Libraries news round-up: 6 September 2018
The Guardian: 6 September Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell on why we need libraries – an essay in pictures Wisbach Standard: 6 September Computer charges in Cambridgeshire libraries sees people…
Libraries news round-up: 3 September 2018
BBC News: 3 September Darlington Council considers U-turn over library closure Northern Echo: 3 September Darlington's Crown Street Library saved from closure Northern Echo: 3 September Comment: A welcome turnabout…
Libraries news round-up: 28 June 2018
The Times: 28 June Teenagers locked out of libraries as cash-strapped councils cut staff Border Telegraph: 28 June Scottish Borders | School library concerns raised in Holyrood …
Libraries news round-up: 15 June 2018
Northern Echo: 15 June Save Darlington's Crown Street Library: Campaigners' case returns to the High Court Two-day hearing starts on Monday Northern Echo: 15 June Letters: Hopes judicial review will…
Libraries news round-up: 13 June 2018
BBC News: 13 June Scotland | Union concern over a plan to use pupils to run school libraries Peeblesshire News: 13 June Parents anger at their library used as misrepresented…
Libraries news round-up: 6 June 2018
Brighton & Hove News: 6 June Hove Library layout changes on the cards as Conservatives claim victory with key concessions The Argus: 6 June Decision Day for Hove Library nursery…
Libraries news round-up: 4 June 2018
Hastings Observer: 4 June East Sussex | Plans for a community library move forwards Somerset Live: 4 June Everything you need to know about the new libraries coming to North…
Libraries news round-up: 2 June 2018
BBC News: 2 June Philip Pullman slams library closures at Hay Festival "It seems an act of destructive folly, almost unparalleled, to allow the library service - which was so…
Libraries news round-up: 1 June 2018
Daily Record: 1 June South Lanarkshire | End of an era as Strathaven hall closes its doors for final time Library moves to Avondale Community Hall Midsomer Norton, Radstock and District Journal: 1…
Libraries News Round-up: 2 May 2018
Coventry Observer: 2 May Earlsdon Library under threat as board pulls out of formal takeover over council funding concerns https://coventryobserver.co.uk/news/earlsdon-library-under-threat-as-board-pulls-out-of-formal-takeover-over-council-funding-concerns/ . Somerset Live: 2 May Somerset libraries could be forced…
Libraries News Round-up: 8 March 2018
ITV News: 8 March Somerset | Schoolchildren join the campaign to save local libraries http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2018-03-08/schoolchildren-join-the-campaign-to-save-local-libraries/ Chard & Ilminster News: 8 March Somerset | Anger over MP's silence on libraries at…
Libraries News Round-up: 30th June 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 30th June Authors speak out on Staffordshire libraries http://www.thebookseller.com/news/authors-speak-out-staffordshire-libraries.html THE GUARDIAN : 30th June Warnings over public services as local councils face funding shortfalls Councils facing a…