Libraries News Round-up: 9 December 2015

THE GUARDIAN : 9th December Libraries suffer fall in users as Tories slash funding http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/09/libraries-suffer-fall-in-users-as-tories-slash-funding Public Sector Executive : 9th December Despite closures, libraries shifting from councils to volunteers http://www.publicsectorexecutive.com/Public-Sector-News/despite-closures-libraries-shifting-from-councils-to-volunteers?dorewrite=false…

Library News Round-up: 19 April 2015

Public Libraries News: 19th April"Getting rid of a member of your team": a ten year old’s view on library cutshttp://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2015/04/getting-rid-of-a-member-of-your-team-a-ten-year-olds-view-on-library-cuts.htmlLeon's Library Blog : 19th AprilAccess & Choice: the importance of…

Library News Round-up: 16 April 2015

THE BOOKSELLER : 16th AprilLabour slams coalition's 'legacy of boarded-up libraries'http://www.thebookseller.com/news/labour-slams-coalitions-legacy-boarded-librariesThe Lincolnite : 16th AprilLincolnshire heritage sites included in libraries outsourcing contractinc. libraries refshttp://thelincolnite.co.uk/2015/04/lincolnshire-heritage-sites-included-in-libraries-outsourcing-contract/ Hinckley Times : 16th AprilLeicestershire | Library offload plans…

Library News Round-up: 7 April 2015

Public Libraries News : 6th AprilEditorial | Don’t look at the man behind the curtainhttp://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2015/04/dont-look-at-the-man-behind-the-curtain.htmlITV News : 7th AprilBromley council workers to strike over 'mass privatisation'http://www.itv.com/news/london/update/2015-04-07/bromley-council-workers-to-strike/Gazette Live : 7th AprilCouncil to consult…

Library News Round-up: 23 February 2015

THE BOOKSELLER : 23rd FebruaryCoates: 'Too much library money going on council overheads'http://www.thebookseller.com/news/coates-too-much-library-money-council-overheadsThe Rotarian : March 2015 issueA salute to society’s most successful civic institutionhttp://therotarianmagazine.com/in-praise-of-libraries/#comment-14459Local Government Chronicle : 23rd FebruaryBarking…