Libraries News Round-up: 31st July 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 31st JulyGibbons urges Vaizey to act on Kirklees library cutsIn his letter to the minister, Gibbons reminds Vaizey of his stance as a shadow culture minister in…
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…
Libraries News Round-up: 11th February 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 11th February Lincolnshire library campaigners file for judicial review http://www.thebookseller.com/news/lincolnshire-library-campaigners-file-judicial-review.html BBC News : 11th February Lincolnshire group challenges council's library change A campaign group is going to…
Libraries News Round-up: 1st February 2014
BBC News : 1st February Birmingham Library website 'cost more than £1m' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-25999701 Local Government Lawyer : 29th January Standards watchdog to review risks from new models of service delivery…
Libraries News Round-up: 21st January 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 21st January Improving council library and waste services – workshop We will hold a workshop Wednesday 29 January from 12pm-2pm to discuss how core services can be made better http://www.theguardian.com/local-government-network/2014/jan/21/improving-council-library-waste-services-workshop THE BOOKSELLER…
Libraries News Round-up: 9th January 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 9th January Ezra leaves DCMS advisory role Ezra's advisory role replaced the Advisory Council for Libraries, which is a statutory requirement. Laura Swaffield, chair of The Library…
Libraries News Round-up: 29th November 2013
THE BOOKSELLER : 29th November Library cuts 'worse in deprived north' http://www.thebookseller.com/news/library-cuts-worse-deprived-north.html CILIP : 28th November Damaging library cuts are wrong and dangerous http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/news/damaging-library-cuts-are-wrong-and-dangerous Public Libraries News : 28th November…
Libraries News Round-up: 27th November 2013
Spalding Guardian : 26th November Death knell sounds for our libraries Deeping St James county councillor Phil Dilks says no groups are volunteering to run Market Deeping Library because the…
Libraries News Round-up: 2nd November 2013
Public Libraries News : 2nd November Why we need the Back Office: a library assistant speaks http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/campaigning/efficiencies-2/efficiencies-back-office-front-office/why-we-need-the-back-office-a-librarian-speaks Public Libraries News : 2nd November Co-located library downside: a trip to a…
Libraries News Round-up: 24th October 2013
Swindon Advertiser : 24th October Swindon | Council launch consultation to slash £300,000 from town's library budget http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/10761151.Council_launch_consultation_to_slash___300_000_from_town_s_library_budget/ Inside Moray : 24th October Councillor asked to explain why he 'misled' community over…
Libraries News Round-up: 23rd September 2013
Northern Scot : 23rd September Equality Commission to consider Moray Council library decision http://www.northern-scot.co.uk/News/Equality-Commission-to-consider-Moray-Council-library-decision-23092013.htm THE BOOKSELLER : 23rd September Blackman: 'ringfence library budgets' http://www.thebookseller.com/news/blackman-ringfence-library-budgets.html Good Library Blog : 23rd September…
Libraries News Round-up: 18th September 2013
PRIVATE EYE Issue 1349 (p.32) Library News | Sunderland THE BOOKSELLER : 18th September Speak Up For Libraries conference in November http://www.thebookseller.com/news/speak-libraries-conference-november.html Alan Gibbons Diary : 18th September Alan's thoughts on the…