Libraries News Round-up: 9th April 2014
Michael Rosen : 9th April Open letter to Sajid Javid, the new Culture Minister Perhaps you know about the terrible crisis we have in libraries, depriving people of access to…
Libraries News Round-up: 8th April 2014
BBC News : 8th April Calls for volunteers to run Leicestershire libraries Residents in Leicestershire are being asked if they would consider running 36 libraries in the county. ... The…
Libraries News Round-up: 4th April 2014
Public Libraries News : 3rd April Editorial | DCMS, Powys, Northern Ireland and a whole ton of maps A parliamentary question by Helen Goodman has revealed that libraries will received £93 million…
Libraries News Round-up: 2nd April 2014
BBC News : 2nd April Council could close half of Devon's libraries The BBC has obtained a briefing paper listing 28 of the 50 public libraries in Devon where council…
Libraries News Round-up: 1st April 2014
Yorkshire Post : 1st April Could John Lewis be the key to the future of libraries? Two years ago, the library service took over a cafe in the city’s Rowntree…
Libraries News Round-up: 31st March 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 31st March A school library is an equaliser Anna James is The Bookseller's books and media editor http://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/school-library-equaliser.html THE BOOKSELLER : 31st March North Yorks school library…
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: 27th March 2014
Leicester Mercury : 27th March First Person: Volunteer-run libraries rarely sustainable http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Volunteer-run-libraries-rarely-sustainable/story-20857387-detail/story.html Basingstoke Gazette : 26th March No chance of saving Kingsclere library But there was fury when they learned…
Libraries News Round-up: 26th March 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 26th March CILIP urges Cable to implement copyright reforms http://www.thebookseller.com/news/cilip-urges-cable-implement-copyright-reforms.html THE GUARDIAN : 26th March How US libraries are becoming community problem solvers I've followed conversations about…
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: 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: 21st March 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 21st March Sieghart submissions highlight library 'lottery' CILIP quoted http://www.thebookseller.com/news/sieghart-submissions-highlight-library-lottery.html Huffington Post : 21st March The Death of Multiculturalism? Newham's libraries feature prominently http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/iram-sarwar/multiculturalism_b_5001582.html THE GUARDIAN :…
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: 17th March 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 17th March Bad news for books? The survival of libraries lies in positive promotion http://www.theguardian.com/culture-professionals-network/culture-professionals-blog/2014/mar/17/bad-news-books-survival-libraries?commentpage=1 Public Libraries News : 16th March Editorial | The Library Cuts Symphony http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/03/the-library-cuts-symphony.html BBC…
Libraries News Round-up: 14th March 2014
York Press : 14th March 'Difficult' savings to be made in county council's 2020 North Yorkshire programme "If the goal is to protect services, people must step up to the…
Libraries News Round-up: 12th March 2014
DAILY TELEGRAPH : 12th March Malorie Blackman: Why are libraries mandatory in prisons but not schools? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/10691061/Malorie-Blackman-Why-are-libraries-mandatory-in-prisons-but-not-schools.html Skegness Standard : 11th March Wainfleet Library and museum cut fears However, from May…
Libraries News Round-up: 11th March 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 11th March Survey shows deep class divide in reading habits Researchers from the University of Sheffield identify significant link between deprivation and not reading books http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/mar/11/survey-class-divide-reading-habits?commentpage=1 THE…
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…