26th October 2010
Oct 26th
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
25th October 2010
Oct 25th
Defence of libraries after Leeds start consultation on closing 20 libraries – Guardian – refers to decision by Leeds detailed here.
CILIP on the rocks? Membership dept closes with 3 job losses, magazines merge – Bookseller
Houston – Highly successful WII games use in public library described, and defended – americanlibrariesmagazine
Library book vending machines – Education Technology. Wall Street Journal likes the idea.
Private company takes over California library – public often doesn’t notice – LA Times
Northamptonshire Libraries lend out energy monitors – aboutmyarea.com
Aberdeenshire looks to closing libraries as part of £127m cuts – BBC news
24th October 2010
Oct 24th
Libraries will be among hardest hit by cuts – Express, via alangibbons.net
Nottingham authors fight against 75% bookfund cut, 80 job losses – The Independent
US libraries have too few computers to meet increase jobseeking demand – The Economist
Lawrence library emphasises its many different roles in order to boost its funding – Lawrence Journal, US
Omaha librarian resigns after her work teaching English to immigrants is questioned – Omaha World-Herald, US
Library wants more Friends, summary of what Friends have done for them – Herald Extra, US
23rd October 2010
Oct 23rd
Ebooks will be allowed in UK libraries only for those who physically enter the library – thebookseller.com
What the spending review means for libraries – alangibbons.net
Tim Coates says council funding cuts of 5% per year easily fundable by cutting overheads – goodlibraryguide.com
CILIP’s response to the comprehensive spending review – cilip.org.uk. Three staff leave CILIP due to it’s own budget problems.
Leeds libraries at risk of closure due to government cuts – Yorkshire Evening Post
Dudley libraries are “carer aware” – Stourbridge News
Cornwall plans to reduce number of libraries from 40 to 14 – BBC News Cornwall
New York Subway public library – New York Times article on the Terence-Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library
Minneapolis Libraries offer homework help, and a lot else, via volunteers – Twin Cities Daily Planet
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