Libraries News Round-up: 17 March

Slough & South Bucks Observer : 16 March Slough's controversial cultural hub and library up for award http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/15162173.Controversial_cultural_hub_up_for_award/ View News : 17 March Dorchester | TIC staff prepare for library move  https://www.viewnews.co.uk/tic-staff-prepare-library-move/ Lincolnshire Echo : 17 March New library,…

Libraries News Round-up: 16 March

Northern Echo : 16 March 2017 North Yorkshire's 1,200 volunteers preparing to take over county's libraries http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/15161939.North_Yorkshire__39_s_1_200_volunteers_preparing_to_take_over_county__39_s_libraries/ London News Online : 16 March Lewisham | Leaf and Groove shop plan to raise funds to…

Libraries News Round-up: 15 March

Burnley Express : 15 March Lancashire | New chapter for library http://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/new-chapter-for-library-1-8440365 Blackpool Gazette : 15 March Lancashire | Hurry up plea as vandals attack library http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/crime/hurry-up-plea-as-vandals-attack-library-1-8438507 Sunderland Echo : 15 March New…

Libraries News Round-up: 14 March

York Press : 14 March Work under way to create community library http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/15151984.Work_under_way_to_create_community_library/ York Press : 14 March Haxby library funding approved http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/15155577.Haxby_library_funding_approved/ Plymouth Herald : 14 March Prizes on offer at…

Libraries News Round-up: 13 March

East Anglian Daily Times : 13 March Framlingham Town Council set for new chapter - at library in Old Court House http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/framlingham_town_council_set_for_new_chapter_at_library_in_old_court_house_1_4928001 Get Reading : 13 March Wokingham library to close for a week but…

Libraries News Round-up: 12 March

Border Telegraph : 11 March Newspaper move not a matter for council, says leader http://www.bordertelegraph.com/news/15148734.Newspaper_move_not_a_matter_for_council__says_leader/ Ledbury Reporter : 12 March Dutch visitors offer inspiration for Hereford Library http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/news/15151046.Dutch_visitors_offer_inspiration_for_city_library/ The Gazette : 12 March Funding boost means green light for…

Libraries News Round-up: 9 March

Plymouth Herald : 8 March 'You can't replace our library with the internet' http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/you-can-t-replace-our-library-with-the-internet/story-30189381-detail/story.html Bury Times : 8 March Meeting in Whitefield to discuss latest on plans to close libraries and walk-in centres in…

Libraries News Round-up: 7 March

The Guardian : 7 March Councils are facing bankruptcy – is this the end of public service? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/06/councils-local-authorities-bankruptcy-public-service Huddersfield Examiner : 7 March Kirklees: Developer offers new library for Mirfield - if he can turn…

Libraries News Round-up: 5 March

Plymouth Herald : 5 March 'Read-in' protest against plans to close Plymouth library http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/read-in-protest-against-plans-to-close-plymouth-library/story-30181294-detail/story.html York Press : 5 March £500,000 for Haxby Memorial Hall plans The city council is planning to…

Libraries News Round-up: 2 March

The Guardian : 2 March World Book Day: Without libraries we are less human and more profoundly alone https://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2017/mar/02/without-libraries-and-librarians-we-are-less-human-and-more-profoundly-alone Daily Echo : 2 March More than a dozen Hampshire libraries closed…

Libraries News Round-up: 1 March

The Bookseller : 28 February Libraries 'crucial' for the nation's engagement in literature, says RSL http://www.thebookseller.com/news/rsl-report-finds-libraries-crucial-nations-engagement-literature-499471 Fife Today : 1 March Farewell to Kinghorn's librarian Community-led library to open in its place…

Libraries News Round-up: 28 February

Herald Scotland : 27 February Rosemary Goring: To axe librarians is to treat learning with utter contempt http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/15121547.Rosemary_Goring__To_axe_librarians_is_to_treat_learning_with_utter_contempt/  View News : 28 February Devon | Brand new Ottery St Mary…

Libraries News Round-up: 27 February

Basildon Echo : 27 February £1.5million regeneration will see library and community centre move http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/15119451.__1_5million_regeneration_will_see_library_and_community_centre_move/ Evening Times : 27 February Glasgow librarians share gong for helping city fall in love…

Libraries News Round-up: 25 February

Huddersfield Examiner ; 25 February What libraries will be left when Kirklees has finished cuts? http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/what-libraries-left-kirklees-finished-12652770 Express and Star : 25 February Walsall Council cuts: Job and library losses edge closer…

Libraries News Round-up: 23 February

The Guardian : 22 February Letter | Cuts that squeeze the life out of Liverpool https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/feb/22/cuts-that-squeeze-the-life-out-of-liverpool The Bookseller | 23 February Government extends PLR to e-books and e-audiobooks http://www.thebookseller.com/news/government-expands-plr-e-book-authors-493831 Plymouth…

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