Libraries News Round-up: 20 February
Labour List : 19 February “UKIP’s politics of hate must be defeated, hatred will not save children’s centres” – Corbyn’s speech to Labour councillors "This Tory government has willingly plunged…
Libraries News Round-up: 16 February
Bath Chronicle : 15 February Bath and North East Somerset Council WILL consult over Bath Central Library move http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset-council-will-consult-over-bath-central-library-move/story-30139722-detail/story.html Blackpool Gazette : 16 February Library jobs under threat to save…
Libraries News Round-up: 14 February
The Bookseller : 14 February Graeme Macrae Burnet backs campaign against Scottish library cuts Macrae Burnet is backing the CILIPS Libraries Matter campaign http://www.thebookseller.com/news/graeme-macrae-burnet-backs-campaign-against-scottish-library-cuts-487071 Plymouth Herald : 14 February Closure of library would mean…
Libraries News Round-up: 13 February
North Yorkshire Advertiser : 12 February 2017 Library in need of more help A library facility plans to open on April 1, run by volunteers, pleads for more volunteer help http://www.northyorkshireadvertiser.co.uk/news/15087102.Library_in_need_of_more_help/…
Libraries News Round-up: 6 February
BBC News : 6th February One in 10 Welsh libraries are run by volunteers http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-38742310 BBC News : 6th February What next for libraries as scores are shut and out-sourced…
Libraries News Round-up: 4 February
Don't Privatise Libraries : 4th February Public Library usage stats down again, hmm I wonder why? http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/public-library-usage-stats-down-again.html THE GUARDIAN : 3rd February Letter | The local library helped me become a novelist …
Libraries News Round-up: 2 February
BBC News : 2nd February Clifton, 'library of things' plan proposed Campaigners plan to loan out power washers, garden tools and .... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-38834388 Leon's Library Blog : 2nd February Not…
Libraries News Round-up: 1 February
THE GUARDIAN : 1st February Libraries minister promises to act if councils cannot justify cuts https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/01/libraries-minister-promises-to-act-if-councils-cannot-justify-cuts THE BOOKSELLER : 1st February Riddell calls for probe into school library provsion http://www.thebookseller.com/news/wilson-urges-councils-think-strategically-about-library-offering-479876…
Libraries News Round-up: 27 January
DAILY MIRROR : 27th January Councils' £5.8BILLION funding black hole spells the end for Britain's libraries and museums http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/councils-58billion-funding-black-hole-9701752 Swindon Advertiser : 27th January Libraries minister comes to Swindon as…
Libraries News Round-up: 19 January
UNISON : 17th January ‘Ten thousand books were pulped’ – your library stories https://www.unison.org.uk/news/article/2017/01/library-stories/ THE BOOKSELLER : 19th January Irish book community 'dismayed' over library tender http://www.thebookseller.com/news/irish-book-associations-protest-library-tender-472421 Manchester Evening News…
Libraries News Round-up: 18 January
THE GUARDIAN : 18th January Making the right connection helps to combat loneliness A report finds isolated communities cost the UK £32bn a year in lost productivity and increase the…
Libraries News Round-up: 16 January
LGA : 16th January Library services should be more accessible for e-readers, report says http://www.localgov.co.uk/Library-services-should-be-more-accessible-for-e-readers-report-says/42357 Plymouth Herald : 16th January Council set to close TEN of Plymouth's libraries and move…
Libraries News Round-up: 14 January
Swindon Advertiser : 14th January Library campaigners call for minister to step in http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/15023120.Library_campaigners_call_for_minister_to_step_in/ Blackpool Gazette : 14th January Lancashire | Minister meets leader about libraries’ future http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/minister-meets-leader-about-libraries-future-1-8333852 The Star : 13th…
Libraries News Round-up: 9 January
Bath Chronicle : 9th January More than a 1,500 people sign petition to save Bath Central Library http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/more-than-a-thousand-sign-petition-to-save-bath-central-library/story-30041411-detail/story.html Business News Wales : 9th January Ground Breaking Flintshire Leisure & Library…
Libraries News Round-up: 8 January
Don't Privatise Libraries : 8th January There's a fightback taking place in Ireland against staffless libraries but why not in the UK? http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/theres-fightback-taking-place-in.html Leon's Library Blog : 8th January Libraries…
Libraries News Round-up: 21 December 2016
PRIVATE EYE Issue No. 1434 Library News (p.37) -- the Libraries Taskforce Lancashire Eveing Post : 21st December Fulwood library goes up for sale despite protests http://www.lep.co.uk/news/much-loved-lancashire-library-goes-on-sale-for-475-000-despite-protests-1-8299055 Warrington Guardian : 21st December Letter | 'My…
Libraries News Round-up: 8 December 2016
THE GUARDIAN : 8th December UK library budgets fall by £25m in a year https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/dec/08/uk-library-budgets-fall-by-25m-in-a-year BBC News : 8th December Libraries 'bearing the brunt' of council budget cuts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38250480 THE…
Libraries News Round-up: 7 December 2016
ITV News : 7th December The future of libraries in Swindon to be decided http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2016-12-07/the-future-of-libraries-in-swindon-to-be-decided/ BBC News : 6th December Self service libraries in North Somerset 'to cut costs' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-38219337 Bristol…
Libraries News Round-up: 17 November 2016
Mearns Leader : 16 November Aberdeenshire | Council plans have ‘crossed a red line’ "The Council should be protecting a treasured local service and institution such as Public Libraries rather…
Libraries News Round-up: 11 November 2016
THE GUARDIAN : 11th November Letter (Lord Bird) Library closures, cuts and false economies https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/nov/11/library-closures-cuts-and-false-economies THE BOOKSELLER : 11th November EU e-lending ruling sparks book trade concerns http://www.thebookseller.com/news/ruling-e-lending-raises-concerns-book-trade-429801 THE GUARDIAN…