Libraries News Round-up: 28th October 2013

Alan Gibbons Diary : 28th October
Are community-led libraries the answer?
http://alangibbons.net/2013/10/are-community-led-libraries-the-answer/

BBC News : 28th October
Northern Ireland libraries membership drops after work
Almost half of the library branches that have been recently rebuilt or refurbished have lost members rather than gained them, it has been revealed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-24713266

This Is South Wales : 28th October
Have Your Say: We can’t lose  vital service 
http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Say-t-lose-vital-service/story-19996859-detail/story.html

Designing Libraries : 28th October
Libraries as community hubs
Glossop Library, Derbyshire;   Corsham, Wiltshire;   Cobham, Surrey;  and  Palmers Green, Enfield
http://designinglibraries.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=414