Libraries News Round-up: 28 February 2018

Yorkshire Post: 28 February GP Taylor: How did ‘library’ become a dirty word in schools? https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/gp-taylor-how-did-library-become-a-dity-word-in-schools-1-9039004 BBC News: 28 February Northamptonshire County Council backs £40m budget cuts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-43226339 Northampton Chronicle:…

Libraries News Round-up: 20 July 2016

THE BOOKSELLER : 20th July Vaizey and Poole in Twitter spat over libraries record http://www.thebookseller.com/news/vaizey-and-poole-twitter-spat-363056 Museums Association : 20th July Wrexham scraps plan for museum and library trust https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/20072016-wrexham-scraps-museum-library-trus Rossendale…

Libraries News Round-up: 19 July 2016

Brixton Blog : 19th July Lambeth | Carnegie trust won’t back council library planning application http://www.brixtonblog.com/carnegie-library-trust-council-planning-application/39252 The Star : 19th July Letter | The library policy failed http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/your-say/the-library-policy-failed-1-8021045 Lancashire Evening Press : 14th July…

Libraries News Round-up: 9th October 2013

THE BOOKSELLER : 9th October Jarvis leaves library role, replaced by Goodman http://www.thebookseller.com/news/jarvis-leaves-library-role-replaced-goodman.html  Question Everything : 9th October Questions to Swindon Borough Council on Libraries http://questioneverythingtheytellyou.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/questions-to-swindon-borough-council-on.html This Is Hull &…

Libraries News Round-up: 30th June 2013

Public Libraries News : 30th June Libraries Director Brian Ashley tells it how it is to the Library Campaign http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/06/libraries-director-brian-ashley-tells-it-how-it-is-to-the-library-campaign.html Horncastle News : 30th June Libraries under threat as council…