Libraries News Round-up: 27th March 2014

Leicester Mercury : 27th March
First Person: Volunteer-run libraries rarely sustainable
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Volunteer-run-libraries-rarely-sustainable/story-20857387-detail/story.html

Basingstoke Gazette : 26th March
No chance of saving Kingsclere library
But there was fury when they learned from Alec Kennedy, head of library operations at Hampshire County Council, that the final decision to close the facility had already been taken by the council. One member of the public said:  “This isn’t a consultation. This is a fait accompli.”
http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/11102502.No_chance_of_saving_Kingsclere_library/

Broken Barnet : 27th March
The Library that lived: and who saved it? A joint post by Barnet bloggers
http://wwwbrokenbarnet.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/the-library-that-lived-and-who-saved-it.html 

Response by ACE to the Sieghart Review
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/media/uploads/pdf/Sieghart_Review-response_by_Arts_Council_England.pdf