Library News Round-up: 18th November 2014
Stoke Sentinel : 18th NovemberStaffordshire County Council library staff asked how to save their jobsThere are 320 library staff employed by the authority, and dozens could potentially lose their jobs…
Library News Round-up: 16th November 2014
Keighley News : 16th NovemberNorth Yorkshire | New chapter beckons at Cross Hills LibraryAlan Wylie has posted a commenthttp://m.keighleynews.co.uk/news/11605026.New_chapter_beckons_at_Cross_Hills_Library/ … Northampton Chronicle : 16th NovemberSpecial Report | Northamptonshire children’s service shake-upWe go in for…
Library News Round-up: 13th November 2014
THE INDEPENDENT : 13th NovemberMake a noise about libraries but, please, keep quiet afterwardsLibraries shouldn’t have to become multi-platform, nor should they have to jump through hoops to show us their…
Library News Round-up: 12th November 2014
PRIVATE EYE Issue 1379 Library News | SheffieldCouncils meanwhile keep trying to find the lower limit of Vaizey's idea of "comprehensive"(Available in newsagents)Herald Scotland : 12th NovemberStorm at move to staff libraries with…
Library News Round-up: 10th November 2014
BBC News : 10th NovemberAt risk libraries 'to stay open', says Liverpool mayor Joe Andersonhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-29985668Liverpool Echo: 10th NovemberChildren's authors celebrate the saving of Liverpool libraries as a 'great day' http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/childrens-author-celebrates-great-day-8084165Liverpool Echo…
Library News Round-up: 8th November 2014
THE TIMES : 8th NovemberCould the librarians please shush?Preview (behind ££Paywall)http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/article4261298.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2014_11_07DAILY MAIL : 8th NovemberAnger as silence in libraries is shattered by creches and concerts http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2826421/Will-librarian-noise-Anger-silence-libraries-shattered-creches-concerts-dance-classes-held-attract-visitors.htmlLiverpool Echo : 8th NovemberLibrary campaigners…
Library News Round-up: 6th November 2014
Public Interest Lawyers : 6th NovemberPress Release | Coalition Minister is ‘Minded to’ Duck Out of Library Inquiry http://www.prlog.org/12391858-coalition-minister-is-minded-to-duck-out-of-library-inquiry.html THE GUARDIAN : 6th NovemberLetter - Laura Swaffield, Chair, The Library Campaignhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/B1wvTWiCMAAiT54.jpg:largeTHE BOOKSELLER : 6th…
Library News Round-up: 5th November 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 5th NovemberSieghart 'frightened' for future of 'dysfunctionally run' library servicehttp://www.thebookseller.com/news/sieghart-blasts-dysfunctional-running-library-serviceParliament | CMS Committee : 5th NovemberWork of Arts Council Englandhttp://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmselect/cmcumeds/279/27902.htmWigan Today : 4th NovemberCouncil reclaims public buildingsRunning…
Library News Round-up: 4th November 2014
Nottingham Post : 4th NovemberNottinghamshire County Council budget: Millions of pounds in cuts and hundreds of job lossesAll county libraries could be run by trusts or not-for-profit organisations in the…
Library News Round-up: 31 October 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 31st OctoberCulture secretary 'not minded to intervene in Sheffield'http://www.thebookseller.com/news/culture-secretary-not-minded-intervene-sheffieldLGA : 31st OctoberMinister unlikely to intervene on Sheffield’s library changesSheffield Council's plan to allow volunteers to run its…
Library News Round-up: 1st November 2014
The Spectator : 31st OctoberThe Arts Council's culture of secrecy puts government departments to shame http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/mira-barhillel/2014/10/the-arts-councils-culture-of-secrecy-puts-government-departments-to-shame/ Swindon Advertiser : 1st November Swindon | Takeover of leisure centres begins today Greenwich Leisure Limited…
Library News Round-up: 28th October 2014
DAILY TELEGRAPH : 28th OctoberParks and leisure centres under threat as ageing population swallows council budgetsThousands of libraries, parks and leisure centres could come under threat as councils are forced to…
Library News Round-up: 26th October 2014
Barnet UNISON : 26th OctoberBarnet UNISON response to outsourcing Library proposalbarnetunison.me.uk/?q=node/1436 Also at Don't Privatise Librarieshttp://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/barnet-unison-response-to-outsourcing.htmlBoston Target : 26th OctoberLincolnshire library staff face threats of violence and drunks"These kinds of incidents are…
Library News Round-up: 23rd October 2014
BBC News : 22nd OctoberWales should have 'national' library service, say experts Ministers said financial strains on public services meant the current model was "unlikely to survive".http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-29726742DAILY EXPRESS : 23rd OctoberHospital…
Library News Round-up: 21st October 2014
BBC News : 20th OctoberWalsall Council warns of job cuts and library closureshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-29694325Infoism I J Clark | Extremism, nudge theory and access to informationWhether such professional opposition would be successful is a different…
Library News Round-up: 20th October 2014
Open Democracy : 20th OctoberOutsourcing: The government may intervene in the row over the ‘volunteer takeover’ of half the libraries in Sheffield https://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/laird-ryan/localismwatch-resources-20-october-2014Public Libraries News : 19th OctoberOld-fashioned libraries are what we…
Library News Round-up: 19th October 2014
Ilkeston Advertiser : 18th OctoberDerbyshire County Council Leader Anne Western hits out at Prime MinisterThe Prime Minister appeared on regional TV last week and used the opportunity to have a…
Library News Round-up: 18th October 2014
The Argus : 18th OctoberLetter | Leave children's library services aloneBrighton & Hovehttp://www.theargus.co.uk/opinion/soapbox/11543407.Leave_children_s_library_services_alone/ Spalding Guardian : 18th OctoberLibrary is its own 40-year success storyhttp://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/latest-news/lbrary-is-its-own-40-year-success-story-1-6365244Brighouse Echo : 18th October Calderdale | Future of Brighouse buildings in doubt…
Library News Round-up: 17th October 2014
DAILY TELEGRAPH : 17th October Ministers don't 'get' culture, says 2012 Games scriptwriter "Now Eton is closing the libraries" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/11168564/Ministers-dont-get-culture-says-2012-Games-scriptwriter.html Coventry Telegraph : 17th October 'School libraries play a huge…
Library News Round-up: 15th October 2014
Larne Times : 15th October"East Antrim politicians have been warned they need to lobby for more cash for libraries ..." (penultimate para) http://www.larnetimes.co.uk/news/local-news/on-sale-now-1-6358352Hereford Times : 15th October'Town of Books' (Hay-on-Wye) library hit…