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This is Lancashire : 'Accrington Author Laments State of Libraries' : 29th August
Alan Gibbons : Letter to the Editor : The Times : 28th August
BBC Arts Editor, Will Gompertz : 'What Next for the Local Library ?' : 27th August
This is Gloucestershire : 'Fears that County Libraries may Close' : 26th August
The Fulham Chronicle : 'Residents Unite to Fight Closure of Barons Court Library' : 26th August
The Guardian : 'Authors Join Forces to Defend Public Lending Right Scheme' : 26th August
The Swindon Advertiser : 'More People Visit Swindon's Libraries' : 25th August
The Bookseller : 'Libraries Must Not be a Soft Touch for Cuts' : 25th August
The Daily Telegraph : 'A Pint of Best Bitter and a Cider With Rosie' : 25th August
The Bookseller : 'Up to 1000 Libraries Under Threat Claims Coates' : 25th August
The Guardian : 'Libraries Need Investment to Thrive' : 24th August
The Swindon Advertiser : 'Swindon Council to Spend Ł50,000 on Leisure Review' : 24th August
Alan Gibbons Blog : 'Andy Burnham Signs Swindon Petition' : 23rd August
MUMSNET [discussion] : "Am I being unreasonable to think that we NEED libraries ? This is horrific !" : 21st August
Alan Gibbons Blog : 'Building the Campaign' : 21st August
The Independent : 'Hands Off our Public Libraries' : 20th August
The Bookseller : 'Library Visitors Continue to Decrease' : 19th August
The Guardian : Jeanette Winterson Hits Out at Threats to Libraries' : 18th August
The Guardian : 'Doncaster Library Cuts - A Catastrophe' : 18th August
BBC Suffolk : 'Community-Run Libraries to be Tested in Suffolk' : 18th August
The Bookseller : 'Cambridgeshire Library Services to be Cut by 25 Per Cent' : 18th August
The Scottish Herald : 'New Libraries will Deny Children Access to Classics, fears Jeanette Winterson' : 17th August
The Daily Mirror : 'Fears Coalition Plans to Flog our Libraries' : 17th August
The Daily Mirror : 'Verdict' from Michael Rosen [re 'Fears Coalition Plans to Flog our Libraries'] : 17th August
Cambridgeshire Times-24 : 'Library Users Told to Expect 25 per cent Cuts' : 17th August
The Bookseller : 'Vaizey Announces Authorities for Library Support Programme' : 17th August
The DCMS 'Library Support Programme' Press Release : 16th August
The Good Library Guide : 'Haringey to Close Nine Libraries out of Ten in the Borough' : 15th August
Alan Gibbons Blog : 'Exchanges between Shirley Burnham and Roy Clare' : 13th August
UK Indymedia : 'Librarians Strike Back' : 12th August
The Swindon Advertiser : 'Letter from Sherry Waldon' : 11th August
The Swindon Advertiser : 'Letter from Mary Ratcliffe' : 10th August
The Harrow Times : 'Outcry Over Threat to Harrow's Library Staff': 10th August
Esk Valley Today : 'Mobile Library Service Future Still Uncertain' [Whitby] : 10th August
The Bookseller : 'Gloucester to Cut Library Stock' : 9th August
The Swindon Advertiser : 'Fears Council Cuts Could Hit Library Service' [Petition Launched] : 6th August
Alan Gibbons Blog : 'Shake-Up of Fulham Libraries' : 4th August
The Spectator : 'SOS for the Public Library Service' : 3rd August
This Is Local London : 'Job Cuts Loom at Harrow's Nine Libraries' : 3rd August
East Anglian Daily Times : 'Rural Libraries Face Uncertain Future' : 2nd August
The Bookseller : 'Author Condemns Library Cuts' : 30th July
The Bookseller : 'Author Condemns Library Cuts' : 30th July
The Bookseller : 'Statutory Role of Culture Secretary for Libraries is Not Being Discussed' : 28th July
The Bookseller : 'Clare Attacks CILIP Posturing over MLA Closure' : 28th July
The Bookseller : 'Vaizey must Speak Now over Library Concerns, says CILIP' : 27th July
CILIP Update Blog : 'So, Farewell then, MLA' : 27th July
The Guardian : 'Hunt Proposes Closure of MLA' : 26th July
The Bookseller : 'MLA Set to be Abolished' : 26th July
The Yorkshire Post : 'Spending Squeeze Fear for Region's Libraries' : 25th July
The Bookseller : 'Borrowed Time' : 23rd July
Shropshire Star : 'Could Shropshire Libraries Go Self-Service? : 22nd July
The Ministerial Meeting held at DCMS of 20th July : see Alan Gibbons Blog
John Holden : 'How Can Libraries Best Demonstrate Value as Costs Come Under Pressure?' : [speech to recent CILIP Conference]
