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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 […]

Still time to sign petition which will be handed in to Neath and Port Talbot county borough on Monday 11 January

Still time to sign petition which will be handed in to Neath and Port Talbot county borough on Monday 11 January

Customers are being helped to use the computerised system for borrowing and returning books, while a small room is being prepared for a local bereavement group to meet. The team know […]

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

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

Of course these are tough times for public services and those who provide them – but victories like this give us hope that the tide can turn, and that the resources which have helped so many generations of working people will still be there to support generations to come.

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

Friends and fellow UNISON members Elaine Brooks and Elaine Cotterell have worked in libraries all their lives. They travelled to London to defend their passion