Libraries news round-up: 19 August 2018
Telegraph & Argus: 19 August Library service in Kirklees to undergo massive re-vamp
Libraries news round-up: 9 August 2018
The Star: 9 August REVEALED: Dramatic fall in book borrowing at Sheffield libraries taken over by volunteers Daily Record: 9 August West Dunbartonshire | Read all about it... new-look Balloch…
Libraries News Round-up: 15 January 2018
The Bookseller: 15 January Library closures are a 'disgrace', says Daunt https://www.thebookseller.com/news/daunt-library-closures-are-disgrace-707681 Croydon Guardian: 15 January Council guarantees jobs of library staff after Carillion collapse http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/15828282.Council_guarantees_jobs_of_library_staff_after_construction_giant_collapse/ Croydon Advertiser: 15 January…
Libraries News Round-up: 9 January 2018
The Bookseller: 9 January Hancock becomes culture secretary as Greening quits government https://www.thebookseller.com/news/hancock-new-culture-minister-greening-quits-government-704271 Stoke Sentinel: 9 January Consultation begins on future of Staffordshire libraries http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/local-news/consultation-begins-future-staffordshire-libraries-1030446 St Albans & Harpenden Review:…
Libraries News Round-up: 5 January 2018
Knutsford Guardian: 5 January Cheshire East | 'No plan to close Holmes Chapel Library at this time', council told http://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/15807887._No_plan_to_close_Holmes_Chapel_Library_at_this_time___council_told/ Harrow Times: 5 January Kenton Library closed ‘til March 1…
Libraries News Round-up: 4 January 2018
The Bookseller: 4 January DCMS investigating threatened Darlington library https://www.thebookseller.com/news/dcms-investigating-threatened-darlington-library-702146 Pocklington Post: 4 January East Riding of Yorkshire | Village library to close for revamp https://www.pocklingtonpost.co.uk/news/village-library-to-close-for-revamp-1-8939078 Scotland Herald: 4 January…
Libraries News Round-up: 6 December 2017
Express & Star: 6 December Walsall's Central Library to shut for 10 months in £4.3m revamp The work will see Central Library redesigned as a ‘hub’, incorporating the local history…