The Guardian : 'Culture Department Braces Itself for Redundancies of Up to 50%' : 20th July
The Bookseller : 'Libraries Under Siege as Never Before' : 16th July
The Guardian : 'Cardiff Libraries Suffer as New City Centre Library Opens' : 16th July
The Bookseller : 'Campaigners Call to End School Library Closures' : 16th July
The Guardian : 'We Still Need Libraries in the Digital Age' : 13th July
'Andrew Wright - Cycling for Africa - Visits Old Town Library, Swindon' : 13th July
Cambridge News : 'Campaign is On to Save One of Region's Libraries' : 13th July
BBC News : 'Second Librarian Strike over Southampton Volunteer Plan' : 12th July
Portsmouth News : 'Small Libraries could Close across Hampshire' : 12th July
Hampshire UNISON [photographs and article on July 10 rally] : 'Save Our Libraries, Fight for the Right to Read' : 12th July
Alan Gibbons Blog : 'Hampshire Anti Cuts Demonstration' : 10th July
The Bookseller : 'Crunch Time for Public Library Service' : 9th July
The Bookseller : 'No Minister' : 9th July
BBC News : 'Library Service Shake-up Planned in Cambridgeshire' : 8th July
The Bookseller : 'Five Libraries Under Threat in Lewisham' : 7th July
Cambridge News : 'Cambridge Community Libraries may be Shelved ..' : 6th July
Conservative Home Blogs : 'Hillingdon Triples Library Use and Cuts Costs by 20%' : 5th July
The Guardian : 'Want to Help Run your Local Library?' : 5th July
The Bookseller : 'Lyn Brown MP Continues Campaign for Library Development Agency' : 5th July
CILIP Update : 'Minister, Ed Vaizey, Shares his Vision for Libraries' : 2nd July
CILIP Update : 'Remodel Service Delivery or Die' : 2nd July
CILIP Update : 'Public Charter for Libraries Launched - What the Users Want' : 2nd July
Taxpayers' Alliance : 'Free Libraries' : 1st July
The Guardian : 'Ed Vaizey puts Libraries at Heart of Big Society' : 1st July
The Bookseller : 'Vaizey Wants Streamlined Library Service' : 1st July
The Bookseller : 'Alliance calls for Liberation of Librarians' : 1st July
The Bookseller : 'Introduce 15p per Book Library Scheme, Suggests Author' : 28th June
The Daily Telegraph : 'Our Glorious Libraries Civilise Us All' : 27th June
The Daily Telegraph : 'Neil Gaiman says Closing Libraries would be a Terrible Mistake' : 25th June
The Bookseller : '(Unison) People's Inquiry Wants Commitment on Library Funding' : 23rd June
The Guardian : 'Government Shelves Labour Projects' (Library Modernisation) : 17th June
The Bookseller : 'Campaigners to Unite in Support of Libraries' : 16th June
The Irish Times : 'Libraries in Disadvantaged Areas Will Not be Hit' : 16th June
The Bookseller : 'Calls for Cross-Industry Campaign to Save Library Service' : 14th June
The Guardian : 'Andrew Motion Attacks "Catastrophic" Plan for Volunteers to Run Libraries' : 11th June
CILIP Update : 'KPMG is a Red Herring' [on Alan Gibbons Blog] : 10th June
The MLA's Press Release : 10th June
'New York Public Library Director Testifies re Budget Cuts' : 4th June
BBC News : 'Libraries in Wales see Borrowing Rise': 3rd June
The Bookseller : Desmond Clarke : 'The Sharpest Cut' : 2nd June
The Bookseller : 'A Third of Belfast Libraries to Shut' : 28th May
The Swindon Advertiser : 'Library and Arts Scheme Unveiled' : 27th May
The Bookseller : 'Rough Ride Predicted for Libraries' : 24th May
The Good Library Blog : 'More, from James Christie...' : 23rd May
Alan Gibbons Blog : 'Hampshire's Yinnon Ezra Responds' : 17th May
BBC : 'Sixty Hampshire Library Service Jobs to be Cut' : 16th May
The Good Library Blog : 'James Christie' says ... : 13th May
The Bookseller (Blogs) : 'One Hell of a Change' : 12th May
The Bookseller : 'Southampton Library Workers Threaten Strike over Volunteers' : 11th May
Alan Gibbons : 'UNISON Ballots Southampton City Council Library Staff for Industrial Action' : 11th May
The full UNISON Press Release : 10th May
Edinburgh Evening News : 'Edinburgh's Libraries get set for Weekend Opening' : 23rd April
The Press and Journal : 'Residents Probe the Legality of Library Closure' (Edzell, Angus) : 17th April
Dimensions of the proposed 'flexible space' library for Old Town. Read answers to queries from Swindon's Planning Department : 13th April.
