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- 2010-2014: From Community Library to Community-run library: a look at the impact of volunteers
- Pros: reasons for volunteer “community libraries”
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- “The reality is very different”: A volunteer library manager speaks
- Are volunteer libraries statutory or non-statutory?
- Four views on volunteer libraries: Sue Charteris, AnneMarie Naylor, Marylyn Haines-Evans of the WI and Ian Anstice
- The Risk Exposures of Volunteer Libraries
- A crude strategy but here to stay: Biddy Casselden on volunteer public libraries in the United Kingdom
- Council assistance for volunteers
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- Minutes of the Library Campaign Conference 22/10/11
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- Old-fashioned libraries are what we need? Thoughts on the Battle of Ideas public libraries debate, 19th October 2014
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- A glimpse of Tokyo library life, by Sue Charteris
- Relative Poverty: A display designed especially for libraries
- Nick Poole on what can we learn from the past to inform the future of public libraries
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- A little less conversation: Nick Poole from CILIP writes about the problems with public libraries and action needed
- The Amazing Grace of Public Libraries (or aromatherapy for local living)
- Angry about cuts to Newport Libraries
- Libraries Taskforce Kathy Settle sets the records straight
- Thema: Graham Bell describes Thema, the new subject classification for the global book industry
- Glossary of common library terms
- LS&S (formally known as LSSI).
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Changes by local authority
Click on the relevant link for information on the major changes in every library authority in the UK since 2010. The information is taken from the linked media reports.
- Aberdeen to Bedford
- Bedfordshire to Bradford
- Brent to Cambridgeshire
- Camden to Cornwall
- Coventry to Dorset
- Dudley to East Riding of Yorkshire
- Edinburgh to Fife
- Flintshire to Haringey
- Harrow to Inverclyde
- Isle of Man to Lambeth
- Lancashire to Medway
- Merthyr Tydfil to Newham
- Newport to North Yorkshire
- Northeast Lincolnshire to Orkney
- Oxfordshire to Redcar & Cleveland
- Renfrewshire to Sefton
- Sheffield to Southampton
- Southend to Sunderland
- Surrey to Torfaen
- Tower Hamlets to West Berkshire
- West Dunbartonshire to Wokingham
- Wolverhampton to York
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about 10 years ago
I can find details for West Berks, Wokingham, Bracknell & Slough – but what about Reading and Windsor & Maidenhead?
about 10 years ago
Not all library authorities are listed. It depends on whether any changes to the authority are reported in the media and also if I spot (or someone tells me) of the article. Please feel free to send any news items you come across that you think may have been missed to publiclibraries@live.co.uk.
about 10 years ago
is there any news on libraries in South Ayrshire and East Ayrshire?
about 10 years ago
Error report: “Bournemouth. 2012: Wifi being installed into libraries. (17/9/12).” actually refers to Poole Libraries.
about 10 years ago
For other recent news articles on Bournemouth, Dorset (and Poole – but almost none for these) Libraries see my blog http://bmthlibrarian.blogspot.co.uk/p/2012-local-libraries-news.html
about 9 years ago
All East Ayrshire libraries have now been changed from 1st July to east Ayrshire trust
about 9 years ago
Thanks, I have amended the lists