Library News Round-up: 23 February 2015

THE BOOKSELLER : 23rd FebruaryCoates: 'Too much library money going on council overheads'http://www.thebookseller.com/news/coates-too-much-library-money-council-overheadsThe Rotarian : March 2015 issueA salute to society’s most successful civic institutionhttp://therotarianmagazine.com/in-praise-of-libraries/#comment-14459Local Government Chronicle : 23rd FebruaryBarking…

Library News Round-up: 18 February 2015

PRIVATE EYE | Library News  SCL 'internships' (p.29) Issue No. 1386 - Now in newsagentsTHE BOOKSELLER : 18th FebruaryOver half Staffs libraries to be volunteer-run Alan Gibbons quoted http://thebookseller.com/news/over-half-staffs-libraries-be-volunteer-runCoventry Telegraph : 18th FebruaryEvery…

Library News Round-up: 2 February 2015

Public Libraries News : 1st February Editorial | Should one save all the libraries all the time? http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2015/02/should-one-save-all-the-libraries-all-the-time.html Lincolnshire Echo : 2nd February Save Lincolnshire Libraries stage pop-up library protest in Lincoln…

Library News Round-up: 30 January 2015

Get Bucks : 30th JanuaryBuckinghamshire libraries aim to be 'heart of communities'If he was correctly quoted, this "Library Services Manager" makes some astonishing statements http://www.getbucks.co.uk/news/local-news/buckinghamshire-libraries-aim-heart-communities-8548335Wirral Globe : 30th JanuaryCouncil leader blasts ministers in…

Library News Round-up: 27 January 2015

THE BOOKSELLER : 26th JanuaryLibrary scheme to support dementia sufferershttp://www.thebookseller.com/news/library-scheme-support-dementia-sufferers Library Stuff : 26th JanuaryBarbara Band - A library scheme with no libraries? http://barbara567band.blogspot.co.ukInfoism : 27th JanuaryLibraries – it’s a "question of priorities"http://infoism.co.uk/2015/01/libraries-its-a-question-of-priorities/Stoke…

Library News Round-up: 16 January 2015

Don't Privatise Libraries : 15th JanuaryBrent, Peterborough, Stoke-on-Trent & a fish riding a bicycle!http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/brent-peterborough-stoke-on-trent-fish.html Redditch Standard : 16th JanuaryWorcestershire | Council taking on volunteers is 'immoral'http://www.redditchstandard.co.uk/2015/01/16/news-Council-taking-on-volunteers-is-immoral-124784.html Droitwich Standard : 16th JanuaryWorcestershire | Library axe will cut…

Libraries News Round-up: 24th September 2014

Public Libraries News : 24th SeptemberSteal some ideas from the USA, why don’t you?http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/09/steal-some-ideas-from-the-usa-why-dont-you.htmlKnight Foundation Knight News Challenge Numerous innovative ideas for public libraries are featured.  Challenge closes on 30th Sept. https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/libraries/submissions/BBC News :…

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