Libraries news round-up: 26 October 2018
Powys County Times: 26 October Glyn Davies MP "horrified" by threat to Welshpool Library Brixton Buzz: 26 October Lambeth | Carnegie Trust given Lottery grant to help take control of…
Libraries news round-up: 8 October 2018
The Bookseller: 8 October Petition calls for 'ringfencing' of government library funding Seaton Matters: 8 October 2018 #lovelibraries ‘A seven and a half per cent annual reduction in book issues…
Libraries news round-up: 5 October 2018
Yorkshire Post: 5 October Yvette Huddleston: Why libraries can boost our mental health Lancashire Evening Post: 5 October Reopening of Bamber Bridge library moves a step closer Brixton Buzz: 5…
Libraries news round-up: 5 September 2018
Newbury Today: 5 September West Berkshire | Councillor says that libraries can be maintained despite £1.4m cost Brixton Buzz: 5 September Lambeth’s Libraries – What Future? Public meeting in Brixton,…
Libraries news round-up: 8 June 2018
Brixton Buzz: 8 June Lambeth Council wants to spend an extra £1M+ on the Carnegie book-ish gym at Herne Hill Barnet Times: 8 June Barnet’s youth assembly wants better libraries…
Libraries News Round-up: 26 April 2018
BBC News: 26 April Upper Norwood library in late-night cabaret licence bid http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-43906542 Burnham-on-Sea.com: 26 April Somerset | Highbridge library users urged to have their say on closure plans http://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/2018/library-consultation-reminder-26-04-18.php…
Libraries News Round-up: 25 April 2018
Herts Advertiser: 25 April Wheathampstead Library handed over to community http://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/wheathampstead-community-library-handed-back-to-community-from-council-1-5490848 Croydon Advertiser: 25 April Lambeth | Upper Norwood Library applies to stay open until 1am - so that it can host…
Libraries News Round-up: 24 April 2018
Brixton Buzz: 24 April Saving the Carnegie Library public meeting, 7pm, Weds 25th Apr http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2018/04/saving-the-carnegie-library-public-meeting-7pm-weds-25th-apr/ Bristol Live: 24 April North Somerset | Long Ashton Library could close for good https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/local-news/long-ashton-library-could-close-1495023 Altrincham…
Libraries News Round-up: 20 April 2018
Huffington Post: 20 April Northamptonshire | The Libraries Minister’s Local Libraries Could Close. Residents Are Furious - And They're Suing https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/libraries-minister-s-local-libraries-could-close_uk_5ad61fc4e4b077c89ced29a0 Bristol Live: 20 April Fears Government-funded report into library cuts…
Libraries News Round-up: 16 April 2018
Gazette & Herald: 16 April North Yorkshire | Community libraries mark first anniversary 'community' = volunteer-run http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/16140420.Community_libraries_mark_first_anniversary/ Stop the privatisation of Public Libraries: 16 April Proposals to Outsource Libraries in…
Libraries News Round-up: 10 April 2018
Brixton Buzz: 10 April Rachel Heywood thrown out of the Labour party and given a five year ban for standing as an Independent Heywood critical of Lambeth Labour's actions, including…
Libraries News Round-up: 9 April 2018
Hertfordshire Mercury: 9 April Hoddesdon's Post Office is set to move to a new location https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/plans-relocate-hoddesdons-125-year-1424318 News from Crystal Palace: 9 April Lambeth candidates sign the pledge: Vote library!!! https://newsfromcrystalpalace.wordpress.com/2018/04/09/lambeth-candidates-sign-the-pledge-vote-library/
Libraries News Round-up: 31 March 2018
Eastbourne Herald: 30 March East Sussex | Library death of a thousand cuts https://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/your-say/library-death-of-a-thousand-cuts-1-8437731 Fife Today: 30 March Grant enables feasibility study of Jubilee Hall https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/grant-enables-feasibility-study-of-jubilee-hall-1-4715939 Brixton Buzz: 31 March Reinstate…
Libraries News Round-up: 29 March 2018
Chard & Ilminster News: 29 March Somerset | Dozens vow to fight for future of Ilminster Library http://www.chardandilminsternews.co.uk/news/ilminster_news/16123053.dozens-vow-to-fight-for-future-of-ilminster-library/ News Shopper: 29 March Bromley | West Wickham leisure centre and library…
Libraries News Round-up: 20 February 2018
Lichfield Live: 20 February Staffordshire | Consultation event in Burntwood to showcase proposals to use technology to extend library opening times https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2018/02/20/consultation-event-in-burntwood-to-showcase-proposals-to-use-technology-to-extend-library-opening-times/ Research Information: 20 February Librarians in top five…
Libraries News Round-up: 30 January 2018
Harrow Times: 30 January Harrow libraries brought in-house following Carillion liquidation http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/15906772.Libraries_brought_in_house_following_Carillion_collapse/ Scottish Daily Record: 30 January Final decision on potential library opening time cuts looms in West Dunbartonshire https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/final-decision-potential-library-opening-11938452…
Libraries News Round-up: 26 January 2018
AlderleyEdge.com: 26 January Cheshire East | Hundreds back sisters' campaign to save our library http://www.alderleyedge.com/news/article/17040/hundreds-back-sisters-campaign-to-save-our-library Brixton Buzz: 26 January Lambeth Council confirms job specs for GLL book-ish gym staff as…
Libraries News Round-up: 22 January 2018
The Guardian: 22 January Somerset says only volunteers can keep libraries open https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/22/somerset-says-only-volunteers-can-keep-libraries-open Somerset Live: 22 January Up to 15 libraries in Somerset could close without community support, says county…
Libraries News Round-up: 18 January 2018
Politics.co.uk: 18 January Want to tackle loneliness? Stop closing libraries http://www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2018/01/18/want-to-tackle-loneliness-stop-closing-libraries BBC News: 18 January Half of Somerset's libraries under threat of closure http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-42740838 Somerset Country Gazette: 18 January Nearly…
Libraries News Round-up: 18 December 2017
UK Library News: 18 December Initial CIPFA data analysis by Tim Coates – December 2017 https://uklibrarynews.wordpress.com/2017/12/18/initial-cipfa-data-analysis-by-tim-coates-december-2017/ Brixton Buzz: 18 December Lambeth Council sets February ‘target’ for re-opening Carnegie library –…