Blackadder actor Tony Robinson has expressed his anger at Bristol councillors over their plans to close 17 of the city's libraries, calling them "stupid bastards" on social media. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lancashire County Council has decided to press ahead with plans to close more than 20 libraries after a 12-week consultation. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Library groups have welcomed education secretary Nicky Morgan’s drive for all children to have a library card, although campaigners say the news rings hollow at a time when many public libraries are closing. Desmond Clarke, a veteran library campaigner who has spoken out against library cuts in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The book trade is facing more library cuts and an uncertain future in Europe and at the department for Business, Industry and Skills, industry figures say, as they digest the results of the general election, emerging overnight. The Conservatives have racked up 330 seats for an overall majority,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
A full judicial review into Lincolnshire's library cuts has been given the go ahead by the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
A survey of 2,000 library staff by union UNISON has revealed claims of major cuts to schools... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson has spoken out in support of libraries, arguing that it... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Wed, 05/10/2011 - 08:50 Doncaster council has announced plans to hand 12 libraries over to volunteer-running, some as early as November, the BBC reports. The development, which comes after a year's moratorium on library cuts, comes despite a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Thu, 23/06/2011 - 11:32 Walker Books author Patrick Ness has won this year's CILIP Carnegie Medal for his novel Monsters of Men (Walker Books), using the ceremony today to attack the government's library cuts and to accuse education secretary Michael... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 25/03/2011 - 12:35 Oxfordshire county council leader Keith Mitchell has said the council will look at "co-locating" libraries with existing local services, such as fire stations, as part of its four-month consultation on library cuts. read... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Wed, 23/02/2011 - 15:33 A High Court challenge is being launched over library closures in Gloucestershire and Somerset, in what is believed to be the first case of its kind. A challenge to the coalition government's "vague" Big Society concept,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]