Gloucestershire Media Blitz
240 libraries plus 17 mobiles currently under threat or recently closed
Some library management posts in Rochdale have been cut but the details are unclear. It’s worth pointing out that there are a lot of library staff cuts that are simply not reported – vacancies are simply not being filled in many authorities to replace those who have left the service.
The campaign to save Gloucestershire libraries continue to impress with its almost daily media coverage (TV, Radio, Petition, MP responses) and Oxfordshire continues to generate headlines. The SCL has produced a statement that would appear criticial to such gung-ho cutters as Oxon, Glos and Bucks. The MLA continues its sad course towards oblivion. The LGA fails to admit the mistake of one of its staff who was quoted as saying libraries are non-statutory.
Angus – Edzell Library campaign – Alan Gibbons
CILIP – president sees the cuts as “double whammy times two” (page 1-2) – CILIP Gazette
Gloucestershire – (Conservative) Gloucester MP says protesters “miss the point entirely” – Friends of Gloucestershire Libraries
Gloucestershire – radio report on library campaigners – BBC Radio Gloucestershire (1hr 51 mins)
Gloucestershire – Points West covers the cuts – BBC TV
Gloucestershire – countywide petition – Friends of Gloucestershire Libraries
Hertfordshire – why must my children suffer? – Royston Weekly News
Hertforsdhire – petition to save Borehamwood – Borehamwood Times
LGA – fails to admit “non-statutory” mistake (see comments) – BookSeller
MLA – All MLA staff at risk of redundancy, grants now have to be “prudent” – BookSeller
Northumberland – consultants provide “new vision” – Journal Live
Oxfordshire – volunteer libraries “unworkable” – Oxford Mail
Oxfordshire- libraries are worth saving – Oxford Mail
Rochdale – library management posts to go – Rochdale Town Centre News
SCL – closures should be after “comprehensive public consultation” – SCL
Voices for the Library Youtube Channel
Wandsworth – don’t cut library that helped me get my job – London Evening Standard.
USA – Connecticut Cuts – Webjunction
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