Library campaigners in Sheffield are urging the city council to put on hold plans to sell a Carnegie library to a company which wants to place a restaurant and coffee shop in the building. The Walkley Carnegie Library was one of 15 of the city's 28 libraries that was passed over to volunteer... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Libraries in Cardiff have seen a reprieve from the city council, but major cuts to the Library of Birmingham are to go ahead. The ruling Labour group in Cardiff has confirmed that the seven libraries in the city that faced having their funding withdrawn will continue to be run and operated by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Library campaigners in Cardiff believe they "sent a strong message" to the city council with a National Libraries Day protest against planned cuts to the service. More than 200 people gathered outside the city's Central Library on Saturday (7th February) to hold a mass "read-in", with people... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than half of Liverpool's libraries are at risk of closure as the city council looks to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]