Libraries News Round-up: 30th August 2013
FINANCIAL TIMES : 30th August A new chapter for libraries The rash of closures of local libraries by cash-stricken local authorities in England has prompted real (and justified) outrage of…
Libraries News Round-up: 25th August 2013
Market Rasen Mail : 25th August Letter | Councillor Anne Reynolds : E-Petition to Save Libraries http://www.marketrasenmail.co.uk/news/letters-opinion/letter-e-petition-to-save-libraries-1-5410899 Don't Privatise Libraries : 25th August A pint and a book please http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/a-pint-and-book-please.html Phil Bradley's…
Libraries News Round-up: 16th August 2013
CLOA : 16th August Yinnon Ezra, DCMS Specialist Advisor on Libraries blogs on making savings in public libraries http://blog.cloa.org.uk/2013/08/16/an-approach-to-making-savings-in-public-libraries/ THE BOOKSELLER : 16th August Protest mounts over Lincolnshire library closures…
Libraries News Round-up: 6th August 2013
BBC News: 5th August Lincolnshire libraries face axe in £2m budget cut "If any community wants to set up a library in a village hall, we will help them stock…
Libraries News Round-up: 1st August 2013
CILIP : 1st August New name for library and information professional body proposed http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/news/new-name-library-and-information-professional-body-proposed CILIP : 31st July New name for library and information professional body proposed http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/news/new-name-library-and-information-professional-body-proposed Library Journal…
Libraries News Round-up: 31st July 2013
DAILY TELEGRAPH : 31st July Council defends decision to stock extremist books at Woolwich library http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10214547/Council-defends-decision-to-stock-extremist-books-Woolwich-library.html Booktrade Info : 31st July Irate UK librarians call for no confidence vote on…
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…
Libraries News Round-up: 25th July 2013
THE BOOKSELLER : 25th July CILIP to debate 'no confidence' motion in Vaizey https://www.thebookseller.com/news/cilip-debate-no-confidence-motion-vaizey.html Communitiesagainstthecuts.com : 25th July Library campaigners slam business influence on arrangements to run Library of Birmingham…
Libraries News Round-up: 12th July 2013
THE INDEPENDENT : 12th July Campaigners warn of libraries in crisis across England http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/campaigners-warn-of-libraries-in-crisis-across-england-8706460.html THE GUARDIAN : 12th July Library campaigners predict 1,000 closures by 2016 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jul/12/library-campaigners-1000-closures-2016 Public Libraries News…
Libraries News Round-up: 5th June 2013
New Cross : 3rd June A documentary about a community that saved their local library from closure whatever your views - you will be uplifted by this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdMy7GrmlME&feature=youtu.be Library Campaign…
Libraries News Round-up: 14th 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. Liverpool Echo : 14th May…