The Gazette: 24 February South Gloucestershire | New chapter for Hawkesbury Upton book lovers http://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/16043403.New_chapter_for_Hawkesbury_Upton_book_lovers/ Derbyshire Times: 24 February Derbyshire County Council to appoint new bosses ahead of service changes and job cuts https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/derbyshire-county-council-to-appoint-new-bosses-ahead-of-service-changes-and-job-cuts-1-9032946 Falmouth Packet: 24 February Cornwall Council…
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Libraries News Round-up: 30 November 2017
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Keighley News: 30 November Bradford | “Keighley Library and Cliffe Castle Museum safe from closure” – council leader http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/15691536._Keighley_Library_and_Cliffe_Castle_Museum_safe_from_closure____council_leader/ Ilkley Gazette: 30 November Bradford | Further council cuts on the way in bid to save £30m by 2020 Biggest cuts…
Libraries News Round-up: 23 November 2017
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Craven Herald: 23 November Lancashire | Earby Library a step closer to re-opening http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/15671651.Earby_Library_a_step_closer_to_re_opening/ St Helens Star: 23 November Central library to remain closed until further notice http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/15679129.Central_library_to_remain_closed_until_further_notice/ The Bookseller: 23 November Pullman and Gaiman back school library campaign https://www.thebookseller.com/news/pullman-and-blackman-back-school-library-campaign-678571 BBC…
Libraries News Round-up: 22 September 2016
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Times Educational Supplement : 21 September Read Michael Morpurgo’s beautiful paean to reading, books and the power of education Speaking at the inaugural Book Trust Annual Lecture “Do not ever close libraries, in or out of school: make them better.…
Libraries News Round-up: 30 March 2016
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THE BOOKSELLER : 30th March Vaizey: Volunteers should not replace library staff http://www.thebookseller.com/news/vaizey-volunteers-should-not-replace-library-staff-325210 BBC News : 30th March Libraries minister Ed Vaizey: Volunteers not replacing staff http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35920081 Public Sector Executive : 30th March Libraries need community management to survive job…
Libraries News Round-up: 29 March 2016
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THE BOOKSELLER : 29th March BBC investigation finds 8,000 library jobs lost in six years http://www.thebookseller.com/news/8k-library-jobs-lost-due-closures-325187 BBC News : 29th March Libraries: The decline of a profession? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35724957 BBC News : 29th March Libraries lose a quarter of staff as…
Library News Round-up: 21 August 2015
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THE BOOKSELLER : 21st August Southampton Council accused of political point scoring over libraries http://www.thebookseller.com/news/southampton-council-accused-making-political-point-over-library-closures-309745 Leicester Mercury : 21st August UNISON accuses Leicester City Council of planning to decimate library services through cost-cuttinghttp://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/UNISON-accuses-Leicester-City-Council-planning/story-27652166-detail/story.html THE BOOKSELLER : 20th AugustPullman blasts government over status…
Libraries News Round-up: 2 May 2014
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THE GUARDIAN : 2nd May Philip Pullman leads authors condemning inadequate prison libraries Society of Authors’ letter charges justice minister Chris Grayling with failure to fulfil statutory responsibilities http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/may/02/philip-pullman-condemning-inadequate-prison-libraries Alyson’s Welsh Libraries Blog : 1st May New standards for Welsh…
Libraries News Round-up: 5th March 2014
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THE BOOKSELLER : 5th March Pullman: ‘every school should have a good library’ http://www.thebookseller.com/news/pullman-every-school-should-have-good-library.html Library Journal : 4th March Materials Shift http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2014/03/collection-development/materials-shift/ RFID Journal : 5th March What Impact Does RFID Have on Libraries? http://www.rfidjournal.com/blogs/experts/entry?10939
Libraries News Round-up: 13th June 2013
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THE INDEPENDENT : 12th June ‘Culture’ means whatever you want it to, especially if you’re in public life He asserted that “the culture minister is the weakest minister in the Cabinet,” said that Ed Vaizey is “truly conscious” that he…
Libraries News Round-up: 12th June 2013
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DAILY EXPRESS : 12th June Libraries give us power and axing museums will lead to heritage senility, warns Archbishop The Archbishop went on lambast the Government for spending cuts which are impacting on staff numbers in libraries, and warned society…
Libraries News Round-up: 11th June 2013
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CLOA : 6th June Yinnon Ezra – Gov Advisor on Library Policy So do we really need superheros to sort out Public Libraries? http://blog.cloa.org.uk/2013/06/06/so-do-we-really-need-superheros-to-sort-out-public-libraries/ Gov.uk : 11th June Maria Miller | Speech – British Hospitality and Tourism Summit 2013 A…
