School Libraries aim to break record for #NLD13
The 9th February, 2013 is National Libraries Day and CILIP (the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) hope that it will be a "culmination of a week’s worth of…
Library News Round-Up: 21st January 2013
A digest of today’s news items, reproduced here, with kind permission from Shirley Burnham who collated it. For up to date libraries news follow @ShirleyBurnham on Twitter. THE GUARDIAN : 18th January…
Library News Round-up: 19th January 2013
A digest of today’s news items, reproduced here, with kind permission from Shirley Burnham who collated it. For up to date libraries news follow @ShirleyBurnham on Twitter. Islington Tribune : 18th January…
There are worse things than pole-dancing!
Laura Swaffield, Chair of The Library Campaign, was asked for an off the cuff comment on the novel approaches being planned in Midlothian Libraries on 2nd February, which is Love Your…
Library News Round-up: 18th January 2013
A digest of today’s news items, reproduced here, with kind permission from Shirley Burnham who collated it. For up to date libraries news follow @ShirleyBurnham on Twitter. Sky News : 18th January…
Library News Round-up: 17th January 2013
A digest of today’s news items, reproduced here, with kind permission from Shirley Burnham who collated it. For up to date libraries news follow @ShirleyBurnham on Twitter. THE BOOKSELLER : 17th January…
Westminster Library Staff claims are swiftly refuted
After posting this, yesterday: The Staff in Westminster have written and publicised this open letter to their local councillors and are happy for it be be shared more widely. We are…
Library News Round-up: 15th January 2013
A digest of today’s news items, reproduced here, with kind permission from Shirley Burnham who collated it. For up to date libraries news follow @ShirleyBurnham on Twitter. THE GUARDIAN : 15th January…
Library News Round-up: 14th January 2013
A digest of today’s news items, reproduced here, with kind permission from Shirley Burnham who collated it. For up to date libraries news follow @ShirleyBurnham on Twitter. THE BOOKSELLER : 14th January…
Library News Round-up: 12th January 2013
A digest of today’s news items, reproduced here, with kind permission from Shirley Burnham who collated it. For up to date libraries news follow @ShirleyBurnham on Twitter. Bolton News : 12th January…
Library News Round-up: 11th January 2013
See the Libraries *live chat* here, on The Guardian. Open for further comment over the week end. www.guardian.co.uk/culture-professionals-network/culture-professionals-blog/2013/jan/09/library-communities-2013-live-chat THE BOOKSELLER : 11th January 'Bleak' 2013 predicted as 300 libraries could…
How Good are your Libraries? CIPFA data released!
For wonks, & actually for all of us, here's a treat... CIPFA Stats: Library Authority Profiles Reports comparing each of the 147 library authorities (out of 151authorities) that submitted a return.…
Research into poverty and effects of funding cuts on libraries
Rebecca M Jones is a freelance writer, currently researching the impact of public libraries on the causes and symptoms of poverty. She's keen to access wide-ranging insight into who uses…
Mass Lobby of Parliament on 29th October 2012 at 2pm for School Libraries
A group of school librarians are planning to lobby parliament for school libraries to be made statutory. This protest is planned for 29th October, 2012, which is during school half…