Public Libraries News : 30th June
Libraries Director Brian Ashley tells it how it is to the Library Campaign
http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/06/libraries-director-brian-ashley-tells-it-how-it-is-to-the-library-campaign.html

Horncastle News : 30th June
Libraries under threat as council bids to save budget            
“The county council say they’ll run a public consultation in July, to ‘gauge the appetite’ for cuts to public libraries. We don’t think the people of Lincolnshire have any ‘appetite’ to lose  their valued local library, and we’ll continue to campaign against these destructive cuts to public services.”
http://www.horncastlenews.co.uk/community/libraries-under-threat-as-council-bids-to-save-budget-1-5235784

Spalding Today : 30th June
Town support service fears rocky road
“The library is also their base and there are a lot of groups who use it. Where are we supposed to go?”
http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/latest-news/town-support-service-fears-rocky-road-1-5230658

Manchester Evening News : 30th June
New chapter for Northenden library as books are rehomed
A venue for Northenden’s new scaled-back library service has been agreed by town hall bosses.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/new-chapter-northenden-library-books-4750093

Campaigners fighting to keep Northenden Library open.
Campaigners fighting to keep Northenden Library open.
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Libraries News Round-up: 7 June

The Courier: 6 June Val McDermid says she “would not be a writer” without public libraries https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/dundee/441915/val-mcdermid-says-not-writer-without-public-libraries/ Lancashire Post: 6 June Library sell-off back from the brink http://www.lep.co.uk/whats-on/arts/library-sell-off-back-from-the-brink-1-8581417 York Press: 7…

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