Library Campaign attacks CMS Arts Council report

The Library Campaign has termed the new report from the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee into the activities of Arts Council England a "damp squib". In the report, released yesterday (5th November), the CMS Committee criticised ACE for its bias in funding projects in the capital, but added that it welcomed the involvement of the Arts Council in museums and libraries. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom Gates campaign for Scholastic

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Government library guidance 'hits new low'

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Report: Stories About Politics Inspire Best, Worst Comments

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gaiman: closing libraries 'like stopping vaccinations'

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Carl Bernstein Plans Memoir on His Cub Reporter Days

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Highlights of L,B's Goldfinch PR campaign

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