Libraries News Round-up: 4th April 2014
Public Libraries News : 3rd April Editorial | DCMS, Powys, Northern Ireland and a whole ton of maps A parliamentary question by Helen Goodman has revealed that libraries will received £93 million…
Libraries News Round-up: 18th February 2014
BBC News : 18th February Lincolnshire county council's libraries changes 'unlawful' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-26242117 THE BOOKSELLER : 18th February DCMS consults on closing library advisory body http://www.thebookseller.com/news/dcms-consults-closing-library-advisory-body.html Public Libraries News : 17th…
Libraries News Round-up: 12th February 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 12th February Page: 'new library review will bring real change' http://www.thebookseller.com/news/page-new-library-review-will-bring-real-change.html BBC Radio Lincolnshire : 12th February Row over future of Caistor library Council trying to hive…
Libraries News Round-up: 10th February 2014
Kent Online : 10th February Minister Ed Vaizey picks Deal library as the place to be on National Library Day Mr Vaizey said: "It is important libraries remain relevant." http://www.kentonline.co.uk/east_kent_mercury/news/minister-comes-to-deal-for-12558/…
Libraries News Round-up: 9th February 2014
DCMS | Sieghart Review - Open consultation Public libraries: what do you think? Call for evidence - submit before 5pm on Friday 21 March 2014 https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/public-libraries-what-do-you-think The above refers to this > DCMS |…
Libraries News Round-up: 21st January 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 21st January Improving council library and waste services – workshop We will hold a workshop Wednesday 29 January from 12pm-2pm to discuss how core services can be made better http://www.theguardian.com/local-government-network/2014/jan/21/improving-council-library-waste-services-workshop THE BOOKSELLER…
Libraries News Round-up: 20th January 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 20th January Campaigners brand DCMS library stats 'bonkers' http://www.thebookseller.com/news/campaigners-brand-dcms-library-stats-bonkers.html Public Libraries News : 19th January Editorial | DCMS presents the best picture, Doncaster the worst The DCMS have produced…
Libraries News Round-up: 9th January 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 9th January Ezra leaves DCMS advisory role Ezra's advisory role replaced the Advisory Council for Libraries, which is a statutory requirement. Laura Swaffield, chair of The Library…
Libraries News Round-up: 26th November 2013
THE BOOKSELLER : 26th November Desmond Clarke: Library strategy http://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/library-strategy.html CILIP : 26th November CILIP Council election result http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/news/four-new-members-cilip-council-elected … Nottingham Post : 26th November The smallest libraries in the county…
Libraries News Round-up: 25th November 2013
THE GUARDIAN : 25th November The future of libraries – keeping the service alive Join us Thursday 28 November to discuss how councils can reinvent library services in the 21st century http://www.theguardian.com/local-government-network/2013/nov/25/libraries-future-service-councils…
Videos and Pictures from Speak Up for Libraries Conference 2013
The panel: Phil Bradley, President of CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) Janene Cox, President of SCL (Society of Chief Librarians) Brian Ashley, Libraries Director, Arts Council England…
Libraries News Round-up: 31st October 2013
THE BOOKSELLER : 31st October CILIP calls for report into library closures http://www.thebookseller.com/news/cilip-calls-report-library-closures.html Alan Gibbons : 30th October Speech | The libraries we need and the leaders we don't http://alangibbons.net/2013/10/the-libraries-we-need-and-the-leaders-we-dont/ Web Wire…
Libraries News Round-up: 13th October 2013
Don't Privatise Libraries : 13th October Speak up for Libraries Conference 23/11/13; Resisting, Improving and Promoting! http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/speak-up-for-libraries-conference.html The Star : 13th October Letter | I prefer a library to a council office makeover…
Libraries News Round-up: 27th September 2013
THE GUARDIAN : 27th September Library visits down once again as closures continue http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/sep/27/library-visits-down-closures-continue?CMP=twt_gu BBC News : 27th September Library visits drop by a quarter in eight years http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24296825 Good…
Libraries News Round-up: 16th August 2013
CLOA : 16th August Yinnon Ezra, DCMS Specialist Advisor on Libraries blogs on making savings in public libraries http://blog.cloa.org.uk/2013/08/16/an-approach-to-making-savings-in-public-libraries/ THE BOOKSELLER : 16th August Protest mounts over Lincolnshire library closures…
Libraries News Round-up: 12th July 2013
THE INDEPENDENT : 12th July Campaigners warn of libraries in crisis across England http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/campaigners-warn-of-libraries-in-crisis-across-england-8706460.html THE GUARDIAN : 12th July Library campaigners predict 1,000 closures by 2016 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jul/12/library-campaigners-1000-closures-2016 Public Libraries News…
Libraries News Round-up: 3rd June 2013
On The Wight : 3rd June No inquiry into Isle of Wight library closures confirmed http://onthewight.com/2013/06/03/isle-of-wight-libraries-no-inquiry-into-closures/ The Northern Scot : 1st June Moray | Libraries campaigners meet MP and MSP…
Libraries News Round-up: 30th May 2013
THE BOOKSELLER : 30th May DCMS 'could be scrapped', says Jarvis http://www.thebookseller.com/news/dcms-could-be-scrapped-says-jarvis.html The Galloway News : 30th May Stewartry library jobs to go in council shake-up Up to 50 jobs…
Library News Round-up: 22nd January 2013
A digest of today’s news items, reproduced here, with kind permission from Shirley Burnham who collated it. For up to date libraries news follow @ShirleyBurnham on Twitter. Gov.uk : 22nd January Press…