Swindon Council's scrutiny committee has passed plans to close two thirds of the town's libraries by the end of August 2017. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author/illustrator and Swindon Libraries Patron Steve Antony pens an open letter in response to plans to close 10 of the borough's 15 libraries Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Shadow culture minister Kevin Brennan [pictured] has called on the Secretary of State for Culture, Karen Bradley, to intervene in Swindon Council’s plans to close two thirds of the borough's libraries. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Swindon Council’s plans to close 11 libraries “will cause long-term damage" to the futures of constituents, Nick Poole c.e.o. of libraries body CILIP has said. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]