Plans for Essex libraries by the county council have sent “alarm bells ringing” about increased commercialisation of the service, a campaign group has said. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-24 02:02:07 UTC ]
Staffordshire has confirmed plans which will see more than half of its libraries passed to volunteers. The county council's cabinet approved plans today (18th February) that will see only 20 of the county's 43 libraries remain managed and staffed by the council, while the rest will be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Half of the libraries in North Yorkshire could face closure unless volunteers come forward to keep them open, the county council has warned. The push towards community-run libraries follows an original decision by the council in 2010, which saw nine of the council's 42 libraries run by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lincolnshire looks set to axe 32 libraries in a bid to save £2m from the county council... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Volunteers will take over the running of ten libraries in Surrey after the county council was... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]