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: 1 February 2016
James Powney's Blog : 1st February Brent Library Privatisation Ditched http://jamespowney.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/brent-library-privatisation-ditched.html LGA : 1st February Transitional support needed for councils following funding shake-up http://www.local.gov.uk/media-releases/-/journal_content/56/10180/7671840?_56_INSTANCE_0000_templateId=NEWS BBC News : 1st February Oxfordshire | Bicester…
Library News Round-up: 16 July 2015
THE BOOKSELLER : 16th JulyLincolnshire library campaigners head to high courthttp://www.thebookseller.com/news/lincolnshire-library-campaigners-head-high-court-307434Stamford Mercury : 15th JulyLincolnshire library cuts in High Court once morehttp://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/community/community-news/lincolnshire-library-cuts-in-high-court-once-more-1-6851531Wales Online : 15th JulyCampaigners set to take their…
Library News Round-up: 9 June 2015
Gov.uk : 9th JuneSecond Meeting of the Leadership for Libraries Task Forcehttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/second-meeting-of-the-leadership-for-libraries-task-forceTHE BOOKSELLER : 9th JuneChris Riddell crowned children’s laureateHe said it is "bizarre" that it is not a statutory…
Library News Round-up: 13 March 2015
Bitterne Park Info : 13th MarchSouthampton | Protest to save city libraries on 18th March All the detailshttp://www.bitternepark.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2628:protest-to-save-city-libraries&catid=1:local-news&Itemid=59 Daily Echo : 13th MarchSouthampton | Letter: Library services quietly being cut"I have discovered a cut to library services…
Library News Round-up: 9 February 2015
BBC News : 9th FebruaryLincolnshire library handover 'exceptional', says shadow minister http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-31208967Harlow Star : 9th FebruaryEssex County Council offering library internship to young jobseekershttp://www.harlowstar.co.uk/Young-benefits-claimants-offered-hope-library/story-25996721-detail/story.html Guardian Series : 9th FebruaryEssex | Ideas sought on the…
Library News Round-up: 7 February 2015
THE INDEPENDENT : 7th FebruaryNumber of library visitors falls by 40 million in four years as austerity measures force closures According to research by the House of Commons Library commissioned by…
Library News Round-up: 5 February 2015
THE INDEPENDENT : 5th FebruaryJoanne Harris | If I were Prime Minister: I would stop library closures and do away with government targets http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/if-i-were-prime-minister-i-would-stop-library-closures-and-i-would-do-away-with-targets-10025506.htmlSociety of Chief Librarians : 5th FebruaryPress Release | Public…
Library News Round-up: 3 February 2015
Northampton News : 3rd FebruaryThe call has gone out for library guardians from across Northamptonshire to step forwardBy becoming a guardian, library users can contribute towards enhancing library services by…
Library News Round-up: 25 January 2015
Pedronicus UK : 25th JanuaryThe crisis in UK public libraries – A Beeching moment ?https://pedronicusuk.wordpress.com/2015/01/25/the-crisis-in-uk-public-libraries-a-beeching-moment/ Lincolnshire Echo : 25th JanuaryLetter | Lincolnshire County Council defies consultationfrom Liz Waterland, Chair, Friends of Deeping Libraryhttp://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/LETTER-Lincolnshire-County-Council-defies/story-25907881-detail/story.html Stamford…
Library News Round-up: 27th October 2014
FINANCIAL TIMES : 27th OctoberUK’s libraries plug IT skills gap in online jobs markethttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4e404242-5ba6-11e4-81ac-00144feab7de.html#axzz3HMCxMy2FTimes Series : 27th OctoberBarnet | Library proposals 'deeply worrying'http://m.times-series.co.uk/news/11561569.Library_proposals__deeply_worrying_/Huddersfield Examiner : 27th OctoberKirklees Council budget: Have your say…
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: 5th July 2014
Public Libraries News Useful Statistics See change in usage, borrowing, spending and number of libraries in England http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/useful/statistics BBC News : 5th July Devon villagers to empty library over cuts…
Libraries News Round-up: 1st May 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 1st May SoA urges improvement of prison libraries SoA chief executive Nicola Solomon (pictured) used the letter to outline the statutory duty of prisons to have a…
Libraries News Round-up: 21st April 2014
Reading for London : 16th April Guest post: Library campaigner Alan Wylie http://readingforlondon.com/2014/04/16/guest-post-library-campaigner-alan-wylie/ News North Wales : 21st April Radnorshire | Go-ahead for new library http://www.newsnorthwales.co.uk/news/133016/go-ahead-for-new-library.aspx Peterborough Telegraph : 20th April Volunteers step…
Libraries News Round-up: 19th March 2014
Written Evidence to CMS Committee on 'Work of The Arts Council England' now published at this Inquiry Page link http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/culture-media-and-sport-committee/inquiries/parliament-2010/work-of-the-arts-council-england/?type=Written#pnlPublicationFilter THE BOOKSELLER : 19th March Lincolnshire library campaigners get judicial…
Libraries News Round-up: 24th February 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 24th February Stark warnings of library 'emergency'; hopes for new review http://www.thebookseller.com/news/stark-warnings-library-emergency-hopes-new-review.html Public Libraries News : 23rd February Editorial | Have even less of a say in the organisation…
Libraries News Round-up: 2nd February 2014
Southend Standard : 2nd February 100 volunteers say they'll run Southend's libraries http://www.southendstandard.co.uk/news/echo/10979155.100_volunteers_say_they_ll_run_Southend_s_libraries/?ref=nt Louth Eye : 1st February Lincolnshire | Evidence Of Shocking Cluelessness At LCC http://www.loutheye.co.uk/01-02-14-evidence-of-shocking-cluelessness-at-lcc.php Spalding Guardian : 2nd February…
Libraries News Round-up: 27th January 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 27th January Birmingham faces £2m library cuts Libraries across Birmingham face closure as the city looks to slash £2m from its library budget, with even the flagship…
Libraries News Round-up: 13th December 2013
THE BOOKSELLER : 13th December Cressida Cowell launches Christmas reading challenge Author Cressida Cowell today launched The Reading Agency’s new Christmas reading mini-challenge, designed to encourage children to use their…