Libraries News Round-up: 2 April 2016
FT Weekend : 2nd April page 4, national news Henry Mance, Political Editor: Libraries on Borrowed Time as Volume of Cuts Grows Socialist Worker : 2nd April Carnegie library occupation…
Libraries News Round-up: 1 April 2016
DAILY TELEGRAPH : 1st April scroll down: Letter | Sarah Church - Chair, Save Swindon's Libraries Don’t rely on library volunteers http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2016/03/31/only-high-quality-steel-production-has-a-future-in-britain/ FINANCIAL TIMES : 1st April Locals protest as benchpresses…
Libraries News Round-up: 31 March 2016
THE INDEPENDENT : 31st March If librarians and steelworkers wanted state bail-outs they should have done something useful - like bankers http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/if-librarians-and-steelworkers-wanted-state-bail-outs-they-should-have-done-something-useful-like-a6962121.html THE GUARDIAN : 31st March Lambeth library plans…
Libraries News Round-up: 30 March 2016
THE BOOKSELLER : 30th March Vaizey: Volunteers should not replace library staff http://www.thebookseller.com/news/vaizey-volunteers-should-not-replace-library-staff-325210 BBC News : 30th March Libraries minister Ed Vaizey: Volunteers not replacing staff http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35920081 Public Sector Executive…
Libraries News Round-up: 29 March 2016
THE BOOKSELLER : 29th March BBC investigation finds 8,000 library jobs lost in six years http://www.thebookseller.com/news/8k-library-jobs-lost-due-closures-325187 BBC News : 29th March Libraries: The decline of a profession? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35724957 BBC News…
Libraries News Round-up: 28 March 2016
ITV News : 28th March Nearly 350 libraries closed in Britain over six years http://www.itv.com/news/granada/2016-03-28/nearly-350-libraries-closed-in-britain-over-six-years/
Libraries News Round-up: 26 March 2016
THE TIMES : 25th March Subscription Richard Morrison the arts column A rose-tinted white paper "Yet the paper is streaked with rose-tinted wishfulness, if not hypocrisy. What is the one cultural…
Libraries News Round-up: 24 March 2016
THE BOOKSELLER : 24th March Libraries Taskforce 'Ambition' report lacks detail on numbers http://www.thebookseller.com/news/libraries-taskforce-ambition-report-lacks-detail-on-numbers-325162 THE GUARDIAN : 24th March Libraries are too important to leave to councils: it’s time to…
Libraries News Round-up: 23 March 2016
DCMS : 23rd March Libraries Deliver: Ambition for Public Libraries in England 2016-2021 Consultation https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/libraries-deliver-ambition-for-public-libraries-in-england-2016-2021 Get Reading : 23rd March Friends of Theale Library to protest its closure http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/friends-theale-library-protest-closure-11076144 Swindon…
Libraries News Round-up: 22 March 2016
THE BOOKSELLER : 22nd March Authors to receive payouts following PLR miscalculation http://www.thebookseller.com/news/plr-payout-264k-following-calculation-error-325139 THE GUARDIAN : 22nd March Thousands of UK authors to get extra library payments after accounting error…
Libraries News Round-up: 21 March 2016
THE BOOKSELLER : 21st March DCMS intervenes on West Berkshire libraries http://www.thebookseller.com/news/dcms-saves-libraries-closure-324789 CMS Committee Inquiry | 'Countries of Culture' http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/culture-media-and-sport-committee/inquiries/parliament-2015/countries-of-culture-15-16/ Get Reading : 21st March Theale Library faces closure despite…
Libraries News Round-up: 20 March 2016
ITV : 20th March West Berkshire | 'Funeral' protest for West Berkshire libraries http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2016-03-20/funeral-protest-for-west-berkshire-libraries/
Libraries News Round-up: 19 March 2016
The Northern Echo : 19th March Darlington | International bestseller Anne Fine signs petition to save Crown Street Library http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/14370415._quot_If_you_do_not_fight_this_cut__you_will_lose_this_library__quot__International_bestseller_Anne_Fine_signs_petition_to_save_Crown_Street_Library Pirate FM Cornwall | VIDEO: Locals rally round to save…
Libraries News Round-up: 18 March 2016
The Bookseller : 17th March McDermid and Cleeves join Orkney library fight http://www.thebookseller.com/news/mcdermind-and-cleeves-join-fight-save-orkney-mobile-library-324729 Bitternpark Info : 18th March Southampton | 'Bright and busy future' forecast for Cobbett Road Library http://www.bitternepark.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3090:bright-and-busy-future-forecast-for-cobbett-road-library&catid=1:local-news&Itemid=59…
Libraries News Round-up: 17 March 2016
The Northern Echo : 17th March Authors against library cuts: Best-seller Gervase Phinn demands protection for libraries - and their librarians http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/14349054.Authors_against_library_cuts__Best_seller_Gervase_Phinn_demands_protection_for_libraries___and_their_librarians/?ref=fbshr The Westmorland Gazette : 16th March Letter |…
Libraries News Round-up: 16 March 2016
Barrhead News : 16th March Barrhead's library is safe from closure amidst East Renfrewshire Council cuts East Renfrewshire libraries stay open but hours cut http://www.barrheadnews.com/news/14345123.Libraries_will_not_close_despite_funding_cuts/ The Northern Echo : 16th…
Libraries News Round-up: 15 March 2016
Hereford Times : 15th March Herefordshire | Masters House and Ledbury Library go from strength to strength http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/14344491.Masters_House_and_Ledbury_Library_go_from_strength_to_strength/?ref=twtrec Lin Anderson Blog : 15th March Orkney | Stop the Cuts -…
Libraries News Round-up: 14 March 2016
Brixton Blog : 14th March New strike over library plans http://www.brixtonblog.com/new-strike-library-plans/36270 The Bookseller : 14th March Finland ranked most literate nation http://www.thebookseller.com/news/finland-most-literate-nation-324313 Brixton Blog : 14th March Carnegie library -…
Libraries News Round-up: 13 March 2016
DAILY MIRROR : 13th March Tory social housing sell-off could force councils to flog libraries and parks to fill £2 billion black hole http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tory-social-housing-sell-could-7548924?ICID=FB_mirror_main Swindon Advertiser : 13th March Library campaigners show…
Libraries News Round-up: 12 March 2016
Newbury Today : 12th March West Berkshire | Library closure consultation 'a sham' says campaigner http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/news/home/17577/Library-closure-consultation--a-sham.html Northern Echo: 12th March Strong show of support at Darlington library closure protest http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/darlington/14340022.Strong_show_of_support_at_Darlington_library_closure_protest/ Pendle Today…