Efficiencies
These pages list ideas for saving money and for doing the same with less:
Co-location -Pros and cons of sharing library buildings with other services, including a list of partners.
Sharing services - Economies of scales may help libraries do the same with less, includes list of current partnerships.
Front office/back office - The pros and cons of moving money and duties from behind the scenes to branches.
Other - There’s a pile of other options that have been tried, with examples.
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Numbers
336 libraries (298 buildings and 38 mobiles) are currently under threat or have been closed/left council control since 1/4/13 out of c.4265 in the UK. The complete list is on "Tally by Local Authority" page as are other changes to budgets such as cuts to hours, bookfund and staffing. Public Libraries News estimates 78 libraries and 14 mobiles were lost in 2012/13, although this is likely to be an underestimate. CIpfa have calculated that 201 library service points were lost 2011/12 . Public Libraries News has tracked down links to 142 of these via counting up all reports about public libraries in the media each day. Full Fact have analysed the accuracy of the figures. For a list of new and refurbished buildings see this page,
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Warren O'Donoghue of Rabbitdigital Design has been wonderful in designing and creating this website, maintaining it and basically being there for the one hundred and one web problems that seem to surface all the time.
A mention should also go to Sally Pewhairangi who runs the excellent "Finding Heroes" library news website and daily email service, providing valuable insights from the world and, as interestingly, from New Zealand.
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- Lincolnshire aim for lowest possible statutory provision: 32 libraries at risk
- Unison surveys the damage
- The road not taken: the French and English library systems compared
- Two surveys show the importance of libraries
- Changes by local authority
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- Reasons for libraries: Educational
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- List of UK volunteer-run libraries
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