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Out of the red, but at what cost? Birmingham council asset sales have left city reeling, say residents
Published: February 10, 2026 11:43
As council declares itās āno longer bankruptā, people say closure of services have added to social isolation and crimeWhen Birmingham city council announced last week it was āno longer bankruptā, after years of budget cuts and asset sales, one retiredā¦
Paul Ayris obituary
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/06/paul-ayris-obituary
Published: February 6, 2026 17:50
My friend and former line manager Paul Ayris, who has died aged 68 of cardiac failure, was an influential university library leader and a formidable force in the movement for āopen scienceā to make scientific research freely accessible.Paul began hisā¦
āItās about making reading as natural as breathingā: Malorie Blackman backs the National Year of Reading
Published: January 22, 2026 09:00
The Noughts & Crosses author is among the starry ambassadors for the campaign ā one of the initiatives aimed at addressing the reading crisisLast night, the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, announced a Ā£27.5m package for libraries. Itās the latest in aā¦
Philip Pacey obituary
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan/21/philip-pacey-obituary
Published: January 21, 2026 17:36
My father, Philip Pacey, who has died aged 79, was a librarian, editor and poet.From 1975 until his retirement in 2007 he was an art librarian at Preston Polytechnic, later the University of Central Lancashire. His career began as art librarianship wasā¦
Churchillās desk and rare artwork among items donated to UK cultural institutions
Published: January 15, 2026 00:01
Items worth Ā£59.7m allocated to museums, galleries, libraries and archives as part of Arts Council England schemeWinston Churchill and Benjamin Disraeliās desk, a painting by Vanessa Bell and a rare artwork by Edgar Degas are among the items of culturalā¦
The Guardian view on the National Year of Reading 2026: time to start a healthy habit for life | Editorial
Published: December 29, 2025 18:25
A Childrenās Booker prize, library cards for newborns and a major campaign ā initiatives to encourage a love of books in children are a cause for celebrationReading to children from a young age leads to greater happiness, educational success, empathy andā¦
Helen Garner says State Library of Victoria turned into āparty centralā, with planned job cuts to ābring disgraceā on Melbourne
Published: December 3, 2025 14:01
Acclaimed author āsickā about 171-year-old institutionās proposed restructure as hundreds of writers sign open letter in protestFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHelen Garnerā¦
I have a lifelong connection to Victoriaās state library ā which is why I am aghast at its crude self-lobotomy | Gideon Haigh
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/03/state-library-victoria-cuts-changes
Published: December 2, 2025 23:22
If the āsuitsā can come for the State Library of Victoria, they can come for anyone, and no public institution is safePardon me that this is a little personal.I first visited the State Library of Victoria aged 12. I held books retrieved from itsā¦
State Library of Victoria faces job cuts as staff accuse management of pursuing ādigital vanity projectsā
Published: November 27, 2025 14:00
Under the plan, 39 jobs would be lost and the public-facing workforce of reference librarians would be cut from 25 staff to 10Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastState Library of Victoria staff have accused management of underminingā¦
British Library strikers deserve our support | Letters
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/18/british-library-strikers-deserve-our-support
Published: November 18, 2025 17:45
Jane Ghosh says itās time to value all library workers, while Keith Flett wonders if the local MP can helpZadie Smith commendably pays tribute to the staff who make available the wonderful cultural gems in the British Library (Does Britain value cultureā¦
The Pushkin job: unmasking the thieves behind an international rare books heist ā podcast
Published: November 17, 2025 05:00
Between 2022 and 2023, as many as 170 rare and valuable editions of Russian classics were stolen from libraries across Europe. Were the thieves merely low-level opportunists, or were bigger forces at work?By Philip Oltermann. Read by Daniela Denby Asheā¦
The man on a mission to save Mauritaniaās ācity of librariesā from encroaching desert sands
Published: November 12, 2025 05:00
Desert settlement of Chinguetti faces rising sands, dwindling tourism and insecurity due to conflict in neighbouring MaliOn a recent afternoon, 67-year-old Saif Islam made his way into the courtyard of a library in Chinguetti, a tiny desert settlementā¦