Libraries news round-up: 20 October 2018
Times & Star: 20 October Cumbria | Library hours petition presented to council Stamford Mercury: 20 October Lincolnshire | Extended opening hours for Deepings library
Libraries news round-up: 3 October 2018
Northern Echo: 3 October Council to forge Darlington library plan with campaigners Times and Star: 3 October Campaign to extend library opening hours Herts Advertiser: 3 October New library facilities…
Libraries news round-up: 22 May 2018
Daily Echo: 22 May Hampshire | Facelift is new chapter in future of town library Bath Echo: 22 May Bath & NE Somerset | Post Office set to reopen in…
Libraries News Round-up: 14 April 2018
News & Star: 14 April Cumbria | Town centre library to close and move into nearby archive centre http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/Town-centre-library-to-close-and-move-into-nearby-archive-centre-709f13b8-c0dc-408b-b196-197f83c364cd-ds Weston & Somerset Mercury: 14 April Somerset | Councillors vote to…
Libraries News Round-up: 22 March 2018
The Guardian: 21 March Government may intervene in Northampton library closures https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/mar/21/government-eyes-intervention-into-northampton-library-closures Barnet Unison: 22 March Fire safety issues in Barnet Libraries http://www.barnetunison.me.uk/wp/2018/03/22/fire-safety-issues-in-barnet-libraries/ Times & Star: 22 March Cumbria | Town…
Libraries News Round-up: 21 March 2018
PRIVATE EYE Issue No.1466 (p.35) Library News: Northamptonshire In all good newsagents today Labour List: 21 March Outsourcing fails public services – Tory Barnet ‘easyCouncil’ chaos is proof 'Libraries have…
Libraries News Round-up: 4 March 2018
Shoreham Herald: 4 March Lincolnshire | A new chapter for volunteer-run library in Burgh le Marsh https://www.shorehamherald.co.uk/whats-on/arts/a-new-chapter-for-volunteer-run-library-in-burgh-le-marsh-1-8401217 Gazette Live: 4 March Stockton | Under-threat library reopens after being given last-minute lifeline volunteer-run library https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/under-threat-library-reopens-after-14365966…
Libraries News Round-up: 12 November 2017
Bath Chronicle: 11 November Save Bath Library: Do our politicians in Bath have no shame over libraries? http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/news/news-opinion/save-bath-library-politicians-bath-763301 News & Star: 12 November Cumbria | Three libraries could be shut…
Libraries News Round-up: 27 October 2017
Banbury Guardian: 27 October Northants | ‘Disaster’: Group slams plan to close Middleton Cheney Library as consultation opens http://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/disaster-group-slams-plan-to-close-middleton-cheney-library-as-consultation-opens-1-8217219 The Star: 27 October The Star Looks at Sheffield's Libraries: More…
Libraries News Round-up: 2 February
BBC News : 2nd February Clifton, 'library of things' plan proposed Campaigners plan to loan out power washers, garden tools and .... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-38834388 Leon's Library Blog : 2nd February Not…
Libraries News Round-up: 20 December 2016
Barnet & Whetstone Press : 20th December Council unveils four charities which will run libraries following service cuts http://www.barnet-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=116316&headline=Council%20unveils%20four%20charities%20which%20will%20run%20libraries%20following%20service%20cuts§ionIs=news&searchyear=2016 News & Star : 20th December Cockermouth library campaigners refused consultation…
Libraries News Round-up: 2 December 2016
THE GUARDIAN : 2nd December Authors stamp new library strategy 'too little, too late' https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/dec/02/authors-stamp-new-library-strategy-too-little-too-late Times & Star : 1st December Cumbria | How to have your say on library cuts http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/other/How-to-have-your-say-on-library-cuts-0d385ee4-56b6-42f1-854a-6d8938d5b3c5-ds
Libraries News Round-up: 28 November 2016
Public Libraries News : 27th November Editorial | The usage of the Summer Reading Challenge is down. Why? http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2016/11/the-usage-of-the-summer-reading-challenge-is-down-why.html Express & Star : 28th November Walsall | Campaigners fight for future of closure-threatened Aldridge…
Libraries News Round-up: 14 November 2016
Leicester Mercury : 13 November 'Wow - just wow': People power saves Leicester library decision to keep the status quo http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/wow-just-wow-people-power-saves-leicester-library/story-29891419-detail/story.html Cornish Times : 13 November Library changes debated http://www.cornish-times.co.uk/article.cfm?id=107392&headline=Library%20changes%20debated§ionIs=news&searchyear=2016…
Libraries News Round-up: 1 November 2016
DAILY TELEGRAPH : 31st October British arts establishment is full of 'relentlessly left-wing groupthink', former culture minister says http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/31/british-arts-establishment-is-full-of-relentlessly-left-wing-gro/ a-n.co.uk : 1st November National demonstration against closure of libraries and museums…
Libraries News Round-up: 17 October 2016
THE BOOKSELLER : 17th October 'If we lose our celebrated bookshops and our libraries we will never improve our nation's literacy' by Baroness Gail Rebuck http://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/if-we-lose-our-celebrated-bookshops-and-our-libraries-we-will-never-improve-our-nations Clitheroe Advertiser : 17th…
Libraries News Round-up: 17 August 2016
Book Brunch : 17th August Libraries: no plans and no leadership -- Desmond Clarke http://www.bookbrunch.co.uk/article_free.asp?pid=libraries_no_plans_and_no_leadership Leon's Library Blog : 17th August Reply from Owen Smith https://leonslibraryblog.com/2016/08/17/reply-from-owen-smith/ Accrington Observer : 17th…
Libraries News Round-up: 1 June 2016
Manchester Evening News : 1st June Libraries at risk in Bury as council looks to make further savings after government cuts http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/libraries-risk-bury-council-looks-11414374 Swindon Advertiser: 1st June Youngsters urged to get…
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: 18th November 2014
Stoke Sentinel : 18th NovemberStaffordshire County Council library staff asked how to save their jobsThere are 320 library staff employed by the authority, and dozens could potentially lose their jobs…