Libraries News Round-up: 30th March 2014
Alan Gibbons Blog : 30th March Maria Miller: fit for purpose? It looks like we are going to wait in vain for her to apologise for the much more serious…
Libraries News Round-up: 28th March 2014
ITV News : 28th March Children 'pay price' for austerity The Children's Commissioner for England, Maggie Atkinson, warns that the poorest families are being hit by welfare cuts and that…
Libraries News Round-up: 25th March 2014
THE INDEPENDENT : 25th March Libraries and bookshops unite against twin threat of austerity and changing reading habits The Booksellers Association and The Society of Chief Librarians have held a…
Libraries News Round-up: 24th March 2014
DCMS : 24th March Library comparison reports published We have commissioned a comprehensive set of benchmarking reports, for a second year running, which are published today. Some LAs not listed https://www.gov.uk/government/news/library-comparison-reports-published …
Libraries News Round-up: 23rd March 2014
Financial Times : 23rd March Libraries lend themselves to new business creation http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/82c28574-b102-11e3-9f6f-00144feab7de.html#axzz2wn841vlD BBC News : 23rd March Full judicial review into Lincolnshire's libraries' plan http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-26705177 Mid-Sussex Times : 23rd…
Libraries News Round-up: 22nd March 2014
The Journal : 22nd March Newcastle libraries open again with help of partners Council leader Nick Forbes said: "We’re starting to get requests from other parts of the country to…
Libraries News Round-up: 19th March 2014
Written Evidence to CMS Committee on 'Work of The Arts Council England' now published at this Inquiry Page link http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/culture-media-and-sport-committee/inquiries/parliament-2010/work-of-the-arts-council-england/?type=Written#pnlPublicationFilter THE BOOKSELLER : 19th March Lincolnshire library campaigners get judicial…
Libraries News Round-up: 18th March 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 18th March M M Zadrozny | If libraries can't make it here in New York, can they make it anywhere? http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/18/save-the-new-york-public-library Express & Star : 18th March Reduced opening…
Libraries News Round-up: 10th March 2014
BBC News : 10th March Wales | Your council, your money Libraries among the services "bearing the brunt" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-26469795 BBC News : 10th March The closure of Rhydfelin library in Rhondda Cynon…
Libraries News Round-up: 8th March 2014
Horncastle News : 8th March Letter | Lincolnshire County Councillors should give up their expenses http://www.horncastlenews.co.uk/news/letters-opinion/letter-lincolnshire-county-councillors-should-give-up-their-expenses-1-5919649 Stamford Mercury : 7th March Letter | 'Out of touch' over libraries plans Whatever happened to democracy in…
Libraries News Round-up: 6th March 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 6th March By Alan Wylie | World Book Day: libraries are a lifeline for literacy and social mobility The long-term effects of council cuts to libraries could be disastrous…
Libraries News Round-up: 5th March 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 5th March Pullman: 'every school should have a good library' http://www.thebookseller.com/news/pullman-every-school-should-have-good-library.html Library Journal : 4th March Materials Shift http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2014/03/collection-development/materials-shift/ RFID Journal : 5th March What Impact Does…
Libraries News Round-up: 28th February 2014
Public Libraries News : 27th February Editorial | Campaigners should not have to pay to protect libraries http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/02/campaigners-should-not-have-to-pay-to-protect-libraries.html THE GUARDIAN : 28th February Privatisation helps west London libraries turn over new leaf…
Libraries News Round-up: 26th February 2014
LONDON EVENING STANDARD : 26th February Richard Godwin: Libraries should survive if only to enlighten us The idea that there might be some worth in a public space that does…
Libraries News Round-up: 24th February 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 24th February Stark warnings of library 'emergency'; hopes for new review http://www.thebookseller.com/news/stark-warnings-library-emergency-hopes-new-review.html Public Libraries News : 23rd February Editorial | Have even less of a say in the organisation…
Libraries News Round-up: 22nd February 2014
Sheffield Telegraph : 22nd February Sheffield library cuts are ‘a real kick in the teeth’ (says Nick Clegg) http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/sheffield-library-cuts-are-a-real-kick-in-the-teeth-1-6455494 The Star : 22nd February Letter | Sheffield | Will future of libraries be scrutinised by…
Libraries News Round-up: 21st February 2014
Don't Privatise Libraries : 21st February Public libraries and economic impact Informative http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/public-libraries-and-economic-impact.html Daily Record : 21st February Dumfries & Galloway | Library plans go out to public again http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/library-plans-go-out-public-3165487 Journalist's Resources…
Libraries News Round-up: 20th February 2014
BBC News : 20th February Hampshire mobile library services face cutbacks The consultation also includes changes to how libraries in Grayshott, Kingsclere and Milford on Sea are run. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-26269581 Cambridge…
Libraries News Round-up: 19th February 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 19th February ACE to research libraries' economic contribution http://www.thebookseller.com/news/ace-research-libraries-economic-contribution.html The Star : 19th February Fate of Sheffield’s libraries sealed Cabinet members gave plans to cut public funding…
Libraries News Round-up: 18th February 2014
BBC News : 18th February Lincolnshire county council's libraries changes 'unlawful' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-26242117 THE BOOKSELLER : 18th February DCMS consults on closing library advisory body http://www.thebookseller.com/news/dcms-consults-closing-library-advisory-body.html Public Libraries News : 17th…