The Swindon Advertiser : 'Plan for New Cultural Hub in Old Town' : 12th April
The Guardian : 'Is the Mobile Library Dead?' : 7th April
The Bookseller : 'Tim Coates Elected Chair of London Library Group' : 6th April
The Sunday Times : 'It's only Books 'n' Shelves but I Like It' (Rolling Stone, Keith Richards) : 4th April
'NUT Passes Motion supporting Reading for Pleasure' : Alan Gibbons Blog : 3rd April
Alan Gibbons Blog : 'Tim Coates elected to Chair London Library Campaign Body' : 2nd April
Arbroath Herald : 'Battle to Keep Libraries Looks Lost' : 2nd April
The Times : Letter to the Editor from Roy Clare, CE Museums Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) : 1st April
The Times : Letter to the Editor from Shirley Burnham : 31st March
The Times : 'Libraries Stop Doing It By The Book' : 30th March
The Guardian : 'Libraries are Crucial to our Digital Future' : 30th March
Society of Chief Librarians : 'SCL publishes Manifesto' and Tim Coates's comment : 29th March
The Good Library Guide : 'The Arts Council Calls for Books to be Removed from Libraries' : 26th March
The Daily Telegraph : 'Cappuccinos in your Local Library - It's all just Froth' : 23rd March
The Bookseller : 'Critics Pounce on Library Review' : 22nd March
'The Modernisation Review of Public Libraries - A Policy Statement' (DCMS) : 22nd March
The Guardian : 'Key to Saving Libraries ....' : 22nd March
Alan Gibbons Blog : 'CILIP Manifesto Calls the Government to Action' : 18th March
The Good Library Guide : 'Ministers in a Real Spin' : 18th March
The Guardian : 'Cutbacks at Councils could Wipe Libraries Off the Books' : 17th March (and view comments)
'Work Starts on Pewsey Library' (Wiltshire Council) : 16th March
The Bookseller : 'First Rise in Library Borrowing for Twenty Years' : 16th March
The Bookseller : 'Hodge Asks : Should Library Authorities Merge?' : 16th March
Arbroath Herald : 'Villagers Protest over Proposed Closures' : 14th March
The Guardian : 'The Battle of Britain's Libraries' : (includes Swindon) and read 75+ comments : 8th March
The Good Library Guide : 'We Have Lost 1000 Libraries-worth of Books' : 8th March
The Swindon Advertiser 'Library Saviour is ...' (includes quotes from Councillor Foley re the Arts Centre merger - "A public exhibition in April" and "work on Arts Centre - in the summer") : 8th March
The Bookseller : 'Libraries Most Vulnerable to Public Service Cuts' : 1st March
The Daily Mail : 'Domesday Book 2010 - Strip Clubs Soaring, Libraries Disappearing' : 22nd February
The Daily Telegraph : 'Half of Children Don't Read Fiction' : 17th February
'Ambiguity remains over Library Service Status' : The Bookseller : 12th February (and view comments)
'Let Them Eat Haggis' : The Good Library Blog : 12th February
'International rebuttal letter to Gordon Brown on school libraries' : 12th February
Full Response to Campaign for the Book School Libraries Petition : 11th February
'Libraries could Shut in Wave of Spending Cuts under Government Plans' : The Daily Telegraph : 9th February
'Vaizey and Hodge Clash over Library Future' : The Bookseller : 9th February
'Jokes, Charm and Woolliness - Beware the Tory Way' : on Terence Blacker's Blog : 8th February
The Good Library Blog : 'A Major Scandal in the Public Library Service' : 7th February
'Ed Vaizey calls on Margaret Hodge to Come Off Fence on Libraries' : 4th February
'On-Line Renewals' (can they affect "issue" figures?) : Alan Gibbons Blog : 2nd February
