Library News Round-up: 24 February 2015

Bristol Post : 24th FebruarySeven Bristol libraries facing closurehttp://www.bristolpost.co.uk/FINAL-CHAPTER-LIBRARIES/story-26071667-detail/story.htmlBristol Post : 24th FebruaryLeading Article | Closures of libraries are inevitablehttp://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Reader-s-letter-Closures-libraries-inevitable/story-26070998-detail/story.htmlBarnet Today : 24th FebruarySenior politicians oppose library closures in Barnethttp://www.barnet-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=25402&headline=Senior%20politicians%20oppose%20library%20closures%20in%20BarnetRuncorn & Widnes…
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Library News Round-up: 23 February 2015

THE BOOKSELLER : 23rd FebruaryCoates: 'Too much library money going on council overheads'http://www.thebookseller.com/news/coates-too-much-library-money-council-overheadsThe Rotarian : March 2015 issueA salute to society’s most successful civic institutionhttp://therotarianmagazine.com/in-praise-of-libraries/#comment-14459Local Government Chronicle : 23rd FebruaryBarking…
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Library News Round-up: 21 February 2015

Lincolnshire Echo : 21st FebruaryLetter | 'Good' hearts not enough for librarieshttp://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/LETTER-Good-hearts-libraries/story-26052283-detail/story.htmlExpress & Star : 21st FebruaryLibraries & children's centres saved under alternative Walsall Council budget planshttp://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/02/21/libraries-and-childrens-centres-saved-under-alternative-walsall-council-budget-plans/ Bexley Times : 20th FebruaryBexley Council…
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Library News Round-up: 20 February 2015

THE GUARDIAN : 20th FebruaryIn a country like Britain, obsessed with the now, libraries are a political battlegroundhttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/feb/20/bin-library-books-risk-purging-pastThis Is Local London : 20th FebruaryBarnet's Labour councillors put forward motion to…
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Library News Round-up: 19 February 2015

State Library of Queensland | Report - The Library Dividend http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/226143/the-library-dividend-summary-report.pdf THE GUARDIAN : 19th FebruaryManchester central library disposed of 240,000 items during refurbishment http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/feb/19/manchester-central-library-disposed-of-240000-items-during-refurbishmentTHE BOOKSELLER : 19th FebruaryDetails on Manchester's library stock cull http://www.thebookseller.com/news/details-manchesters-library-stock-cull Barbara Band…
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Library News Round-up: 18 February 2015

PRIVATE EYE | Library News  SCL 'internships' (p.29) Issue No. 1386 - Now in newsagentsTHE BOOKSELLER : 18th FebruaryOver half Staffs libraries to be volunteer-run Alan Gibbons quoted http://thebookseller.com/news/over-half-staffs-libraries-be-volunteer-runCoventry Telegraph : 18th FebruaryEvery…
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Library News Round-up: 16 February 2015

THE BOOKSELLER : 16th FebruaryDCMS 'investigating' Lincolnshire library cutshttp://www.thebookseller.com/news/dcms-investigating-lincolnshire-library-cutsLincolnshire Echo : 16th FebruaryDepartment for Culture will probe complaint over Lincolnshire libraries cutshttp://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Lincolnshire-libraries-cuts-investigated/story-26033652-detail/story.htmlLeon's Library Blog : 15th FebruarySay no to libraries…
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Library News Round-up: 14 February 2015

Lincolnshire Echo : 14th FebruaryNick Worth : Changing Lincolnshire's library set-ups isn't arbitrary – we must find a way to save £2mhttp://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/POLITICS-Changing-Lincolnshire-s-library-set-ups/story-26015351-detail/story.html Louth Leader : 14th FebruaryLetter | Council have lost the plot over…
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Library News Round-up: 13 February 2015

THE INDEPENDENT : 13th February'Digital dark age' could leave historians with no records of the 21st centuryhttp://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/digital-dark-age-could-leave-historians-with-no-records-of-the-21st-century-10043516.htmlTHE INDEPENDENT : 13th FebruaryManchester Central Library: Fears 24,000 books may have been pulped…
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Library News Round-up: 12 February 2015

Braintree & Witham Times : 12th FebruaryCampaign to save our libraries is gathering pace"My phone hasn’t stopped ringing!"http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/news/south_essex_news/11786856.Campaign_to_save_our_libraries_is_gathering_pace/  Kent & Sussex Courier : 12th FebruaryBid to "save" public libraries in Kenthttp://www.courier.co.uk/Bid-save-public-libraries-Kent/story-26017762-detail/story.html Lincolnshire…
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Library News Round-up: 11 February 2015

Don't Privatise Libraries : 11th FebruaryRally for the Library of Birmingham on #NLD15with text of Alan's SPEECH http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/rally-for-library-of-birmigham-7215.html Hemel Today : 11th FebruaryCounty’s 46 libraries to remain open as technology and volunteers…
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Library News Round-up: 10 February 2015

THE BOOKSELLER : 9th FebruaryCelebration and protest marks National Libraries Day http://www.thebookseller.com/news/celebration-and-protest-marks-national-libraries-day THE BOOKSELLER : 9th FebruaryCardiff's 'strong message' on National Libraries Day http://www.thebookseller.com/news/cardiffs-strong-message-national-libraries-day Wales Online : 10th FebruaryCardiff libraries saved as people power…
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Library News Round-up: 9 February 2015

BBC News : 9th FebruaryLincolnshire library handover 'exceptional', says shadow minister http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-31208967Harlow Star : 9th FebruaryEssex County Council offering library internship to young jobseekershttp://www.harlowstar.co.uk/Young-benefits-claimants-offered-hope-library/story-25996721-detail/story.html Guardian Series : 9th FebruaryEssex | Ideas sought on the…
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Library News Round-up: 6 February 2015

THE BOOKSELLER : 6th FebruaryNational digital library network gets £30k fundinghttp://thebookseller.com/news/national-digital-library-network-gets-30k-fundingTHE GUARDIAN : 6th FebruaryGo digital by all means, but don't bring the venture capitalists in to do it http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/06/go-digital-by-all-means-but-dont-bring-the-venture-capitalists-in-to-do-itArts Council…
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Library News Round-up: 5 February 2015

THE INDEPENDENT : 5th FebruaryJoanne Harris | If I were Prime Minister: I would stop library closures and do away with government targets http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/if-i-were-prime-minister-i-would-stop-library-closures-and-i-would-do-away-with-targets-10025506.htmlSociety of Chief Librarians : 5th FebruaryPress Release | Public…
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Library News Round-up: 4 February 2015

Brixton Buzz : 4th FebruarySave Lambeth Libraries – online petition launched on change.org http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2015/02/save-lambeth-libraries-online-petition-launched-on-change-org/ Coventry Observer : 3rd FebruaryLegal threat over library closures and council cuts http://www.coventryobserver.co.uk/2015/02/04/news-Legal-threat-over-library-closures-and-council-cuts-126088.html Express & Star : 4th FebruaryFive…
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