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Welcome to The Library Campaign : Supporting friends and users of libraries

We are an independent national organisation set up in 1984 to support Friends of Library groups and to campaign for improved services in publicly funded libraries. In March 2004 we became a registered charity (no. 1102634)

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The Library Campaign, 22 Upper Woburn Place London WC1H 0TB
Tel: 0845 4505946 / Fax: 0845 4505947
Email: info@librarycampaign.com / web@librarycampaign.com

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WHAT'S NEW?

New Friends group for Cheltenham library contact the Campaign for more

More trouble at Doncaster (in a new window)

Change Is Overdue - a public charter for libraries launched

DCMS review published. Link and Campaign Statement.

Buckinghamshire Libraries - Rumours of more closures after 8 a few years ago. Anyone know more?

And now closure in Northumberland? (in a new window)

Wirral (in a new window) and DCMS (in a new window) reports out.

Swindon - Old Town (in a new window) library gets some better news. See Campaigns

Wirral inquiry - full report

The Campaign for the Book (in a new window).

Check your library's priorities: see Public Library Standards


Old News

Demonstration against cuts in Hampshire libraries details (in a new window)

Exclusive - Lyn Brown's speech to the May Campaign AGM. see [Lyn Brown}

Calderdale - better news - see Campaigns (update 07/07/09)

UNISON campaign Campaigns/ parliamentary Early Day motion (in a new window)

Two reviews of public libraries! see [Public Library Reviews}

News from the Reconvened Campaign AGM 11 July 2009 see Meetings

Is this how you do it? (in a new window) Libraries for Life for Londoners (LLL) workshop with Hillingdon reps describing how they improved their service. 7.30pm, Thurs 3 Dec, Camden Town Hall, Judd St, just across from Kings X station. All welcome. Free.

Campaign for the Book conference details at the bottom of this page (in a new window) on Alan Gibbons blog (or via the Campaign for the Book Facebook group.)

Wirral - DCMS Inquiry inspector and terms of reference announced. See Campaigns

Public rally to defend Waltham Forest libraries. see Campaigns

Closure in Enfield? see Campaigns

Dudley - Local campaign and User Groups take off. See Campaigns

Tower Hamlets public meeting about the proposed closure of the Bancroft library/ Archive? see Campaigns

Rate your library against the guide to great libraries (in a new window)

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