The Good Library Guide : 'Lack of Leadership Costs Money' : 1st February
The Argus : Council Plans Library Hours Cutback across West Sussex' : 29th January
Press Release - 'Libraries Bridge the Digital Divide' : Museums, Libraries and Archive Council (MLA) : 26th January
'Buckinghamshire Libraries Face 10% Opening Hours Cut' : Alan Gibbons Blog : 25th January
Campaign for The Book's 'Open Letter to Ed Balls - Make School Libraries Statutory' : 23rd January
'Is the Writing on the Wall for Cambridgeshire Libraries?' on Alan Gibbons Blog : 22nd January
'Northumberland Libraries - Closures Averted' : Press Release : Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) : 15th January.
The Independent : 'Time to Delete the Digital Drivel' : 15th January
The Bookseller : 'Aberdeen Library Closures Halted' : 11th January
BBC News Magazine : 'Page-Turning Passion' : 8th January
The Bookseller : 'Decade of the People' : 8th January
Swindon Advertiser : 'Deputy Leader is Standing Down' : 6th January
The Good Library Guide : 'Margaret Hodge is Determined to Close Libraries' : 1st January
Alan Gibbons Blog Video of Channel 4 TV News item : 'Shelf Esteem' : 31st December 2009
The Good Library Guide : 'Figures about Books' : [The Bookseller] 28th December 2009
The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) : 'Four City Libraries Face Axe : 26th December 2009
The Bookseller : 'Union to Hold People's Inquiry into Libraries' : 23rd December 2009
'MLA to Support an Independent Review of Northumberland’s Library Service' : Alan Gibbons Blog : 23rd December 2009
'Funny Goings On in Rotherham' : Alan Gibbons Blog featuring 'Library News', an extract from PRIVATE EYE22nd December 2009
'Desmond Clarke makes DCMS Submission on Libraries Review' : Alan Gibbons Blog : 17th December 2009
The Bookseller : 'Concern about London Libraries Cuts' : 10th December 2009
The Bookseller : 'Branch Library Closures Threatened in Northumberland' : 7th December 2009
The Good Library Blog : 'Where are the Audit Commission and the Culture Select Committee?' : 6th December 2009
The Observer : 'Is the Writing on the Wall for Our Public Libraries?' : Rachel Cooke : 6th December 2009
Laura Swaffield : CILIP Update : 'Public Libraries - Yaroo! Wirral Sensation!' : 4th December 2009
Liverpool Daily Post : 'Wirral Library Closure would Disadvantage Deprived Communities' : 4th December 2009
'Twelve Libraries Under Threat in the North East' : Alan Gibbons Blog : 3rd December
December 2009 Newsletter : Campaign For the Book
MLA's Press Release about its vision for the future of public libraries, with comment from Tripp Babbit : December 1st 2009
More dialogue between MLA's Chief Executive and Tripp Babbitt : on Alan Gibbons Blog
Further dialogue between MLA, Tripp Babbitt and Others
The Bookseller : 'Statutory Basis of Library Service Outdated Says LGA' : 2nd December 2009
Book2Book : Public Libraries, Public Despair': 2nd December 2009
Laura Swaffield : CILIP Update : 'Public Libraries - Stimulating? You Bet!' : 1st December 2009
The Bookseller : 'Margaret Hodge Defends Late Review at Library Launch' : 1st December 2009
The Guardian : Margaret Hodge - 'Why Shouldn't Libraries Sell Books?' : 1st December 2009
Wirral Globe : 'Breaking News - Wirral Council's Lack of Transparency over Library Closures' : 30th November 2009
Wirral Globe : 'Government to Publish its Findings on Monday' : 27th November 2009
Laura Swaffield's Blog in CILIP Update : 'It's CILIP's Fault ! (Library Modernisation Review Latest)' : 27th November 2009
