Libraries and Library Services have been serverly hit due to the Austery agenda. 8000 jobs have been lost, 343 Libraries closed, over 15,000 volunteers introduced and many more buildings handed over to either community groups or external providers. Libraries are one of the few free open spaces in society, they are often the heart of […]
30% of library staff in South Gloucestershire could be sacked under Tory Councillors’ plans to hit the local service, despite the council’s own consultation showing most public support for stopping library cuts. With £650k of cuts planned over the next three years, the library service will see its budget (£2.6m) fall by more than one […]
UNISON lays down plans to protect service and workers after hearing of members burned out and facing threats and violence
Cash-trapped councils across the country have had no choice but to cut back on culture and libraries spending in a desperate attempt to save core services
In recent years they’ve seen the value of their pay fall, now the university wants to cut their income in retirement too
This year’s Save Our local Services day of action focuses on libraries – a hub and a have in our communities
Neath Port Talbot branch fought a successful campaign against library closures – so just how did they do it?
A local government member tells us about the effect of cuts on his community’s archive
Assemble at Greenford Hall 11am Save our Seven Libraries Greenford Hanwell Northfields Perivale Pitshanger West Ealing Wood End All seven are under threat from Ealing Council – join us to say no to the Council’s ultimatum of replacing local libraries with volunteer-managed centres outsourced to private organisations, or face closure. The route: Assemble at Greenford […]
