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29 Jul, 201325 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 29th July 2013

LocalGov : 29th July Croydon outsources library services The council has signed an eight-year contract with John Laing Integrated Services (JLIS). http://www.localgov.co.uk/index.cfm?method=news.detail&id=110572 DAILY TELEGRAPH : 29th July Judicial review process…

27 Jul, 201325 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 27th July 2013

Spalding Guardian : 27th July Protestors wanted public hanging claim They said the 2001 census used to identify libraries under threat did not reflect growth in the area – and…

26 Jul, 201325 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 26th July 2013

DAILY TELEGRAPH : 24th July Children 'too distracted by technology to listen to stories' It has revamped its library and introduced a Jackanory-style "storytelling space" to encourage teachers, librarians and…

23 Jul, 201325 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 23rd July 2013

Don't Privatise Libraries : 23rd July Alan Wylie | New blog - Localism and Libraries http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/localism-and-libraries.html Horncastle News : 23rd July Campaigners ready to fight to save Lincolnshire's libraries http://www.horncastlenews.co.uk/news/local/campaigners-ready-to-fight-to-save-lincolnshire-s-libraries-1-5312275…

17 Jul, 201325 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 17th July 2013

THE INDEPENDENT : 17th July The austerity story: How Spain fell in love with books again as locals flood back to libraries http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/the-austerity-story-how-spain-fell-in-love-withbooks-again-as-locals-flood-back-to-libraries-8714705.html Spalding Today : 17th July Community shows…

16 Jul, 201325 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 16th July 2013

Public Libraries News : 15th July Motion of no confidence in the libraries minister Ed Vaizey http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/07/motion-of-no-confidence-in-the-libraries-minister-ed-vaizey.html Question Everything : 16th July The first rule of politics: never believe anything…

07 Jul, 201325 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 7th July 2013

Public Libraries News : 7th July Editorial |Mail somehow uses library rebrand to link librarians with mass murderer including details of newspaper reports, blogs and social media coverage - CILIP…

06 Jul, 201325 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 6th July 2013

DAILY MAIL : 6th July The Knowledge People? Attempted rebrand gets librarians raising their voices in outrage http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2357307/The-knowledge-people-Attempted-rebrand-gets-librarians-raising-voices-outrage.html The story was also published earlier today on Page 4 of 'The…

27 Jun, 201325 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 27th June 2013

Public Libraries News : 26th June Editorial | "Slightly worse than our worst case scenario" : The latest Government cuts examined http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/06/slightly-worse-than-our-worst-case-scenario-the-latest-government-cuts-examined.html This Is Hampshire : 27th June Library service…

22 Jun, 201325 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 22nd June 2013

Public Libraries News : 21st June Hello cuts into 2016 … and Herefordshire’s decision to scrap interlending suggests a dark new trend Regardless of cost, though, there is also a…

21 Jun, 201325 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 21st June 2013

THE GUARDIAN : 20th June Maria Miller | I argued for the arts – and won. We will keep the philistines from the gates http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jun/20/argued-for-arts-and-won-philistines-economic-case?INTCMP=SRCH SCL : 21st June SCL…

20 Jun, 201325 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 20th June 2013

Gov.uk : 20th June Ed Vaizey MP |Speech to the Society of Chief Librarians Seminar https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/speech-to-the-society-of-chief-librarians-seminar BBC News : 20th June Councils 'face 10% funding cut' libraries included in "non-statutory…

19 Jun, 201325 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 19th June 2013

BBC News : 19th June Lincolnshire County Council proposes major library shake-up The number of static libraries under the authority's control would fall from 47 to 15. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-22962132 This Is…

18 Jun, 201325 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 18th June 2013

DAILY MIRROR : 18th June Jobless forced to pay for library internet access just as more services move online A survey of 2,000 library staff by Britain’s biggest public sector…

17 Jun, 201325 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 17th June 2013

Sunderland Echo : 17th June Sunderland library spending had fallen by £2.5million even before closure plans announced http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/all-news/sunderland-library-spending-had-fallen-by-2-5million-even-before-closure-plans-announced-1-5775185 Sunderland Echo : 17th June 'Hands off our libraries' – fight launched…

14 Jun, 201325 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 14th June 2013

THE BOOKSELLER : 14th June Commons to debate future of creative industries It will be held on Wednesday (19th June), and will constitute the first major debate on the topic…

13 Jun, 201325 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 13th June 2013

THE INDEPENDENT : 12th June 'Culture' means whatever you want it to, especially if you're in public life He asserted that "the culture minister is the weakest minister in the…

12 Jun, 201325 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 12th June 2013

DAILY EXPRESS : 12th June Libraries give us power and axing museums will lead to heritage senility, warns Archbishop The Archbishop went on lambast the Government for spending cuts which …

11 Jun, 201325 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 11th June 2013

CLOA : 6th June Yinnon Ezra - Gov Advisor on Library Policy So do we really need superheros to sort out Public Libraries? http://blog.cloa.org.uk/2013/06/06/so-do-we-really-need-superheros-to-sort-out-public-libraries/ Gov.uk : 11th June Maria Miller…

10 Jun, 201325 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 10th June 2013

THE BOOKSELLER : 10th June Jarvis calls for "deeds not words" on libraries http://www.thebookseller.com/news/jarvis-calls-%E2%80%9Cdeeds-not-words%E2%80%9D-libraries.html New Statesman : 10th June The battle against privatisation Outsourcing of public services continues apace as…

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