without staff are 'just a room full of books' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-43132731/libraries-without-staff-are-just-a-room-full-of-books…
Libraries News Round-up: 18 December 2017
UK Library News: 18 December Initial CIPFA data analysis by Tim Coates – December 2017 https://uklibrarynews.wordpress.com/2017/12/18/initial-cipfa-data-analysis-by-tim-coates-december-2017/ Brixton Buzz: 18 December Lambeth Council sets February ‘target’ for re-opening Carnegie library –…
Libraries News Round-up: 11 December 2017
The Bookseller:11 December Latest CIPFA figures reveal scale of library closures https://www.thebookseller.com/news/cipfa-library-figures-687596 The Guardian: 11 December Figures show children worst hit by library cuts https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/dec/11/figures-show-children-worst-hit-by-library-cuts Public Finance: 11 December Council…
Libraries News Round-up: 28 November 2017
The Bookseller: 28 November 2017 Relentless cuts are turning library sector into 'war zone' https://www.thebookseller.com/news/public-library-sector-war-zone-678926 Northern Echo: 28 November Court will hear of the battle to save Darlington's historic Crown…
Libraries News Round-up: 23 May 2016
THE GUARDIAN : 23rd May The Safe House: a documentary on the decline of UK libraries – trailer video Poet and filmmaker Greta Bellamacina has teamed up with journalist Davina…
Libraries News Round-up: 30 March 2016
THE BOOKSELLER : 30th March Vaizey: Volunteers should not replace library staff http://www.thebookseller.com/news/vaizey-volunteers-should-not-replace-library-staff-325210 BBC News : 30th March Libraries minister Ed Vaizey: Volunteers not replacing staff http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35920081 Public Sector Executive…
Libraries News Round-up: 29 March 2016
THE BOOKSELLER : 29th March BBC investigation finds 8,000 library jobs lost in six years http://www.thebookseller.com/news/8k-library-jobs-lost-due-closures-325187 BBC News : 29th March Libraries: The decline of a profession? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35724957 BBC News…
Libraries News Round-up: 26 March 2016
THE TIMES : 25th March Subscription Richard Morrison the arts column A rose-tinted white paper "Yet the paper is streaked with rose-tinted wishfulness, if not hypocrisy. What is the one cultural…
Libraries News Round-up: 2 March 2016
THE GUARDIAN : 2nd March Ed Vaizey accused of giving Commons 'misleading' figures on library closures http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/02/ed-vaizey-libraries-misleading-figures-commons THE BOOKSELLER : 1st March Vaizey accused of issuing 'flawed' figures on library…
Libraries News Round-up: 5 February 2016
THE BOOKSELLER : 5th February Communities rally together in support of National Libraries Day http://www.thebookseller.com/news/communities-rally-together-support-national-libraries-day-322020 THE GUARDIAN : 5th February We can't lose public libraries – they're as crucial for…
Libraries News Round-up: 27 January 2016
THE GUARDIAN : 27th January The loss of libraries is another surefire way to entrench inequality http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2016/jan/27/loss-libraries-entrench-inequality-poor-family Knowledge Exchange : 27th January Rural transport: connecting communities communites being "cut off"…
Libraries News Round-up: 17 January 2016
DAILY TELEGRAPH : 17th January 14 million fewer books available in libraries than when David Cameron took office http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/12102686/14-million-fewer-books-available-in-libraries-than-when-David-Cameron-took-office.html Leon's Library Blog : 17th January Sometimes I Get So Angry..!…
Sort out CIPFA, says Tim Coates, and TLC agrees
Tim Coates has analysed the latest CIPFA data (2014/15) with some worrying conclusions: Children's book lending has declined 17% in the last three years All library book lending has fallen…
Libraries News Round-up: 1 January 2016
The Library Campaign : 1st January Sort out CIPFA, says Tim Coates, and TLC agrees http://www.librarycampaign.com/sort-out-cipfa-says-tim-coates-and-tlc-agrees/ Hinckley Times : 1st January Barwell library may not be facing final chapter Barwell…
Libraries News Round-up: 17 December 2015
THE GUARDIAN : 17th December Librarians take legal battle against library closures to government The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (Cilip) is challenging the government over its "failure…
Libraries News Round-up: 13 December 2015
Public Libraries News : 13th December Editorial | The top public library trends of 2015 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2015/12/the-top-public-library-trends-of-2015.html Yellow Advertiser : 13th December Southend | Reading project designed to help youngsters and less confident readers http://www.yellowad.co.uk/article.cfm?id=108424&headline=Reading%20project%20designed%20to%20help%20youngsters%20and%20less%20confident%20readers§ionIs=news&searchyear=2015…
Libraries News Round-up: 11 December 2015
YOU TUBE Save Barnet Libraries animation Residents & school children star in a new film. It's brilliant! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3XfibjbJuA&feature=youtu.be THE GUARDIAN : 11th December Val McDermid and Ian Rankin join attack on…