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 heard but more will swiftly follow, as campaigners frustrated by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sports unwillingness to order a public inquiry into closures turn to the law for urgent action before their libraries are closed for good. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House UK has joined Bloomsbury's Public Library Online, with titles available on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campaigners trying to create a community library in Kensal Rise have raised nearly half the money... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Volunteers will take over the running of ten libraries in Surrey after the county council was... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries could face closure as Sheffield City Council looks to make savings in its annual budget... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shadow culture minister Dan Jarvis has spoken out about local library campaigns, criticising the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cornwall council has announced a raft of privatisation plans, meaning key services such as... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The campaign group Friends of Gloucestershire Libraries has decided to step back from further... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shadow culture minister Dan Jarvis has accused his government opposite Ed Vaizey of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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School libraries are being forced to scrape by on ever-decreasing budgets, according to a new... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than the half the libraries in Tameside, Greater Manchester, could be lost as the borough... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Launched at the end of 2011, the ebook program of the Library of America has released eight titles so far with plans to publish about two ebooks a month for the next year. LOA publisher Max Rudin explained that the nonprofit charged with producing high-quality, beautifully designed editions of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Close to half of Wakefield district's 26 libraries face closure by March next year unless... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A growing number of public and college libraries are deciding to remove paper-and-ink books from their shelves. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Citing budget concerns, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed a $25-billion budget that eliminates almost $900,000 in state funding for its libraries. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Doncaster resident has been granted permission to bring an application for judicial review... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has announced £6m of funding for libraries to use on arts and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book readers have been relatively slow to borrow digital works from the library, deterred by a limited selection and by not even knowing whether their local branch offers e-releases, according to a new study. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to a new study by the Pew Research Center, 62 percent of respondents didn't know whether or not their local library had ebooks. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The #5 book in Italy in May, Gianluigi Nuzzi’s His Holiness. The Secret Documents of Benedict XVI, has caused international news since its publication. Pope Benedict XVI’s butler, Paolo Gabriele, was arrested late last month on suspicion of releasing dozens of embarrassing letters to Nuzzi... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You might say Penguin has had a rocky relationship with libraries. That looks to be on the tentative mend, as the publisher and 3M have together cut deals with the Brooklyn Public Library and New York Public Library to bring Penguin's ebook catalog back as part of a test program. Under the terms... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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