Libraries News Round-up: 8 March
Huddersfield Examiner : 7 March As more libraries in Kirklees face the axe, what can communities do? Volunteer-run 'library', open just four hours a week in a church hall. Call for customers…
Libraries News Round-up: 7 March
The Guardian : 7 March Councils are facing bankruptcy – is this the end of public service? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/06/councils-local-authorities-bankruptcy-public-service Huddersfield Examiner : 7 March Kirklees: Developer offers new library for Mirfield - if he can turn…
Libraries News Round-up: 25 February
Huddersfield Examiner ; 25 February What libraries will be left when Kirklees has finished cuts? http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/what-libraries-left-kirklees-finished-12652770 Express and Star : 25 February Walsall Council cuts: Job and library losses edge closer…
Libraries News Round-up: 2 February
BBC News : 2nd February Clifton, 'library of things' plan proposed Campaigners plan to loan out power washers, garden tools and .... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-38834388 Leon's Library Blog : 2nd February Not…
Libraries News Round-up: 1 February
THE GUARDIAN : 1st February Libraries minister promises to act if councils cannot justify cuts https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/01/libraries-minister-promises-to-act-if-councils-cannot-justify-cuts THE BOOKSELLER : 1st February Riddell calls for probe into school library provsion http://www.thebookseller.com/news/wilson-urges-councils-think-strategically-about-library-offering-479876…
Library News Round-up: 19 January 2015
Penarth Times : 19th JanuaryLawyer warns council of challenges aheadPublic Law conference, to be attended by library campaign groups, at the Hilton Hotel, Cardiff on January 23 http://www.penarthtimes.co.uk/news/11734923.Lawyer_warns_council_of_challenges_ahead/Stoke Sentinel :…
Library News Round-up: 13 January 2015
Telegraph & Argus : 13th JanuaryKirklees | Campaign meeting for Heckmondwike Library tonighthttp://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/spenvalley/11720379.Campaign_meeting_for_library/Torquay Herald Express : 12th JanuaryShared library service future across Devon and Torbay unlikely to happen before 2016/17http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Discussions-shared-library-service-future/story-25842575-detail/story.html Haringey Independent : 12th…
Library News Round-up: 26th November 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 26th NovemberRussell Brand: 'schools without libraries are a disgrace' Reading Agency Lecturehttp://www.thebookseller.com/news/russell-brand-schools-without-libraries-are-disgrace THE GUARDIAN : 25th NovemberRussell Brand pledges funding to set up library at his former schoolhttp://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/nov/25/russell-brand-library-former-schoolBBC News…
Library News Round-up: 12th November 2014
PRIVATE EYE Issue 1379 Library News | SheffieldCouncils meanwhile keep trying to find the lower limit of Vaizey's idea of "comprehensive"(Available in newsagents)Herald Scotland : 12th NovemberStorm at move to staff libraries with…
Library News Round-up: 13th October 2014
Leon's Library Blog : 13th OctoberWhat about social justice? guest blog by John Vincenthttp://leonslibraryblog.com/2014/10/13/what-about-social-justice/Northampton Chronicle : 13th OctoberNational Childbirth Trust in Northampton hoping to “plug gaps” in support services for parents However,…
Libraries News Round up: 6th October 2014
The Star : 6th OctoberExtra 'transition period' for Sheffield librariesJenny van Tinteren, of the Stannington library group, said: "The council is going to carry on paying the rent and utilities…
Libraries News Round up: 4th October 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 3rd OctoberWhy there won't be mass redundancies in the public sector after the electionCommunity-run libraries and the rest aren’t happeningAlan Wylie sets the record straight with his…
Libraries News Round-up: 24th September 2014
Public Libraries News : 24th SeptemberSteal some ideas from the USA, why don’t you?http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/09/steal-some-ideas-from-the-usa-why-dont-you.htmlKnight Foundation Knight News Challenge Numerous innovative ideas for public libraries are featured. Challenge closes on 30th Sept. https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/libraries/submissions/BBC News :…
Libraries News Round-up: 11th September 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 10th SeptemberYoung Americans 'as keen on libraries as ever'Young people in the US are just as likely to use libraries as older adults, and are more sceptical…
Libraries News Round-up: 27th August 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 27th AugustLetters | The evolving role of libraries in the digital age in response to The Guardian View on the Loss of Public Libraries http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/27/evolving-role-libraries-digital-age Mirfield Reporter : 27th…
Libraries News Round-up: 19th August 2014
THE GUARDIAN : 19th AugustReaders absorb less on Kindles than on paper, study findshttp://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/19/readers-absorb-less-kindles-paper-study-plot-ereader-digitisationW F Howes : 19th AugustW.F. Howes launches eBook service for libraries UK’s leading publisher of unabridged audiobooks,…
Libraries News Round-up: 15th August 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 15th AugustLiverpool moves closer to library closureshttp://www.thebookseller.com/news/liverpool-moves-closer-library-closures.htmlA Sense of Place : 15th AugustLiverpool | Closing the librarieshttp://asenseofplaceblog.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/closing-the-libraries/Alan Gibbons Blog : 15th AugustLiverpool City Council to go ahead with eleven…
Libraries News Round-up: 13th August 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 13th AugustCILIP names 2014 library staff of the year http://www.thebookseller.com/news/cilip-names-2014-library-staff-year.htmlTHE GUARDIAN : 12th AugustEdinburgh Festival Review | Spine: angry blast at society that denies knowledgeUnexpectedly moving and bubbling with anger,…
Libraries News Round-up: 8th August 2014
THE BOOKSELLER : 8th AugustLiverpool, Glamorgan and Islington face library cutshttp://www.thebookseller.com/news/liverpool-glamorgan-and-islington-face-library-cuts.htmlITV News : 8th AugustLibraries at risk of closure in Liverpool funding reviewhttp://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2014-08-08/libraries-at-risk-of-closure-in-liverpool-funding-review/Liverpool Echo : 8th AugustJade Wright: We must…
Libraries News Round-up: 7th August 2014
Islington Gazette : 7th AugustSecret Islington Council document: further details uncovered Libraries 'options' clarifiedDespite repeatedly promising not to close any libraries, both proposed plans for the future of book lending…