Libraries news round-up: 7 October 2018
The Observer: 7 October Library hours across England slashed by austerity
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…
Library News Round-up: 4 September 2015
BBC Radio 6 Music 6 Music Celebrates Libraries1 hr programme - Sunday, 6th Sept at 1.00 pmhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b068yfx4 DCMS : 4th SeptemberEd Vaizey MP | Share your ideas for a new cultural programmehttp://dcmsblog.uk/2015/09/share-your-ideas-for-a-new-cultural-programme/Don't Privatise Libraries…
Library News Round-up: 2 April 2015
Public Libraries NewsEditorial | 2000 fewer libraries? Ed Vaizey again decides not to intervenehttp://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2015/03/2000-fewer-libraries-ed-vaizey-again-decides-not-to-intervene.htmlThis Is The West Country : 2nd AprilMore library changes as services in Cornwall could be privatised or merged…
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: 6th February 2014
Liverpool Echo : 6th February Mayor's warning as libraries facing axe in fresh cuts ... half of its libraries look set to close in the latest round of cutbacks. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-mayors-warning-libraries-facing-6677442 Surrey County…
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: 30th October 2013
CILIP : 30th October Call for Government to honour promise to publish annual review of public libraries http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/news/call-government-honour-promise-publish-annual-review-public-libraries The Lincolnite : 30th October Lincolnshire people strongly opposed to library cuts,…
Libraries News Round-up: 18th September 2013
PRIVATE EYE Issue 1349 (p.32) Library News | Sunderland THE BOOKSELLER : 18th September Speak Up For Libraries conference in November http://www.thebookseller.com/news/speak-libraries-conference-november.html Alan Gibbons Diary : 18th September Alan's thoughts on the…
Libraries News Round-up: 10th September 2013
No Confidence in Ed Vaizey : 10th September Bob Usherwood: our professional duty to support the motion http://noconfidenceinedvaizey.wordpress.com/2013/09/10/bob-usherwood-our-professional-duty-to-support-the-motion/ Inside Moray : 10th September Opposition gathers as Moray Council admit…
Libraries News Round-up: 26th August 2013
The Star : 26th August Sheffield council faces challenge on library secret "It is appalling Labour is keeping details in the public interest from public scrutiny." http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/sheffield-council-faces-challenge-on-library-secret-1-5985903 This Is Grimsby…
Libraries News Round-up: 20th 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. SW Londoner : 20th May…