Local Government Chronicle : 29th July
Grants to be cut by extra £95m to plug gap in safety net
Funding for councils is set to be cut by an extra £95m next year after the government miscalculated aspects of this year’s funding settlement. The Department for Communities & Local Government has informed councils it will have to hold back millions of pounds more of revenue support grant in order to plug a hole in this year’s settlement.
http://www.lgcplus.com/news/
Public Libraries News : 27th July
Editorial | Lincolnshire Council’s consultation gets into further hot water … and has national implications
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The Lincolnite : 30th July
Save Lincolnshire Libraries campaign gathers over 1k signatures
http://thelincolnite.co.uk/
Sleaford Standard : 30th July
Library cuts an ‘act of cultural vandalism’
http://www.sleafordstandard.
Skegness Standard : 30th July
Lincolnshire libraries consultation event in Skegness branded ‘shallow and hollow’
“I know how difficult it is not only to recruit volunteers but to keep them,” he said.
http://www.skegnessstandard.
Map – Libraries under threat in Lincolnshire
Courtesy of the Lincolnshire Echo
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THE GUARDIAN : 30th July
Lambeth’s library app challenges residents to make tough choices
http://www.theguardian.com/
This Is Local London : 30th July
All Surrey libraries to lose music CDs by next year
http://www.thisislocallondon.
