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…
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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…
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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 :…
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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…
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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…
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Libraries News Round-up: 23 December 2016

Darlington & Stockton Times : 23rd December Group dedicated to saving three libraries needs more than 100 volunteers to save the services from closure http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/14984778.Group_dedicated_to_saving_three_libraries_needs_more_than_100_volunteers_in_order_to_save_the_services_from_closure/ Craven Herald : 23rd December…
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Libraries News Round-up: 1 December 2016

THE GUARDIAN : 1st December Libraries receive £4m fund as part of strategy to secure their future https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/dec/01/libraries-receive-4m-fund-as-part-of-strategy-to-secure-their-future?CMP=twt_books_b-gdnbooks THE BOOKSELLER : 1st December Libraries' Ambition report offers £4m fund but…
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Libraries News Round-up: 28 November 2016

Public Libraries News : 27th November Editorial | The usage of the Summer Reading Challenge is down. Why? http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2016/11/the-usage-of-the-summer-reading-challenge-is-down-why.html Express & Star : 28th November Walsall | Campaigners fight for future of closure-threatened Aldridge…
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Libraries News Round-up: 26 November 2016

Swindon Advertiser : 25th November All hope not lost as D-Day for libraries looms http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/14929354.All_hope_not_lost_as_D_Day_for_libraries_looms/ Hinckley Times : 26th November Hinckley library could be unstaffed in cost-cutting measure Bosses at Leicestershire…
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Libraries News Round-up: 24 November 2016

Sutton Coldfield Local : 24th November Michael Morpurgo voices his support for library campaign http://suttoncoldfieldlocal.co.uk/michael-morpurgo-supports-library-campaign-225062/ The Star : 24th November Plan to keep funding volunteer-run Sheffield libraries until 2020 http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/plan-to-keep-funding-volunteer-run-sheffield-libraries-until-2020-1-8257273…
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Libraries News Round-up: 23 November 2016

Blackpool Gazette : 23rd NovemberLetter | Council has to give us our libraries http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/your-say/letters-november-23-2016-1-8254311Leigh Journal : 23rd NovemberWigan | £1.4m cuts need to be made to borough's library services http://www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/14914393.__1_4m_cuts_need_to_be_made_to_borough_s_library_services/ The Star : 23rd November …
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Libraries News Round-up: 14 November 2016

Leicester Mercury : 13 November 'Wow - just wow': People power saves Leicester library  decision to keep the status quo http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/wow-just-wow-people-power-saves-leicester-library/story-29891419-detail/story.html Cornish Times : 13 November Library changes debated  http://www.cornish-times.co.uk/article.cfm?id=107392&headline=Library%20changes%20debated&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2016…
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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: 9 November 2016

PRIVATE EYE Issue 1431 "... replace them with glorified cupboards scattered across town." Library News (p.33) -- Warrington Yorkshire Post : 9th November Letter:  Sheffield | Sorry chapter in history of our vital libraries http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/yp-letters-sorry-chapter-in-history-of-our-vital-libraries-1-8229608…
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Libraries News Round-up: 4 November 2016

BIG ISSUE : 4th NovemberJohn Bird to speak at a mass rally in support of Libraries this weekend http://www.bigissue.com/the-mix/news/7099/john-bird-to-speak-at-a-mass-rally-in-support-of-libraries-this-weekend Blog Preston : 4th November Lancashire | Sale of libraries in Preston and South…
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