Libraries may be frozen out of ebooks from publishers – Guardian. Radio 4 PM programme discusses the matter (at 47 to 53 minutes).
Leicestershire – look at new library, staff losses, public fear less books –  This Is Leicestershire
Hertfordshire looks to cut library opening by one third as an alternative to closing them – BBC, with more information here showing mobile library routes in town will be cut.
New mobile libraries may come to Angus after libraries closed down – Press and Journal

HOLLAND – a “post-print” library – fastcodesign.
USA Chicago looking at vending-machine books – Chicago Sun Times
NZ Human chain moves books to new library in Hawaii – Hawaii News Now and a video of it is here.
USA Retaining the institutional knowledge of retiring staff – American Libraries Magazine
AUSTRALIA cuts in Liverpool libraries –  Liverpool Leader
USA Seattle gets collection agency to call those with fines – komonews.com