Libraries News Round-up: 25th February 2014

THE INDEPENDENT : 25th February Losing Britain's libraries: The places where we discover books are imperiled like never before  http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/losing-britains-libraries-the-places-where-we-discover-books-are-imperiled-like-never-before-9152768.html In Loughborough : 25th February Leicestershire | Future of libraries to be…

Libraries News Round-up: 15th January 2014

CILIP : 15th January Revealed: Government advice promoting volunteer-run libraries had no Ministerial sign-off http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/news/revealed-government-advice-promoting-volunteer-run-libraries-had-no-ministerial-sign Phil Bradley's Weblog : 15th January Vaizey ignores CILIP http://philbradley.typepad.com/phil_bradleys_weblog/2014/01/vaizey-ignores-cilip.html The Star : 15th January…

Libraries News Round-up: 12th January 2014

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH : 12th January Volunteers needed to run museums and libraries http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10565926/Volunteers-needed-to-run-museums-and-libraries.html SUNDAY TELEGRAPH : 12th January Volunteers must take a role in running parks and museums By Sir Merrick Cockell, Chairman of…

Libraries News Round-up: 14th-15th December 2013

Public Libraries News : 14th December Top UK public library trends of 2013 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/12/top-uk-public-library-trends-of-2013.html Louth Leader : 15th December Protest toys put outside Louth Library http://www.louthleader.co.uk/news/local/protest-toys-put-outside-louth-library-1-5744544 This Is Lincolnshire :…

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: 21st October 2013

Alan Gibbons Diary : 16th October Of websites and weasel words http://alangibbons.net/2013/10/of-websites-and-weasel-words/ Good Library Guide : 20th October The English Public Library Service is Beyond Repair http://www.goodlibraryguide.com/blog/archives/2013/10/the_english_pub.html This Is Devon…

Libraries News Round-up: 17th October 2013

CILIP : 17th October CILIP call for ministerial clarification over community-managed library ‘advice’ on gov.uk http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/news/cilip-call-ministerial-clarification-over-community-managed-library-advice-govuk-0 THE BOOKSELLER : 17th October Government library guidance 'hits new low' http://www.thebookseller.com/news/government-library-guidance-hits-new-low.html HelenMilner.com : 16th…

Libraries News Round-up: 9th October 2013

THE BOOKSELLER : 9th October Jarvis leaves library role, replaced by Goodman http://www.thebookseller.com/news/jarvis-leaves-library-role-replaced-goodman.html  Question Everything : 9th October Questions to Swindon Borough Council on Libraries http://questioneverythingtheytellyou.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/questions-to-swindon-borough-council-on.html This Is Hull &…

Libraries News Round-up: 3rd October 2013

Alan Gibbons Diary : 2nd October Ed Vaizey admits to being "completely useless" http://alangibbons.net/2013/10/ed-vaizey-admits/ THE BOOKSELLER : 3rd October Ten 'enterprising libraries' chosen for scheme http://www.thebookseller.com/news/ten-enterprising-libraries-chosen-scheme.html BBC London : 3rd…

Libraries News Round-up: 2nd October 2013

Huffington Post : 2nd October Ed Vaizey Says 'Completely Useless' Description Is 'So True' http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/10/02/ed-vaizey-useless_n_4028411.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003 Chamberlain Files : 2nd October Cash cuts may force Birmingham community libraries to close, city…

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: 21st September 2013

THE BOOKSELLER : 21st September CILIP rejects name change and has no confidence in Vaizey http://www.thebookseller.com/news/cilip-rejects-name-change-and-has-no-confidence-vaizey.html-0 Ludlow Advertiser : 21st September Author (Deborah Moggach) joins Herefordshire's libraries campaign http://www.ludlowadvertiser.co.uk/news/10667987.Author_joins_Herefordshire_s_libraries_campaign/ This…

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