Libraries News Round-up: 20 June

Hamstead & Highgate Express: 20 June Haringey | Highgate Library campaigners divided over relocation proposal http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/heritage/highgate-library-campaigners-divided-over-relocation-proposal-1-5069474 Hastings & St Leonards Observer: 20 June East Sussex | Hastings Library reopening delayed…
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Libraries News Round-up: 10 November 2016

Third Sector | 10th November Locality calls for £1bn to back protection of public assets http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/locality-calls-1bn-back-protection-public-assets/local-action/article/1415195 Surrey Comet : 10th November Kingston Council to spend £500,000 on upgrading borough's libraries…
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Libraries News Round-up: 12 August 2016

BBC News : 11th August Ex-Top Gear presenter Chris Goffey slams mobile library cuts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-37037934 Society of Authors : 11th August Should Knowledge Be Taxed? http://www.societyofauthors.org/soa-news/should-knowledge-be-taxed DCMS Taking Part Survey…
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Library News Round-up: 15 January 2015

Lincolnshire | Urgent News - The Friends of Deeping Libraryhttp://us3.forward-to-friend.com/forward/preview?u=a40ebd566abc6427e8927e380&id=7f012c75c0THE INDEPENDENT : 15th JanuaryIt's more than just sentiment that makes the loss of Britain's libraries so deeply troublinghttp://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/its-more-than-just-sentiment-that-makes-the-loss-of-britain-libraries-so-deeply-troubling-9979843.htmlTHE BOOKSELLER : 15th January'Eighteen…
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Library News Round-up: 7 January 2015

Birmingham Post : 7th January British Library confirms no approach over Library of Birmingham rescue bid http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/regional-affairs/british-library-confirms-no-approach-8396186 Gravesend Reporter : 7th JanuaryConsultation on charitable trust for Kent libraries is launchedhttp://www.gravesendreporter.co.uk/news/consultation_on_charitable_trust_for_kent_libraries_is_launched_1_3908437 Get West…
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Libraries News Round-up: 19th August 2014

THE GUARDIAN : 19th AugustReaders absorb less on Kindles than on paper, study findshttp://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/19/readers-absorb-less-kindles-paper-study-plot-ereader-digitisationW F Howes : 19th AugustW.F. Howes launches eBook service for libraries UK’s leading publisher of unabridged audiobooks,…
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Libraries News Round-up: 3rd August 2014

The Spectator : 2nd AugustMutually assured benefits: Francis Maude’s public sector revolutionhttp://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2014/08/mutually-assured-benefits-francis-maudes-public-sector-revolution/CILIP : 1st AugustSpeaking volumes about the worth and work of public libraries Jenny Peachey is Policy Officer at Carnegie…
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Libraries News Round-up: 17th April 2014

THE BOOKSELLER : 17th April The 'right' to read http://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/right-read.html Bay TV Liverpool : 17th April Public meetings to be held on the future of Liverpool's libraries  http://www.baytvliverpool.com/vod/index.php?vid=OBV534fff9b1f473 Teleread.com :…
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Libraries News Round-up: 13th April 2014

Good eReader : 13th April UK eBook Lending Program a Success for Libraries, Publishers  http://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/uk-ebook-lending-program-a-success-for-libraries-publishers Knutsford Guardian : 13th April East Cheshire | 'Hub' plan could open new chapter for county libraries…
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Libraries News Round-up: 26th March 2014

THE BOOKSELLER : 26th March CILIP urges Cable to implement copyright reforms http://www.thebookseller.com/news/cilip-urges-cable-implement-copyright-reforms.html THE GUARDIAN : 26th March How US libraries are becoming community problem solvers  I've followed conversations about…
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Libraries News Round-up: 11th March 2014

THE GUARDIAN : 11th March Survey shows deep class divide in reading habits Researchers from the University of Sheffield identify significant link between deprivation and not reading books http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/mar/11/survey-class-divide-reading-habits?commentpage=1 THE…
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