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24 Jun, 201409 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 24th June 2014

Parliament.uk : 23rd June Questions | Public Libraries - Helen Goodman MP. Responses - Ed Vaizey MP http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm140623/text/140623w0003.htm#1406246000030 Newmarket News : 24th June West Suffolk | Forest Heath to benefit from almost…

23 Jun, 201409 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 23rd June 2014

Public Libraries News : 22nd June Quelle Horreur: further reflections on the differences between the French and English public library services For them, England is fast becoming a horror story…

22 Jun, 201409 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 22nd June 2014

Loughborough Echo : 22nd June Libraries petitions amid closure fears Concerns have been voiced that volunteers will not be found and both village libraries will close. http://www.loughboroughecho.net/news/local-news/rothley-mountsorrel-library-petitions-launched-7289500 Local Government Lawyer…

21 Jun, 201409 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 21st June 2014

TES : 20th June How to save libraries from the e-predators Claire Fox is director of the Institute of Ideas http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6434256 Stourbridge News : 20th June Staffordshire | MP worried about Kinver…

19 Jun, 201409 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 19th June 2014

North Devon Journal : 19th June All libraries face changes in light of proposed cuts warns councillor A councillor has warned that even libraries presumed safe from cuts could face…

18 Jun, 201409 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 18th June 2014

THE BOOKSELLER : 18th June 15 libraries under threat in Wirral http://www.thebookseller.com/news/15-libraries-under-threat-wirral.html Liverpool Echo : 18th June Wirral council insists it has 'no plans' to close libraries but says it…

17 Jun, 201409 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 17th June 2014

Liverpool Echo : 17th June Many of Wirral libraries at risk of closure under council plans http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/many-wirral-libraries-risk-closure-7282695 Wirral Globe : 16th June Community groups asked to takeover management of Wirral…

16 Jun, 201409 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 16th June 2014

Ciara Eastell Speech to SCL Seminar - June 5, 2014 http://www.goscl.com/wp-content/uploads/Ciaras-speech.pdf Don't Privatise Libraries : 16th June The SCL and volunteer-led libraries http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/the-scl-and-volunteer-led-libraries.html West Briton : 16th June Mobile library…

14 Jun, 201409 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 14th June 2014

Express & Star : 14th June Editorial | Libraries are our cultural soul, now who will save them? I barely have the time to read novels as it is, let alone run a…

13 Jun, 201409 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 13th June 2014

BBC News Magazine : 13th June A Point of View: What happens when a library falls silent A L Kennedy is a writer and performer. Among her works is Day,…

12 Jun, 201409 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 12th June 2014

Leon's Library Blog : 12th June CILIP Governance: fit for the future? http://leonslibraryblog.com/2014/06/12/cilip-governance-fit-for-the-future/ Midweek Herald : 12th June Huge turnout at 'save our library' meeting And they presented surprised officials…

11 Jun, 201409 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 11th June 2014

Crowdfunder The National Public Library Festival celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the 1964 Public Libraries Act http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/National-Public-Libraries-Festival The Echo : 11th June Libraries closure plans are on hold Controversial plans…

09 Jun, 201409 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 9th June 2014

THE BOOKSELLER : 9th June Labour's Goodman warns on library volunteers http://www.thebookseller.com/news/labours-goodman-warns-library-volunteers.html SCL Annual Report 2013/14 http://www.goscl.com/wp-content/uploads/SCL-ANNUAL-REPORT-2013-14-final1.pdf Welsh public libraries review Call for evidence http://wales.gov.uk/topics/cultureandsport/museumsarchiveslibraries/cymal/libraries/public-libraries-review/?skip=1&lang=en DAILY TELEGRAPH : 9th June…

07 Jun, 201409 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 7th June 2014

Leon's Library Blog : 7th June Reply from Helen Goodman http://leonslibraryblog.com/2014/06/07/reply-from-helen-goodman/ Spalding Guardian : 7th June Authority’s £40m could save libraries "They have collected £40million more than they needed to…

06 Jun, 201409 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 6th June 2014

Public Libraries News : 5th June Editorial | The Vaizey Network: 120 discuss the future of public libraries http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/06/the-vaizey-network-120-discuss-the-future-of-public-libraries.html Leon's Library Blog : 6th June SCL Conference 2014: Ed Vaizey …

05 Jun, 201409 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 5th June 2014

BBC Radio 4 - tomorrow night The writer A L Kennedy will be talking about cuts to libraries and the importance of books Radio Four, at 8.50pm on Friday's "A Point of View"…

04 Jun, 201409 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 4th June 2014

THE BOOKSELLER : 4th June Libraries' economic contribution 'can only be measured long-term' Public libraries have an economic impact on their communities that far exceeds their "traditional perception", according to…

03 Jun, 201409 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 3rd June 2014

ITV News : 3rd June Leicestershire | Council consults public as it looks to cut library budget It will continue to run 16 of the most used libraries but are asking people…

02 Jun, 201409 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 2nd June 2014

THE BOOKSELLER : 2nd June Support for statutory school libraries grows http://www.thebookseller.com/news/support-statutory-school-libraries-grows.html Public Libraries News : 1st June Public Library Standards in England http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/useful/documents/public-library-standards-in-England Don't Privatise Libraries : 2nd June…

01 Jun, 201409 Oct, 2020

Libraries News Round-up: 1st June 2014

BBC News : 1st June Save Lincolnshire Libraries establishes fighting fund http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-27655027 Herts & Essex Observer : 1st June Essex | £1m new fund to support voluntary groups & projects aimed at…

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