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‘Essential for me’: readers on the importance of libraries
Published: September 6, 2024 05:00
As sources of inspiration, havens from noise or social support service, council-run libraries have had a positive impact on lives all over the UK“There’s a random element to life, which I think is important to preserve. Browsing through books is not a…
More than 180 UK public libraries closed or handed to volunteers since 2016, data shows
Published: September 3, 2024 14:37
Around 2,000 jobs were cut, and the most deprived areas were four times more likely to lose a library than the richest, according to a BBC reportMore than 180 UK council-run libraries have closed or been handed over to volunteer groups since 2016, new data…
Share your experience of how libraries shaped your life
Published: September 3, 2024 12:57
We want to hear your views on which libraries are important to you and why – and any memories that have stayed with youCouncil-run libraries have been under threat the last couple of years due to cuts in funding. Since 2016, more than 180 libraries run by…
Jack Reacher would not exist without Birmingham’s libraries, says writer
Published: September 3, 2024 09:39
Lee Child says childhood visits to city’s libraries helped him to create protagonist as he laments proposed closuresIt is said that heroes are made, not born.In the case of the fictional ex-military action man Jack Reacher, it has emerged he was made in a…
The headlines will tell you about councils going bust. Let me tell you what that means to me | Michaela Makusha
Published: August 24, 2024 11:00
I live in Birmingham, where the council is now bankrupt. I see the impact on arts and culture – and the awful effect on people’s livesBirmingham is bankrupt. That sounds stark to anyone outside Britain’s so-called second city. Imagine what that’s like for…
The Dublin award’s place in the Irish literary scene | Letter
Published: August 23, 2024 16:31
Bob Mortimer on the biggest prize in the world for a single novel published in English, nominated by librariesKate McCusker’s excellent article about the success of the Irish literary scene (‘We all read like hell!’ How Ireland became the world’s literary…
Dozens of UK school librarians asked to remove LGBTQ+ books, survey finds
Published: August 19, 2024 16:46
Index on Censorship said 53% of librarians polled had been asked to remove books – and that in more than half of those cases books were taken off shelvesMore than two dozen school librarians in the UK have been asked to remove books – many of which are…
Nearly £250,000 raised for Liverpool library damaged by rioters
Published: August 14, 2024 17:12
Authors including Matt Haig and Nigella Lawson, as well as members of the public, donated money to repair Spellow Hub library, which was set on fire earlier this monthA fundraising campaign has raised nearly £250,000 to repair a library in Liverpool that…
My kids have done the Book Week walk of shame many times. This year will be different | Melanie La’Brooy
Published: August 12, 2024 15:00
They will wear a rabble-rousing, revolution-starting costumeDespite having a mum who’s a children’s book author, my kids have done the Book Week walk of shame pretty much every year, dressed variously as Percy Jackson (T-shirt and jeans), Charlie Bucket…
Advocates react to Utah ban of 13 books in schools and libraries: ‘It’s a tragedy’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/09/utah-book-removal-schools-libraries
Published: August 9, 2024 10:00
Utah is first in the US to outlaw titles statewide they deem ‘indecent’ as free speech advocates worry about impactLibrary associations, free speech groups and advocates are expressing outrage and concern after the state of Utah ordered 13 books to be…
The burning of Spellow library broke my heart – but books will prevail over bigotry | Olivia Sung
https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/aug/08/the-burning-of-spellow-library-liverpool
Published: August 8, 2024 13:11
The destruction of this beloved Liverpool institution was an act of far-right hatred. But seeing the community rally to restore this haven of literature gives me hopeOn Saturday night, amid the maelstrom of far-right violence spreading across the country,…