Libraries News Round-up: 18th August 2013
Spalding Today : 18th August Groups offering to run libraries The council aims to save £2million by shifting libraries into the hands of volunteers and companies, but Coun Dilks says…
Libraries News Round-up: 17th August 2013
LGA | Free Libraries Leadership Seminar for new library portfolio holders 12 September 2013 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Local Government House, London (Librarians unrepresented) http://www.local.gov.uk/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=81e53d51-6e82-42b1-835d-3eb85b5453db&groupId=10171 Spalding Today : 17th August Letter…
Libraries News Round-up: 16th August 2013
CLOA : 16th August Yinnon Ezra, DCMS Specialist Advisor on Libraries blogs on making savings in public libraries http://blog.cloa.org.uk/2013/08/16/an-approach-to-making-savings-in-public-libraries/ THE BOOKSELLER : 16th August Protest mounts over Lincolnshire library closures…
Libraries News Round-up: 15th August 2013
Civil Society : 14th August Big Lottery Fund should fund council services, say Welsh local authorities http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/fundraising/news/content/15881/big_should_fund_council_services_say_welsh_local_authorities The Enquirer : 15th August Outraged residents campaign against Southend library cuts "It…
Libraries News Round-up: 14th August 2013
This Is Bristol : 14th August Come and meet us Simon Cook invitation extended, to discuss concerns about Bristol Central Library http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Come-meet-Simon-Cook/story-19654159-detail/story.html Daily Echo : 14th August Southampton |Plea to…
Libraries News Round-up: 12th August 2013
THE BOOKSELLER : 12th August 'Spiral of decline' for Anglesey's libraries http://www.thebookseller.com/news/spiral-decline-angleseys-libraries.html Public Libraries News : 11th August Editorial | Go in poor, leave feeling rich http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/08/go-in-poor-leave-feeling-rich.html This Is Lincolnshire…
Libraries News Round-up: 6th August 2013
BBC News: 5th August Lincolnshire libraries face axe in £2m budget cut "If any community wants to set up a library in a village hall, we will help them stock…
Libraries News Round-up: 5th August 2013
THE BOOKSELLER : 5th August Date set for National Libraries Day 2014 http://www.thebookseller.com/news/date-set-national-libraries-day-2014.html CILIP : 5th August National Libraries Day to take place on Saturday 8 February 2014 http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/news/national-libraries-day-take-place-saturday-8-february-2014
Libraries News Round-up: 4th August 2013
Public Libraries News : 4th August CILIP's suggested new name revealed, the e-lending pilot takes shape … and the rest of the news http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/08/cilips-suggested-new-name-revealed-the-e-lending-pilot-takes-shape-and-the-rest-of-the-news.html Cumbernauld News : 4th August North…
Libraries News Round-up: 3rd August 2013
DAILY MAIL : 3rd August Librarian, 57, who stood up to a family of yobs was arrested and forced to wear 'degrading' hood by police Sussex, England http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2383863/Librarian-57-stood-family-yobs-arrested-forced-wear-degrading-hood-police.html Good Library…
Libraries News Round-up: 2nd August 2013
THE BOOKSELLER : 2nd August Library e-lending pilots take shape https://www.thebookseller.com/news/library-e-lending-pilots-take-shape.html This Is Croydon Today : 2nd August Privatisation of Croydon libraries rubber-stamped http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk/Privatisation-Croydon-libraries-rubber-stamped/story-19605296-detail/story.html#axzz2aq9wNJuR This Is Local London : 2nd…
Libraries News Round-up: 1st August 2013
CILIP : 1st August New name for library and information professional body proposed http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/news/new-name-library-and-information-professional-body-proposed CILIP : 31st July New name for library and information professional body proposed http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/news/new-name-library-and-information-professional-body-proposed Library Journal…
Libraries News Round-up: 31st July 2013
DAILY TELEGRAPH : 31st July Council defends decision to stock extremist books at Woolwich library http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10214547/Council-defends-decision-to-stock-extremist-books-Woolwich-library.html Booktrade Info : 31st July Irate UK librarians call for no confidence vote on…
Libraries News Round-up: 30th July 2013
Local Government Chronicle : 29th July Grants to be cut by extra £95m to plug gap in safety net Funding for councils is set to be cut by an extra…
Libraries News Round-up: 29th July 2013
LocalGov : 29th July Croydon outsources library services The council has signed an eight-year contract with John Laing Integrated Services (JLIS). http://www.localgov.co.uk/index.cfm?method=news.detail&id=110572 DAILY TELEGRAPH : 29th July Judicial review process…
Libraries News Round-up: 27th July 2013
Spalding Guardian : 27th July Protestors wanted public hanging claim They said the 2001 census used to identify libraries under threat did not reflect growth in the area – and…
Libraries News Round-up: 26th July 2013
DAILY TELEGRAPH : 24th July Children 'too distracted by technology to listen to stories' It has revamped its library and introduced a Jackanory-style "storytelling space" to encourage teachers, librarians and…
Libraries News Round-up: 25th July 2013
THE BOOKSELLER : 25th July CILIP to debate 'no confidence' motion in Vaizey https://www.thebookseller.com/news/cilip-debate-no-confidence-motion-vaizey.html Communitiesagainstthecuts.com : 25th July Library campaigners slam business influence on arrangements to run Library of Birmingham…
Libraries News Round-up: 24th July 2013
Public Libraries News : 23rd July Edinburgh visitors up 15%: the England/Scotland divide http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/07/edinburgh-visitors-up-15-the-englandscotland-divide.html Good Library Guide : 23rd July Fact or friction The Sieghart programme is a nonsense on…
Libraries News Round-up: 23rd July 2013
Don't Privatise Libraries : 23rd July Alan Wylie | New blog - Localism and Libraries http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/localism-and-libraries.html Horncastle News : 23rd July Campaigners ready to fight to save Lincolnshire's libraries http://www.horncastlenews.co.uk/news/local/campaigners-ready-to-fight-to-save-lincolnshire-s-libraries-1-5312275…