Libraries news round-up: 9 May 2018
The Telegraph: 9 May Rise of the unmanned library means elderly and children are shut out Shropshire Star: 9 May Police stations to relocate Inc. one relocating to a library Shropshire…
Libraries News Round-up: 23 October 2017
The Bookseller: 23 October Campaign group Voices for the Library to close https://www.thebookseller.com/news/voices-library-close-657466 The Telegraph: 23 October Northampton | Watchmen writer Alan Moore goes to war with council over library…
Libraries News Round-up: 24 May
Ham & High: 24 May Haringey | Fears grow in Highgate over 110-year-old library’s future home http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/heritage/fears-grow-in-highgate-over-110-year-old-library-s-future-home-1-5032766 North Somerset Times: 24 May Library jobs axed as North Somerset Council make…
Libraries News Round-up: 8 October 2016
Bath Chronicle : 8th October Book-loving 11-year-old from Batheaston pens an 'Ode to his Mobile Library' after hearing of cuts http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/ode-to-the-mobile-library/story-29787420-detail/story.html BIG ISSUE : 7th October Big Issue Founder Lord…
Libraries News Round-up: 5 July 2016
Public Libraries News: 5th July Editorial | The Big Friendly Success: Here comes the Summer Reading Challenge 2016 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2016/07/the-big-friendly-success-here-comes-the-summer-reading-challenge-2016.html Coventry Observer : 5th July 10 libraries + kids centres and youth clubs…
Libraries News Round-up: 2 February 2016
THE BOOKSELLER : 2nd February 'Libraries have betrayed publishers', festival hears http://www.thebookseller.com/news/publishers-should-partner-libraries-321273 Chronicle Live : 2nd February Charity behind Northumberland's leisure centres and libraries asks for £1m bailout http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/charity-behind-northumberlands-leisure-centres-10821436 Bournemouth…
Library News Round-up: 4 August 2015
THE BOOKSELLER : 4th AugustHerefordshire libraries would 'cease to exist' under new proposals http://www.thebookseller.com/news/herefordshire-libraries-would-cease-exist-under-new-proposals-308852 Hereford Times : 3rd AugustCritics warn county library service will "cease to exist" under new council cuts planhttp://www.herefordtimes.com/news/13525993.Critics_warn_county_library_service_will__cease_to_exist__under_new_council_cuts_plan/THE…
Libraries News Round-up: 24th January 2014
India Education Diary : 24th January Public libraries to get a massive facelift under National Mission on Libraries http://indiaeducationdiary.in/Shownews.asp?newsid=27737 BBC News : 23rd January Library cuts plans approved by Herefordshire…
Libraries News Round-up: 24th May, 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. Public Libraries News : 23rd…
Libraries News Round-up: 18th May 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. BBC News : 18th May…
Libraries News Round-up: 17th May 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. Question Everything : 17th May…
Libraries News Round-up: 16th May 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. THE INDEPENDENT : 16th May…
Libraries News Round-up: 14th May 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. Liverpool Echo : 14th May…