Library News Round-up: 4 June 2015

DAILY TELEGRAPH : 4th JuneEd Vaizey MP - Libraries must embrace the digital age to meet "changing needs and expectations" of publichttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11650196/Libraries-must-embrace-the-digital-age-to-meet-changing-needs-and-expectations-of-public.htmlTHE BOOKSELLER : 4th JuneVaizey keen on national library…

Library News Round-up: 31 May 2015

THE TIMES : 31st MayLetter | Reclaim librarieshttp://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/letters/article4456492.eceGazette Live : 31st MayNorth Yorkshire | Meeting to discuss Stokesley Library's future7 p.m. Tuesday, 2nd Junehttp://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/meeting-discuss-stokesley-librarys-future-9362711 Lincolnshire Echo : 31st MaySix organisations make pitch to run Lincolnshire's…

Library News Round-up: 5 May 2015

Spalding Voice : 5th MayLincolnshire | Government may face legal action over library cutshttp://www.spaldingvoice.co.uk/news/government-may-face-legal-action-over-library-cuts/ Stoke Sentinel : 5th MayStaffordshire | Community groups urged to submit bids to take over librarieshttp://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Community-groups-urged-submit-bids-libraries/story-26440535-detail/story.html Northern Echo :  4th MayNorth Yorkshire | Thousands…

Library News Round-up: 29 April 2015

THE BOOKSELLER : 29th AprilLincolnshire library campaigners urge minister to intervenehttp://www.thebookseller.com/news/lincolnshire-library-campaigners-urge-minister-intervenePRIVATE EYE Lie-Brary News (p.28) | Election SpecialA statement by Ed Vaizey to Post-Lib is challengedAvailable in newsagentsDon't Privatise Libraries :…

Library News Round-up: 28 April 2015

Save Lincolnshire Libraries : 28th AprilPress Statement | All the reasons you should intervene ...Campaign Press Statement; Letter to Secretary of State, & links to the documents submittedhttp://savelincslibraries.org.uk/2015/04/28/all-the-reasons-you-should-intervene-dear-secretary-of-state/THE BOOKSELLER : 24th AprilLibrary…

Library News Round-up: 22 April 2015

DAILY TELEGRAPH : 22nd AprilHalving opening times at Birmingham's brilliant new library is madnesshttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/11552072/Halving-opening-times-at-Birminghams-brilliant-new-library-is-madness.html Peterborough Telegraph : 22nd AprilVivacity confirms no compulsory redundancies for Peterborough library staffhttp://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politics/politics-news/vivacity-confirms-no-compulsory-redundancies-for-peterborough-library-staff-1-6704216 Bristol Post : 22nd AprilSaving…

Library News Round-up: 16 April 2015

THE BOOKSELLER : 16th AprilLabour slams coalition's 'legacy of boarded-up libraries'http://www.thebookseller.com/news/labour-slams-coalitions-legacy-boarded-librariesThe Lincolnite : 16th AprilLincolnshire heritage sites included in libraries outsourcing contractinc. libraries refshttp://thelincolnite.co.uk/2015/04/lincolnshire-heritage-sites-included-in-libraries-outsourcing-contract/ Hinckley Times : 16th AprilLeicestershire | Library offload plans…

Library News Round-up: 15 April 2015

PRIVATE EYE Issue No. 1390Library News | Library of Birmingham (p.29)Leon's Library Blog : 15th AprilExciting operating models!A tweet by Paul Blantern evokes a response from Leonhttp://leonslibraryblog.com/2015/04/15/exciting-operating-models/ Public Libraries News : 15th AprilGeneral Election 2015…

Library News Round-up: 13 April 2015

Kent News : 13th AprilCampaigners deliver library petition to County Hallhttp://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/campaigners_deliver_library_petition_to_county_hall_1_4031933Hexham Courant : 13th April Mayor Fears for Hexham Library's Futurehttp://www.hexhamcourant.co.uk/news/mayor-fears-for-hexham-library-s-future-1.1205184 Times Series : 12th AprilProtesters stage second protest march against Barnet…

Library News Round-up: 10 April 2015

Darlington & Stockton Times : 10th AprilA pint and a paperback are order of the day at pub library http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/weekend/features/12882559.A_pint_and_a_paperback_are_order_of_the_day_at_pub_library/THE GUARDIAN :  9th AprilUnconnected and out of work: the vicious circle…

Library News Round-up: 6 April 2015

The Lincolnite : 6th AprilLibraries campaigners seek second judicial review of Lincolnshire cutshttp://thelincolnite.co.uk/2015/04/libraries-campaigners-seek-second-judicial-review-of-lincolnshire-cuts/Dawn Finch : 5th AprilLibraries: The harsh truth about volunteersDawn Finch is Vice President of CILIP, a Library…

Library News Round-up: 2 April 2015

Public Libraries NewsEditorial | 2000 fewer libraries? Ed Vaizey again decides not to intervenehttp://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2015/03/2000-fewer-libraries-ed-vaizey-again-decides-not-to-intervene.htmlThis Is The West Country : 2nd AprilMore library changes as services in Cornwall could be privatised or merged…

Library News Round-up: 30 March 2015

DCMS  NEW Letter :  Ed Vaizey MP to Leader, LCC | Local inquiry into library provision in Lincolnshirehttps://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/418460/Local_Inquiry_Into_Library_Provision_in_Lincolnshire.pdfTHE BOOKSELLER : 30th MarchSettle appointed c.e.o. of libraries task forcehttp://www.thebookseller.com/news/settle-appointed-ceo-libraries-task-force THE BOOKSELLER : 30th MarchBirmingham moots library…

Library News Round-up: 24 March 2015

Kent Online : 24th March Residents in Sandwich told a charitable trust would enable libraries to be "bespoke"http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sandwich/news/bespoke-library-services-33909/ Save Lincolnshire Libraries : 24th MarchLincolnshire County Council apologises to Pauline Palmer: “we have…

Library News Round-up: 23 March 2015

THE BOOKSELLER : 23rd MarchDesmond Clarke | Blog: The public side of public librarieshttp://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/public-side-public-libraries Leon's Library Blog : 22nd MarchDamned if we do…http://leonslibraryblog.com/2015/03/22/damned-if-we-do/ Bristol Post : 23rd MarchLetter | Take on young as trainees in librarieshttp://www.bristolpost.co.uk/young-trainees-libraries/story-26213251-detail/story.htmlLincolnshire…

Library News Round-up: 11 March 2015

Joseph Rowntree Foundation : March 2015Report | Cost of the cuts: the impact on local government and poorer communitiesMultiple references to Libraries, plus a specific section (p.57) : 'Libraries and Leisure' http://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jrf/CostofCuts-Full.pdfTHE GUARDIAN…

Library News Round-up: 1 March 2015

Leon's Library Blog : 1st MarchA reply from Labour…sort of!http://leonslibraryblog.com/2015/03/01/a-reply-from-laboursort-of/ East Lindsey Target : 1st MarchLincolnshire | Government probes council's library servicehttp://www.eastlindseytarget.co.uk/Government-probes-council-s-library-service/story-26076419-detail/story.htmlIslington Gazette : 1st MarchIslington Council pass budget cutting 188 jobs but…

Library News Round-up: 28 February 2015

Don't Privatise Libraries : 28th FebruaryLambeth and Bromleyhttp://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/lambeth-and-bromley.html Lincolnshire Echo : 28th FebruaryCuts to frontline services such as fire service and libraries should be last resorthttp://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/POLITICS-Cuts-frontline-services-service/story-26082470-detail/story.htmlBrixton Blog : 28th FebruaryLambeth | Campaigners loudly…

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