Libraries body CILIP has called for a public inquiry to investigate whether the government knowingly issued contracts for the delivery of public services to a failing company following the collapse of Carillion. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The government is considering holding a public inquiry into Lancashire's controversial plans to shut 28 of its libraries - the first time it will have intervened in library closures since 2009. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 01/08/2011 - 08:53 The defence of the public library service has entered a new phase with the judicial review hearing in the High Court into Brent councils contentious proposal to close six of its 12 libraries. The case was the first to be... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]