Sun FM: 14 May New chapter for Sunderland Libraries https://www.sun-fm.com/news/local/2288575/new-chapter-for-sunderland-libraries/ Shiny Shiny: 14 May Are digital libraries the future for children’s reading? Library of Miss Gadish launches Paid for app, requiring in app purchases to access reading packs, which appears to…
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Libraries News Round-up: 2 March
The Guardian : 2 March World Book Day: Without libraries we are less human and more profoundly alone https://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2017/mar/02/without-libraries-and-librarians-we-are-less-human-and-more-profoundly-alone Daily Echo : 2 March More than a dozen Hampshire libraries closed – on World Book day !http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/15126786.It_s_World_Book_Day___and_more_than_a_DOZEN_libraries_in_Hampshire_aren_t_opening_/ Cambridge News : 2…
Libraries News Round-up: 11 April 2016
THE GUARDIAN : 11th April Government to investigate Lambeth’s library plans http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/11/government-to-investigate-lambeths-library-plans BBC News : 11th April Government seeks answers over Carnegie Library closure http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36017224 Brixton Buzz : 11th April Government Minister considers formal inquiry into Lambeth Council’s book-ish gyms…
Libraries News Round-up: 29 March 2016
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: 7 March 2015
BOOKTRUST : 6th MarchGovernment funding cut for Northern Ireland The Northern Ireland government will no longer be funding the Bookstart programme.http://www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-blogs/news/1324Don’t Privatise Libraries : 7th MarchBarnet, Lambeth, Devon & Bryant.http://dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/barnet-lambeth-devon-bryant.html Bristol Post : 7th MarchThreat to close seven Bristol libraries is…
Libraries News Round-up: 12th October 2013
Inside Moray : 12th October Cabinet Secretary to ask Moray Council to reconsider Libraries closures http://insidemoray.co.uk/?p=1108 First News : 12th October Nine libraries set to shut doors in Sunderland http://www.firstnews.co.uk/news/nine-libraries-set-to-shut-doors-in-sunderland-i9981 Public Libraries News See this pinterest board “A notable thing…
Libraries News Round-up: 8th October 2013
BBC News : 8th October England’s young adults trail world in literacy and maths http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-24433320 BBC News : 8th October Carol Buck loses Doncaster library funding appeal http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-24447890 ITV News : 8th October Former Doncaster Mayor wins library legal battle…
Libraries News Round-up: 5th September 2013
Caerphilly Observer : 5th September More people using libraries in Caerphilly County Borough According to statistics from Caerphilly County Borough Council, 90,000 more people visited libraries in 2012/13 compared to the previous 12 months. The council has said this is…
Libraries News Round-up: 31st August 2013
Sunderland Echo : 30th August Rallying cry to save Sunderland libraries http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/all-news/rallying-cry-to-save-sunderland-libraries-1-5998401
Libraries News Round-up: 23rd August 2013
The Next Web (TNW) : 22nd August The future of libraries http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/08/22/the-future-of-libraries/ Sunderland Echo : 23rd August ‘No interest’ from community in running Sunderland libraries or other services http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local/all-news/no-interest-from-community-in-running-sunderland-libraries-or-other-services-1-5978018 Spalding Guardian : 23rd August Union’s library demos plea http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/latest-news/union-s-library-demos-plea-1-5421480 Society…
Libraries News Round-up: 16th August 2013
CLOA : 16th August Yinnon Ezra, DCMS Specialist Advisor on Libraries blogs on making savings in public libraries http://blog.cloa.org.uk/2013/08/16/an-approach-to-making-savings-in-public-libraries/ THE BOOKSELLER : 16th August Protest mounts over Lincolnshire library closures http://www.thebookseller.com/news/protest-mounts-over-lincolnshire-library-closures.html Louth Leader : 16th August Add your voice to…
Libraries News Round-up: 26th June 2013
THE GUARDIAN : 26th June In Newcastle, libraries and pools shut as spending cuts reality bites “I’m devastated by it. Libraries are part of the move towards civilised society. They are a sense that our collective knowledge is available to…
