Libraries News Round-up: 2nd September 2013
THE BIG ISSUE : 2nd September Andrew Carnegie: the billionaire benefactor of Great Britain (Sydenham Library, Lewisham) A petition was launched to keep it open, but it took local business owner…
Libraries News Round-up: 1st September 2013
The Observer : 1st September Birmingham's last hurrah for local pride before civic Britain is culled http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/01/birmingham-library-last-hurrah-civic-britain Spalding Guardian : 1st September Anger over plans to close libraries " I…
Libraries News Round-up: 21st August 2013
PRIVATE EYE | Library News Issue No. 1347 Item (1) Lincolnshire | Item (2) JLIS takeovers available in all good newsagents Gainsborough Standard : 21st August Lincolnshire: Gainsborough MP condemns council’s plans…
Libraries News Round-up: 14th August 2013
This Is Bristol : 14th August Come and meet us Simon Cook invitation extended, to discuss concerns about Bristol Central Library http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Come-meet-Simon-Cook/story-19654159-detail/story.html Daily Echo : 14th August Southampton |Plea to…
Libraries News Round-up: 8th August 2013
This Is Derbyshire : 8th August More job losses are now feared at Derby City Council Job losses are "inevitable" and libraries and children's centres could be run by volunteers…
Libraries News Round-up: 30th July 2013
Local Government Chronicle : 29th July Grants to be cut by extra £95m to plug gap in safety net Funding for councils is set to be cut by an extra…
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…
Libraries News Round-up: 19th July 2013
They Work For You : 18th July Written Answer - Q Public Libraries | The minimum statutory requirement http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2013-07-18a.162017.h&s=speaker%3A11905#g162017.r0 THE GUARDIAN | Culture Professionals Network : 18th July Arts Council England's…
Libraries News Round-up: 7th June 2013
THE GUARDIAN : 7th May Further reading: how to put libraries back at the heart of communities The Arts Council England explains how libraries can adapt to financial challenges and…
Libraries News Round-up: 3rd June 2013
On The Wight : 3rd June No inquiry into Isle of Wight library closures confirmed http://onthewight.com/2013/06/03/isle-of-wight-libraries-no-inquiry-into-closures/ The Northern Scot : 1st June Moray | Libraries campaigners meet MP and MSP…
Libraries News Round-up: 16th 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. THE INDEPENDENT : 16th May…
Libraries News Round-up: 11th 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. Alan Gibbons Blog : 11th…
Libraries News Round-up: 2nd 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. Public Libraries News : 1st…