Libraries News Round-up: 19 January 2016
On the Wight : 19th January What do we do if the money runs out? IOW council chief asks Government The council chief's letter to the DCLG's Shafi Khan is embedded in the…
Libraries News Round-up: 18 January 2016
Telegraph & Argus : 18th January Bradford | Councillors protest over length and location of libraries closures consultation meeting "It's barmy not to engage with people - the Council must consult properly"…
Libraries News Round-up: 13 January 2016
THE GUARDIAN : 13th January Joanna Trollope: 'UK cannot afford to close one single public library' http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jan/13/joanna-trollope-uk-not-afford-close-one-single-public-library THE BOOKSELLER : 12th January Authors lead support for My Library By Right…
Libraries News Round-up: 9 January 2016
DAILY MIRROR : 9th January Tory cuts mean two libraries close for good every WEEK - with hundreds more under threat http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tory-cuts-mean-two-libraries-7148599 Don't Privatise Libraries : 9th January 'Open+' denying…
Libraries News Round-up: 8 January 2016
THE BOOKSELLER : 8th January Report to recommend £20m digital investment in libraries http://www.thebookseller.com/news/report-recomment-20m-digital-investment-libraries-319894 The Knowledge Exchange : 8th January Digital leadership: how should digital be represented at board level? Reading…
Libraries News Round-up: 7 January 2016
THE BOOKSELLER : 6th January Councils see libraries as 'easy targets' for cuts http://www.thebookseller.com/news/libraries-are-easy-targets-council-budget-cut-decisions-319856 Express & Star : 6th January Walsall Council cuts: Thousands oppose library closure plan http://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2016/01/06/walsall-council-cuts-thousands-oppose-library-closure-plan/ LibrariesShacked.org…
Libraries News Round-up: 6 January 2016
CloudPro : 6th January Capita chosen as North Yorkshire library management system (LMS) provider http://www.cloudpro.co.uk/it-infrastructure/5714/capita-chosen-as-north-yorkshire-library-management-system-provider Longridge & Ribble Valley News : 6th January Lancashire | Battle cry to save Longridge Library http://www.longridgenews.co.uk/news/local/battle-cry-to-save-longridge-library-1-7658252…
Libraries News Round-up: 1 January 2016
The Library Campaign : 1st January Sort out CIPFA, says Tim Coates, and TLC agrees https://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: 30 December 2015
SW Londoner : 30th December Joanna Lumley joins fight against Lambeth library closures http://www.swlondoner.co.uk/absolutely-fabulous-actress-joanna-lumley-joins-fight-against-lambeth-library-closures/ Lancashire Telegraph : 30th December 'RIDICULOUS’: Lancashire County Council to spend £6.6m on money saving experts…
Libraries News Round-up: 29 December 2015
THE BOOKSELLER : 29th December Gliori in protest over school librarian cuts http://www.thebookseller.com/news/gliori-protest-over-school-librarian-cuts-319143 Sleaford Standard : 29th December Lincolnshire | New chapter for village library (Heckington) http://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/news/community/community-news/new-chapter-for-village-library-1-7133177 Hinckley Times : 29th December Library…
Libraries News Round-up: 28 December 2015
Horncastle News : 28th December Lincolnshire | No guarantees but Horncastle Library set to avoid cuts GLL "could be asked to make plans for around £500,000 in additional savings" http://www.horncastlenews.co.uk/news/local/no-guarantees-but-library-set-to-avoid-cuts-1-7134644 Brixton Blog…
Libraries News Round-up: 24 December 2015
UK Authority.com : 24th December Age UK says pensioners could suffer from digital shift (and LGA response) http://www.ukauthority.com/news/5875/age-uk-says-pensioners-could-suffer-from-digital-shift Wales Online : 24th December RCT library visitors down 26% since 13 libraries…
Libraries News Round-up: 23 December 2015
This is Money: 23rd December The next big fraud risk? The plot to get you to bank in libraries .... http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-3371038/Plot-bank-libraries-post-offices-closing-thousands-branches-risk-fraud.html Leon's Library Blog: 23rd December Shape of things to come…
Libraries News Round-up: 22 December 2015
LSE : 22nd December You don't have to close public libraries to kill the principle upon which they were built -- Ian Anstice http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/public-libraries-in-an-age-of-austerity/ West Briton : 22nd December Truro Library…
Libraries News Round-up: 21 December 2015
South London Press: 21st December UNISON send out ballot papers for strike to Lambeth library staff http://www.slp.co.uk/article.cfm?id=115130&headline=UNISON%20send%20out%20ballot%20papers%20for%20strike%20to%20Lambeth%20library%20staff§ionIs=news&searchyear=2015 Bourne Local : 21st December Lincolnshire | Martin Hill: Tell us where council cuts should…
Libraries News Round-up: 20 December 2015
Bedfordshire on Sunday : 20th December Bedford Borough Council plans more cuts ... including "reviewing" Libraries http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/Bedford-Borough-Council-plans-cuts-meet-massive/story-28391243-detail/story.html Wales Online : 20th December All we want for Christmas is our library back'…
Libraries News Round-up: 18 December 2015
Sign CILIP's #MyLibraryByRight petition to protect your rights to a quality public library service: https://www.change.org/p/john-whittingdale-hm-government-act-now-to-protect-my-statutory-rights-to-a-quality-public-library-service THE GUARDIAN : 18th December To lose our libraries would be a national disaster – we must…
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: 16 December 2015
THE INDEPENDENT : 16th December Refugees won’t destroy public services, but austerity will The following constitutes the article's only reference to Libraries: 'No community should be faced with the decision…
Libraries News Round-up: 14 December 2015
ITV News : 14th December Leicestershire's latest community library opens http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2015-12-14/leicestershires-latest-community-library-opens-in-sileby/ Deprivation data: Sileby Library LE12 7RS scores 6745 out of 12,660 (where 1 is the least deprived) http://www.cuf.org.uk/parish/190185 Gazette & Herald :…