Libraries news round-up: 27 July 2018
Leon’s Library Blog: 27 July The Positive and Negative Impact of Using Volunteers in Public Libraries Daily Record: 27 July Elected members demand answers from council and Renfrewshire Leisure over…
Libraries news round-up: 16 June 2018
Leon's Library Blog: 16 June No Plan B: The Closure of a School Library Service - by Elizabeth Roberts Elizabeth is a former staff member of the Walsall Schools Library Support…
Libraries News Round-up: 2 February 2018
Newbury Today: 2 February West Berkshire | Novel idea to plug gap left by library closure Friends of Wash Common Library launch a book exchange. Plans to raise funds to open a…
Libraries News Round-up: 20 January 2018
Scotland Herald: 20 January Renfrewshire | Pupil literacy skills improved by ‘reading for pleasure’ scheme A back to basics approach in school reading where primary pupils are allowed to chose…
Libraries News Round-up: 19 January 2018
The Bookseller: 19 January On borrowed time? Could the decline in library services and book loans put the future of reading in jeopardy?. https://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/borrowed-time-711926 Lancashire Telegraph: 19 January Barrowford Library…
Library News Round-up: 31st December 2014
Express & Star : 31st DecemberVolunteers to help run Black Country libraries under cost-cutting plans13 libraries in Dudley earmarked for a 'transfer of management'http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2014/12/31/volunteers-to-help-run-black-country-libraries-under-cost-cutting-plans/Wales Online : 31st DecemberNewport Council 'risks disowning…
Libraries News Round-up: 28th May 2013
THE BOOKSELLER : 28th May Sefton and Manchester: libraries latest http://www.thebookseller.com/news/sefton-and-manchester-libraries-latest.html Manchester Evening News : 28th May Manchester's Libraries reprieved amid ‘shambles’ claims Council bosses passed an amended plan at…