East London borough plans to axe nearly half their libraries to save ยฃ300,000
standard.co.uk/news/london/haโฆ
4 libraries to close along with a 60% cut to the stock budget plus cuts to opening hrs + redundancies.
And the consultation is overly-long & complicated.
#savelibraries
Additional thanks to Rosie Turton and extraordinarily talented musical friends for bringing experimental jazz into the Brutalist Library to celebrate Open City last weekend - a very special gig โค๐ฅ #savelibraries #community This Is Croydon
FREE talk Sat 17 June 1.30pm (2pm start) - The History of Grace Hill Library. Kathmandu House basement, West Terrace #Folkestone . A Civic Voice #CivicDay event supporting the #SaveFolkestoneLibrary campaign #SaveOurLibraries #SaveLibraries #SavingGrace #HeritageAtRisk #Libraries
The world's first recorded library fine dates back to Paleolithic times in Lascaux, France, for bringing back the cave paintings a week late. #SaveLibraries School Libraries Group Ambassador
Took the boys to the Moiliโili library for their first library experience! Came home with over 20 books and they have been glued to their table ever since. They are hooked.
Books are awesome. Libraries are awesome!
#SaveBooks #SaveLibraries
God bless a world where you get paid more than once for a rubbish picture of a worm that took 6 seconds. #PLR
#publicApology PuffinBooks #iLoveLibraries #saveLibraries
Libraries have provided me with so many books over the years, I decided to return the favour by donating copies of #TheSecretsWeKeep to my local library in Wimbledon (also available to borrow in ebook) #Libraries Matter #Libraries #SaveLibraries #LibraryTwitter #BookTwitter ๐
today I shall be mostly reading some poetry and my latest childrenโs tale at my local library. Cone along 1.00pm Long lane Halesowen its free
#reading #bookstoread #savelibraries #realbooks #performance #ashwoodnurseries #sandwellanddudley
These people are insane. Incest should be everybodyโs worst nightmare. #FlowersInTheAttic #savelibraries
Hey! This afternoon Iโll be reading books to anyone interested at Woodbridge Library from 3.45. We will start with this beauty from Auntie Malorie
#SupportLibraries #savelibraries #lovelibraries
Libraries matter more than ever now. They embody a beautiful and brilliant idea that we must never stop defending. The idea that knowledge is free - and it belongs to EVERYONE equally. #SaveLibraries
(Cartoon by Charles M Schulz)
#Libraries are statuary under the 1964 Public Libraries &Museums Act๐
Shame on Manchester City Council for this!
Using volunteers 4 skilled roles is unfair on those volunteers & devalues work of the Library profession
Snip of the job spec below..ughh ๐คทโโ๏ธ
#savelibraries #publiclibraries