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4 Dec 20
Spending on libraries in the UK dropped by nearly £20m less last year, according to research by CIPFA.
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5 Dec 19
Libraries in Britain have become more reliant on volunteers as staff numbers have crashed following funding being slashed by nearly a third over the last decade, CIPFA has revealed.
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3 Dec 19
Boris Johnson has been criticised by the UK’s library and information association for comments he made on national television.
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7 Dec 18
Public library and staff numbers continue to decline as councils cut spending in this area, CIPFA’s annual library survey has revealed.
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22 Aug 18
The ruling over Northamptonshire’s library closure plans is a reminder that libraries are a statutory service – so more should be made of them, says Cilip’s Mark Taylor.
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11 Dec 17
More than 100 British libraries closed last year and council spending on the service was cut by £66m, CIPFA’s annual survey has revealed.
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13 Jan 17
County council websites are relatively weak at providing digital library content, Socitm highlighted in its latest usability research.
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8 Dec 16
Local councils cut spending for local libraries by £25m in 2015-16, reflecting a five-year downward trend, according to CIPFA’s annual survey.
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9 Dec 15
Council spending on library services across England, Scotland and Wales was cut by £50m in 2014/15, leading to closure of more than 100 libraries, figures from CIPFA have revealed.
4 Dec 20Spending on libraries in the UK dropped by nearly £20m less last year, according to research by CIPFA.
3 Dec 19Boris Johnson has been criticised by the UK’s library and information association for comments he made on national television.
22 Aug 18The ruling over Northamptonshire’s library closure plans is a reminder that libraries are a statutory service – so more should be made of them, says Cilip’s Mark Taylor.
13 Jan 17County council websites are relatively weak at providing digital library content, Socitm highlighted in its latest usability research.
9 Dec 15Council spending on library services across England, Scotland and Wales was cut by £50m in 2014/15, leading to closure of more than 100 libraries, figures from CIPFA have revealed.
