Libraries News Round-up: 6 February
BBC News : 6th February One in 10 Welsh libraries are run by volunteers http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-38742310 BBC News : 6th February What next for libraries as scores are shut and out-sourced…
Libraries News Round-up: 4 February
Don't Privatise Libraries : 4th February Public Library usage stats down again, hmm I wonder why? http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/public-library-usage-stats-down-again.html THE GUARDIAN : 3rd February Letter | The local library helped me become a novelist …
Libraries News Round-up: 3 February
THE GUARDIAN : 3rd February Library cuts reflected in 30% drop in adult visitors over a decade https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/03/library-cuts-reflected-in-30-drop-in-adult-visitors-over-a-decade THE BOOKSELLER : 2nd February Library usage falls nearly 30% since 2005…
Libraries News Round-up: 2 February
BBC News : 2nd February Clifton, 'library of things' plan proposed Campaigners plan to loan out power washers, garden tools and .... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-38834388 Leon's Library Blog : 2nd February Not…
Libraries News Round-up: 1 February
THE GUARDIAN : 1st February Libraries minister promises to act if councils cannot justify cuts https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/01/libraries-minister-promises-to-act-if-councils-cannot-justify-cuts THE BOOKSELLER : 1st February Riddell calls for probe into school library provsion http://www.thebookseller.com/news/wilson-urges-councils-think-strategically-about-library-offering-479876…
Libraries News Round-up: 31 January
BBC News : 31st January Walsall Council cuts: 281 jobs and nine libraries to go http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-38810239 THE BOOKSELLER : 31st January Fresh fears for libraries as councils face £5.8bn funding…
Libraries News Round-up: 29 January
Public Libraries News : 29th January Editorial | An at-a-glance heatmap of UK public libraries http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2017/01/an-at-a-glance-heatmap-of-uk-public-libraries.html PARLIAMENT Written Question 10/01 (and Answer 26/01) : Public libraries: closures http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-01-10/59269/ Plymouth Herald : 28th January Council told libraries…
Libraries News Round-up: 27 January
DAILY MIRROR : 27th January Councils' £5.8BILLION funding black hole spells the end for Britain's libraries and museums http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/councils-58billion-funding-black-hole-9701752 Swindon Advertiser : 27th January Libraries minister comes to Swindon as…
Libraries News Round-up: 26 January
THE ECONOMIST : 26th January Britain's local councils face financial crisis Amid a painful fiscal squeeze, some authorities may soon be unable to meet their statutory obligations. http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21715673-amid-painful-fiscal-squeeze-some-authorities-may-soon-be-unable-meet-their-statutory Bloomberg Technology…
Libraries News Round-up: 25 January
Plymouth Herald : 25th January Library closures: Everything you need to know as consultation begins today http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/library-closures-everything-you-need-to-know-as-consultation-begins-today/story-30084765-detail/story.html Blog Preston : 25th January Lancashire | Penwortham library and childrens centre are saved http://www.blogpreston.co.uk/2017/01/penwortham-library-and-childrens-centre-are-saved/…
Libraries News Round-up: 24 January
THE BOOKSELLER : 24th January Irvine Welsh backs campaign against Scottish library cuts The 'Libraries Matter' campaign, which will launch next month, will fight to keep libraries open in the run up…
Libraries News Round-up: 23 January
Gov.uk : 23rd January Rob Wilson’s speech to the London Library Ambition sector forum https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/rob-wilsons-speech-to-the-london-library-ambition-sector-forum Birmingham Post : 23rd January £150,000 Sutton Coldfield Library rescue plan put forward http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/regional-affairs/150000-sutton-coldfield-library-rescue-12494895 Craven…
Libraries News Round-up: 21 January
Lincolnshire Echo : 21 January Expect to pay more than £50 a year extra in council tax in Lincolnshire Rise in council tax not expected to protect statutory service, including…
Libraries News Round-up: 19 January
UNISON : 17th January ‘Ten thousand books were pulped’ – your library stories https://www.unison.org.uk/news/article/2017/01/library-stories/ THE BOOKSELLER : 19th January Irish book community 'dismayed' over library tender http://www.thebookseller.com/news/irish-book-associations-protest-library-tender-472421 Manchester Evening News…
Libraries News Round-up: 18 January
THE GUARDIAN : 18th January Making the right connection helps to combat loneliness A report finds isolated communities cost the UK £32bn a year in lost productivity and increase the…
Libraries News Round-up: 17 January
Law Society Gazette : 16th Jan. Local Government: cuts to library provision https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/legal-updates/local-government-cuts-to-library-provision/5059352.article THE BOOKSELLER : 17th January Plymouth Council releases plan to close 10 libraries http://www.thebookseller.com/news/plymouth-council-may-cut-10-libraries-470661 ITV News :…
Libraries News Round-up: 16 January
LGA : 16th January Library services should be more accessible for e-readers, report says http://www.localgov.co.uk/Library-services-should-be-more-accessible-for-e-readers-report-says/42357 Plymouth Herald : 16th January Council set to close TEN of Plymouth's libraries and move…
Libraries News Round-up: 14 January
Swindon Advertiser : 14th January Library campaigners call for minister to step in http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/15023120.Library_campaigners_call_for_minister_to_step_in/ Blackpool Gazette : 14th January Lancashire | Minister meets leader about libraries’ future http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/minister-meets-leader-about-libraries-future-1-8333852 The Star : 13th…
Libraries News Round-up: 13 January
THE GUARDIAN : 13th January Library cuts harm young people's mental health services, warns lobby https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/13/library-cuts-harm-young-peoples-mental-health-services-warns-lobby Sutton Coldfield Observer : 13th January Thousands back 'Save Sutton Coldfield Library' campaign as…
Libraries News Round-up: 12 January
THE BOOKSELLER : 12th January Libraries minister visits Lancashire over cuts "It was a very cordial meeting..." http://www.thebookseller.com/news/libraries-minister-visits-lancashire-over-cuts-468586 Society of Chief Librarians 2016: The Year of Partnerships and Purpose -- Neil…