In a statement, the American Library Association called Trump's proposal to effectively eliminate all federal library funding "counterproductive and short-sighted," and vowed to fight. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Libraries and campaigners have to be "realistic" about what future libraries can offer as funding cuts mean the Libraries Taskforce was "having to make some trade-offs I'm not thrilled about," its c.e.o Kathy Settle said. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Novelist Robert Harris has said that developing dedicated TV books programming is one of the ways in which the BBC can fight back against funding cuts. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
A series of funding cuts to libraries in Somerset has been halted, after the High Court found... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 28/06/2011 - 11:18 Booktrust has suspended the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, Booktrust Early Years Award and Booktrust Teenage Prize for 2011, blaming funding cuts. The book charity said it hopes to bring them "back with a bang next year", so... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 07/04/2011 - 09:04 Authors including Philip Pullman have warned the "biodiversity of poetry publishing in England" is in "jeopardy", following Arts Council England's funding cuts to poetry presses Arc, Flambard and Enitharmon. In a letter... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]