Libraries News Round-up: 15 October 2015
BBC News : 15th OctoberNorfolk County Council budget cuts could see libraries close Almost 60% of libraries in Norfolk could close as county council bosses look to save £111m over the…
Libraries News Round-up: 14 October 2015
PRIVATE EYE Issue No. 1403Library News | Lambeth (p.35) Available now in newsagentsSave Lincolnshire Libraries : 14th OctoberVolunteer Crisis http://savelincslibraries.org.uk/volunteer-crisis/ Shropshire Star : 14th OctoberShropshire Council Cabinet votes to offload community libraries http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2015/10/14/live-shropshire-council-cabinet-meeting-to-decide-future-of-libraries/Juice Radio, Brighton : 14th OctoberCouncil Leader…
Libraries News Round-up: 13 October 2015
Government Computing : 13th OctoberCivica awarded Scottish libraries management system deal http://devolved.governmentcomputing.com/news/civica-awarded-scottish-libraries-management-system-deal-4692019BDaily : 13th OctoberSpecialist firm completes Bristol Central Library archive relocation https://bdaily.co.uk/industrials/13-10-2015/specialist-firm-completes-bristol-central-library-archive-relocation/ Kilburn Times : 13th OctoberTorch vigil remembers annivesary of library…
Libraries News Round-up: 12 October 2015
Barry & District News : 12th OctoberRhoose residents go to High Court to oppose library closurehttp://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/13842066.Rhoose_residents_go_to_High_Court_to_oppose_library_closure/?ref=rssHereford Times : 12th OctoberOpen letter to Leader, Herefordshire Council Hubert Porte | Library is badly…
Libraries News Round-up: 11 October 2015
Leon's Library Blog : 11th OctoberTim Coates | Ten Steps to Changing Public Libraries http://leonslibraryblog.com/2015/10/11/tim-coates-ten-steps-to-changing-public-libraries/ Birmingham Mail : 11th OctoberPolice called in as students stage sit-in protest at Library of Birmingham http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/police-called-students-stage-sit-10238884 St Helens Reporter :…
Libraries News Round-up: 9 October 2015
Chester Chronicle : 9th OctoberCheshire West librarian, Ian Anstice, receives national award http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/local-news/cheshire-west-librarian-receives-national-10226735The Argus : 9th OctoberHistoric Hove Library facing new closure threat http://m.theargus.co.uk/news/13836656.Historic_Hove_Library_facing_new_closure_threat/Wetherby News : 9th OctoberNorth Yorkshire | Libraries: how to get…
Libraries News Round-up: 8 October 2015
Research Information : 8th October CILIP pro-Conservative tweet raises members' hackles http://www.researchinformation.info/news/news_story.php?news_id=2001Conservative Home (published online - 8th Oct)Judy Terry: Suffolk shows how libraries can thrive as social enterprises However, if I were in…
Libraries News Round-up: 7 October 2015
THE GUARDIAN : 7th OctoberCouncils can lead the way on rethinking public services The managed withdrawal of services such as libraries .... will probably see a majority of councils through to…
Libraries News Round-up: 10 October 2015
Shropshire Star : 10th OctoberD-Day for dozens of Shropshire libraries - Council to vote on futures http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2015/10/10/d-day-for-dozens-of-shropshire-libraries-council-to-vote-on-futures/ Bitterne Park Info: 10th October Deadline looms for Southampton groups wishing to take over threatened librariesThe…
Libraries News Round-up: 28 September 2015
Daily Echo : 28th SeptemberLetter | Council can do job There is only one community group able to run our library service and that is Southampton City Council. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/yoursay/letters/13788799.Council_can_do_job/ Publican's Morning Advertiser : 28th SeptemberPubs…
Libraries News Round-up: 26 September 2015
Cornish Guardian : 26th SeptemberTax rise could finance Launceston library after survey by Town Council More than 70 per cent of those responding to the survey said they would be willing…
Libraries News Round-up: 25 September 2015
THE BOOKSELLER : 25th SeptemberCILIP votes overwhelmingly against ‘amateurisation' of library service http://www.thebookseller.com/news/cilip-votes-against-amateurisation-library-service-313284Leon's Library Blog : 25th SeptemberCilip AGM 2015 http://leonslibraryblog.com/2015/09/25/cilip-agm-2015/ SCL : 25th September Library leaders across England and Wales confirm the welcome…
Library News Round-up: 20 September 2015
Sleaford Standard : 20th SeptemberLincolnshire | New volunteer-run library all set to open More "volunteer librarians" soughthttp://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/news/community/community-news/new-volunteer-run-library-all-set-to-open-1-6965873 Burton Mail : 20th SeptemberStaffordshire | Delight as Barton Library is taken over by NHS trust http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Delight-Barton-Library-taken-NHS-trust/story-27824447-detail/story.html Leon's Library Blog :…
Library News Round-up: 19 September 2015
The Scotsman : 19th SeptemberLetter | Save our (school) libraries Dorothy Williams is Emeritus Professor of
Information Science, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen http://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/letters/save-our-libraries-1-3891897The Scotsman : 18th SeptemberTrio of Scots writers back school library fight http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/arts/news/trio-of-scots-writers-back-school-library-fight-1-3889314The Scotsman :…
Library News Round-up: 16 September 2015
BBC News : 16th SeptemberNHS trust to take over 8 Staffordshire libraries The detail of how the eight libraries would be staffed has yet to be worked out, a trust spokesperson…
Library News Round-up: 13 September 2015
Parliament Live TVCulture, Media and Sport Committee - Wednesday 9 September Watch: John Whittingdale set out his priorities for DCMS http://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/e6fdec06-fd51-4b6e-bfa4-f45168d8ef55 Public Libraries News : 13th SeptemberEditorial | Every silver cloud has a…
Library News Round-up: 11 September 2015
Daily Echo : 10th SeptemberCampaigners stage protest at Southampton Civic Centre http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/13713394.Campaigners_stage_protest_at_Southampton_Civic_Centre/ Daily Echo : 11th SeptemberSeven organisations have stepped forward eager to run six under-threat Southampton libraries She was unable to disclose…
Library News Round-up: 9 September 2015
BBC News : 9th SeptemberNew £1m Stafford library offers access to 3D printinghttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-34187495Don't Privatise Libraries : 9th SeptemberBarnet Children's March for Libraries 12/9/15 http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/barnet-childrens-march-for-libraries.htmlBlackpool Gazette : 9th September Letter | Council CutsIf you close…
Library News Round-up: 7 September 2015
THE BOOKSELLER : 7th SeptemberAll-Wales library card launcheshttp://www.thebookseller.com/news/welsh-government-launch-all-wales-library-card-311486CILIP : 7th SeptemberInvesting in the UK Knowledge Economy - CILIP Spending Review 2015http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/blog/investing-uk-knowledge-economy-cilip-spending-review-2015Ham & High : 7th SeptemberThe Thick of It star…
Library News Round-up: 3 September 2015
THE BOOKSELLER : 3rd SeptemberMarch planned to protest threat to Barnet librarieson Saturday, September 12thhttp://www.thebookseller.com/news/campaigners-stage-march-ahead-vote-library-cuts-311418Times Series : 2nd SeptemberBarnet | Campaigners to stage march ahead of vote on library cuts on Saturday,…