The Bookseller : 'Spring Release for Library Review' : 25th November 2009
Alan Gibbons Blog : 'Libraries : the state of play' : 24th November 2009
Local Government Chronical : 'Delays Hit Modernisation Review' : 19th November 2009
Local Government Chronical : 'LGA Names Britain's Worst Quangos' : 13th November 2009
The Bookseller : 'Wirral U-turn Pre-empted Inquiry Findings' : 9th November 2009
Denbighshire Visitor : 'Denbighshire Libraries to be Hit by Ł90,000 Cuts' : 4th November 2009
The Daily Mail : 'Libraries Ban Poppies' : 3rd November 2009
The Bookseller : 'Judicial Review may Force Wirral Publication' : 3rd November 2009
Times On Line : 'Do Schools Need Libraries and Librarians?' : 2nd November 2009
Radio 4's "You and Yours" Library Discussion : 30th October 2009 : on Alan Gibbons Blog.
The Good Library Blog : 'The End of the MLA' : 23rd October 2009
The Bookseller : 'Library Review - Out in November' : 22nd October 2009
Laura Swaffield's Blog in CILIP Update : 'Hot News - Absolutely Nothing is Happening !' : 19th October 2009
The Sunday Telegraph : 'Literary Life' : 18th October 2009
CILIP Update : 'A Plea to Margaret Hodge' : 15th October 2009
The Times : 'End of Bedtime Stories Leaves Children Lost for Words' : 15th October 2009
The Liverpool Echo : 'Wirral Lawyer Reveals Who Saw Top-Secret Letter' : 14th October 2009
The Guardian : 'Booksellers Hit Back at Plans for Libraries to Sell Books' : 9th October 2009
The Bookseller : 'Wirral Campaigners demand Inquiry Publication' : 9th October 2009
Camden New Journal : 'Angry Readers Shatter Library Silence' : 8th October 2009
The Bookseller : 'Hodge Delays DCMS Library Review' : 8th October 2009
The Daily Mail : 'Libraries could Join Forces with Amazon' : 8th October 2009
The Guardian : 'Librarians Fight Back Against Cuts with Good Libraries Guidelines' : 7th October 2009
The Observer : 'One Happy Ending, but Not the Last Chapter' (by Rachel Cooke) : 4th October 2009
Alan Gibbons' response to Frank Field's letter to the 'Liverpool Echo' : 4th October 2009
The Daily Telegraph : 'Books In a Library - Are you Kidding?' : 2nd October 2009
The Bookseller :'Libraries Woefully Lacking Leadership says All Party Parliamentary Group Report' : : 2nd October 2009
Desmond Clarke in : The Bookseller : 2nd October 2009
Liverpool Daily Post : 'Report to be Delayed' : 2nd October 2009
CILIP Update Blog : 'Public Libraries - Wirral Shocker' : 1st October 2009
The Bookseller : 'Wirral Libraries Saved after Council U-Turn' : 1st October 2009
'Wirral Ditches Library Closures' : 30th September 2009
'All of Wirral's Closure-threatened Libraries to Stay Open, Council Leader Confirms' : 30th September 2009
'First Wirral MP's Reaction - Stunning Beyond Belief'
The Independent : 'The Big Question - How are Public Libraries Changing and What does their Future Hold?' : 29th September 2009
CILIP Update Blog 'Is the Library a Dying Institution?' : 29th September 2009
The Bookseller 'Leicestershire Council Replaces Library Staff with Machines' : 29th September 2009
The Daily Telegraph : 'Public Libraries Throw Open their Doors to Everyone' : 28th September 2009
The Sunday Times : 'Margaret Hodge Plans Home Delivery System to Rival Amazon' : 27th September 2009
The Bookseller : 'A Man of Conviction' (profiling the author, Tim Coates) : 25th September 2009
Swindon Advertiser : 'No U-Turn on Arts Centre Library Move' : 24th September 2009
