Libraries News Round-up: 14th August 2014
TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION : 14th August‘Dismal’ start for Access to Research initiativeDr Murray-Rust said that the total number of users reported in six months indicated that just half a person…
Libraries News Round-up: 13th August 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 13th AugustCILIP names 2014 library staff of the year http://www.thebookseller.com/news/cilip-names-2014-library-staff-year.htmlTHE GUARDIAN : 12th AugustEdinburgh Festival Review | Spine: angry blast at society that denies knowledgeUnexpectedly moving and bubbling with anger,…
Libraries News Round-up: 12th August 2014
Wales Online : 12th AugustVale of Glamorgan | Job losses, volunteer-run libraries and £32m cuts warning as council faces 'permanent austerity'http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/job-losses-volunteer-run-libraries-32m-7602471Stoke Sentinel : 12th AugustStaffordshire | Library consultation events planned in Eccleshall, Loggerheads and…
Libraries News Round-up: 11th August 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 11th AugustCarnegie Trust launches £200,000 library innovation fundA three-year funding programme, Carnegie Library Lab, will create partnerships with up to 15 libraries looking to develop "innovative practice." …
Libraries News Round-up: 10th August 2014
rs21 : 9th AugustFight for your right to readAlan Gibbons, author, organiser of the Campaign for the Book and lifelong socialist discusses the attacks that the library service is facing in…
Libraries News Round-up: 8th August 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 8th AugustLiverpool, Glamorgan and Islington face library cutshttp://www.thebookseller.com/news/liverpool-glamorgan-and-islington-face-library-cuts.htmlITV News : 8th AugustLibraries at risk of closure in Liverpool funding reviewhttp://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2014-08-08/libraries-at-risk-of-closure-in-liverpool-funding-review/Liverpool Echo : 8th AugustJade Wright: We must…
Libraries News Round-up: 4th August 2014
Law Gazette : 4th AugustLocalism Act complicates service consultationhttp://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/legal-updates/consulting-on-library-cuts/5042490.articleBatley News : 4th AugustA good deed for Kirklees librariesKirklees Council will not be able to close down Cleckheaton Library due to…
Libraries News Round-up: 3rd August 2014
The Spectator : 2nd AugustMutually assured benefits: Francis Maude’s public sector revolutionhttp://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2014/08/mutually-assured-benefits-francis-maudes-public-sector-revolution/CILIP : 1st AugustSpeaking volumes about the worth and work of public libraries Jenny Peachey is Policy Officer at Carnegie…
Libraries News Round-up: 1st August 2014
The Library Campaign : 31st JulyUnhappy birthday, 1964 Act!It won’t matter what any Act says if DCMS declines to do one darned thing to get it implemented. And that’s where…
Libraries News Round-up: 31st July 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 31st JulyGibbons urges Vaizey to act on Kirklees library cutsIn his letter to the minister, Gibbons reminds Vaizey of his stance as a shadow culture minister in…
Libraries News Round-up: 30th July 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 30th JulyKirklees set to close 24 of its 26 libraries PLN data cited. Ann Cleeves, Alan Gibbons and Ian Anstice are quoted. http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jul/30/kirklees-close-24-26-libraries-cutsBBC News : 30th JulyCornwall…
Libraries News Round-up: 29th July 2014
DAILY TELEGRAPH : 29th JulyGive (library, etc) volunteers £100 off their council tax bills, say local authoritiesThe LGA called on the parties to commit £50million to a “community contribution discount”…
Libraries News Round-up: 28th July 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 28th July How to join a library - in pictures If you're desperate to take part in the Summer Reading Challenge but don't yet belong to a…
Libraries News Round-up: 22nd July 2014
Locality : 22nd JulyIncome Generation for Public Libraries: a Practical Guide for Library Service Commissioners and Providers in England http://locality.org.uk/blog/income-generation-public-libraries-practical-guide-library-service/Library Campaign : 21st JulyThe spin behind council’s message on libraries exposed…
Libraries News Round-up: 19th July 2014
Save Lincs Libraries : 18th JulyPress Release : Public Interest Lawyershttp://savelincslibraries.org.uk/2014/07/18/high-court-quashes-decision-of-lincolnshire-county-council-to-close-libraries/Malvern Gazette : 19th JulyWorcestershire | Library changes could have been far worse, says council leaderCouncillor Adrian Hardman says the only reason…
Libraries News Round-up: 18th July 2014
Malvern Gazette : 18th JulyRaft of library changes revealed by Worcestershire County CouncilAmong the other changes to Worcestershire's libraries are a review of opening hours and staffing levels at sites…
Libraries News Round-up: 16th July 2014
Local Gov : 16th JulyDiary of a StrikeI am 28 and will be striking for the first time. I work as a library assistant http://www.localgov.co.uk/Diary-of-a-strike/36762THE BOOKSELLER : 16th JulyWriters urge government…
Libraries News Round-up: 15th July 2014
Tom Roper's Weblog : 15th JulyFarewell to CILIP Councilhttp://www.roper.org.uk/tr/2014/07/farewell-to-cilip-council.html THE GUARDIAN : 15th July Scores of authors lobby government to act on school libraries http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jul/15/authors-lobby-government-school-libraries-malorie-blackman THE GUARDIAN : 15th July…
Libraries News Round-up: 14th July 2014
Bromsgrove Advertiser : 12th JulyCulture Secretary visits Worcester to salute £60m world class HiveHe also said the current review of libraries being commissioned by the Government is coming to an…
Libraries News Round-up: 13th July 2014
Alan Gibbons : 12th JulyEd Vaizey states the blindingly obvioushttp://alangibbons.net/2014/07/ed-vaizey-states-the-blindingly-obvious/Alan Gibbons : 12th July Quote of the day “….no authority should close a library solely to save costs” -- Culture…