THE BOOKSELLER : 29th December Gliori in protest over school librarian cuts http://www.thebookseller.com/news/gliori-protest-over-school-librarian-cuts-319143 Sleaford Standard : 29th December Lincolnshire | New chapter for village library (Heckington) http://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/news/community/community-news/new-chapter-for-village-library-1-7133177 Hinckley Times : 29th December Library use is on the slide in the East Midlands The…
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Libraries News Round-up: 19 November 2015
THE BOOKSELLER : 19th November Workers strike over plans to turn libraries into gyms http://www.thebookseller.com/news/lambeth-library-workers-strike-over-plans-turn-libraries-gyms-316938 Brixton Blog : 19th November Fury over Lambeth libraries vote http://www.brixtonblog.com/34123-2/34123 THE GUARDIAN : 19th November Publishers answer minister’s call to offer schools cheap classics…
Library News Round-up: 1 September 2015
THE GUARDIAN : 1st SeptemberMichael Rosen | Dear Ms Morgan: there’s no point giving children tickets for closed librarieshttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/sep/01/morgan-child-library-ticketTHE GUARDIAN: 1st SeptemberLocal authorities ‘cannot cope with further cuts’http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/sep/01/local-government-association-cannot-cope-further-cuts Evening Standard : 1st SeptemberJeremy Corbyn hails arts as ‘vital to health’ and pledges…
Library News Round-up: 2 June 2015
THE GUARDIAN : 2nd JuneLetter – Michael Rosen to Nicky MorganI can’t stop myself from imagining how a government could divert the time, effort and money being devoted to testing four-, five- and six-year-olds into the support of their reading…
Library News Round-up: 9 April 2015
THE GUARDIAN : 9th AprilPoorer children fall behind in literacy and earn less in later life, study says no mention of public libraries http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/apr/09/poorer-children-literacy-nurses?CMP=share_btn_twTechie News : 9th April Campaign to End Loneliness | Study identifies need for loneliness ‘maps’comment – Shirley Burnhamhttp://www.techienews.co.uk/9727563/need-for-loneliness-maps/ Executive…
Libraries News Round-up: 12th March 2014
DAILY TELEGRAPH : 12th March Malorie Blackman: Why are libraries mandatory in prisons but not schools? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/10691061/Malorie-Blackman-Why-are-libraries-mandatory-in-prisons-but-not-schools.html Skegness Standard : 11th March Wainfleet Library and museum cut fears However, from May 6, opening hours are reducing from 14 hours to 8. …
Libraries News Round-up: 27th August 2013
This Is Lincolnshire : 27th August Villagers hand in 7,800 name petition in library closure threat protest They made the 100-mile round trip from Deeping St James in the south of the county to present it to officials at county…
Libraries News Round-up: 18th June 2013
DAILY MIRROR : 18th June Jobless forced to pay for library internet access just as more services move online A survey of 2,000 library staff by Britain’s biggest public sector union Unison for its annual conference in Liverpool this week,…
Libraries News Round-up: 11th June 2013
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…
