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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

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

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 more […]

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

Always among the cuts most likely to be opposed by local communities and yet least likely to be overturned. So it was great to see – thanks to the dedicated and […]

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

For Elaine B when she was younger the local library was a lifesaver for homework as she lived several miles away from school and […]