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People from across Cardiff came together on National Libraries Day to stage a ‘read-in’ to oppose cuts to Cardiff library services

UNISON will submit thousands of signatures from across the Vale of Glamorgan to the local council in a bid to protect library services. Library services across the Vale of Glamorgan have come under threat as a result of budget constraints. Council proposals include redycung opening hours, cutting staff numbers, and a call to community groups […]

An online version of the petition is still live at change.org and UNISON is encouraging members of the public to sign […]

An online version of the petition is still live at change.org and UNISON is encouraging members of the public to sign […]

All in a day’s work for today’s librarian

Neath Port Talbot reverses plans to close libraries, mobile library service and museum after UNISON-organised petition

The final decision to do this falls to you, as one of our elected Councillors. We need you to stop this as it just isn’t right.

Our local libraries are used daily by many residents for far […]

From the early trade unionists – many of them self taught – to the generations of students educated through […]

A local government member tells us about the effect of cuts on his community’s archive

The event was organised by UNISON with Speak Up For Libraries - a coalition of organisations and campaigners working to protect libraries and library staff. Several well-known authors – […]