The Bookseller 'Libraries Under the DCMS Spotlight' : 22nd September 2009
Alan Gibbons Blog : 'School Libraries - an Endangered Species' : 19th September 2009
Swindon Advertiser : 'Letter from Stuart Macpherson' : 15th September 2009
CILIP Update (re Swindon) : September 2009
'Author Helps Save Local Library' (Appledore) : The Bookseller : 11th September 2009
The New York Times : 'Pick the Books You Like' : 29th August 2009
'Final Chapter for Library' (Gorse Hill) : Swindon Advertiser : 29th August 2009
CILIP Update : 'Public Libraries are News' : by Laura Swaffield : 12 August 2009
'Shirley makes MLA 'censorship' Complaint' : The Bookseller : 11th August 2009
'Library Opinions Ignored' : Swindon Advertiser : 29th July 2009
Article on the BBC website quoting Councillor Fionuala Foley : 23rd July 2009
'Old Town Library will Merge with Arts Centre' : Swindon Advertiser : 23rd July 2009
'Cuts to Library Services Split Cabinet' : Swindon Advertiser : 23rd July 2009
'Cuts to Libraries In the Spotlight' : Swindon Advertiser : 22nd July 2009
'Swindon Libraries New Proposals' : Swindon Advertiser : 18th July 2009
'Swindon Review Recommends No Library Closures' and comments : The Bookseller : 17th July 2009
'Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Alan Gibbons' Blog : 17th July 2009
'Charity's Lifeline to Threatened Library' : Swindon Advertiser : 16th July 2009
The Bookseller : 'Swindon's Old Town Library Saved' : 15th July 2009
CILIP UPDATE : 'Swindon Battle Marks Time as Critics Turn on MLA' : July 2009 Issue
Swindon's statement to the Library Campaign AGM, London 11th July 2009
Barbara Follett's letter to Anne Snelgrove MP and comments : Alan Gibbons' Blog.
The Bookseller : 'Library Campaigners Doubt Clare on Mixed Economy' : 3rd July 2009
Leader of CILIP Council supports a plenary meeting in Swindon
Shirley addressed Society of Young Publishers, Oxford : 30th June 2009
The Bookseller : 'Clare Defends MLA Response to Freedom of Information Request' : 26th June 2009
The Bookseller : 'Clare Calls for Mixed Economy of Libraries' : 24th June 2009
'Whose Misunderstanding?' : Campaign for the Book : 14th June 2009
'Angry Tale of Two Libraries' : CILIP Update : June 2009
'Strange Goings On In Swindon' : Campaign for the Book : 5th June
Swindon Advertiser : 'Fresh Study of Library Plans : Ł10,000 to pay for consultancy : 5th June 2009
Comments from the Taxpayers' Alliance and 'Library Soup' : 3rd June 2009
Correspondence with Roy Clare, CEO of Museums Libraries & Archives Council (MLA) : 1st June 2009: on Alan Gibbons' Blog
Alan Gibbons' letter to The Rt Hon David Cameron MP : Campaign for the Book : 26th May 2009
The Bookseller : 'Library Soup' : 26th May 2009
Jenni Miles's (Swindon Green Party) Open Letter to Councillor Fionuala Foley and comments : Campaign for the Book : 22nd May 2009
'Police Warn Shirley about Royal Protest' : Swindon Advertiser : 22nd May 2009
David Appleford's letter to The Rt Hon David Cameron MP : 21st May 2009
David Appleford's letter to Councillor Rod Bluh, Leader : 21st May 2009
Alan Gibbons' Letter to Councillor Fionuala Foley : 21st May
Robert Buckland's letter to Swindon Advertiser : 16th May 2009
Anne Snelgrove MP's response to Shirley B re Robert Buckland's letter
'DCMS reply to Campaign For The Book' : 12th May 2009
The Bookseller : 'Swindon library boss removed' : 11th May 2009
Text from Swindon Advertiser 'Martin is Axed from Tory Cabinet' : 7th May 2009
'MP Attacks Council Cuts' : Swindon Advertiser : 7th May 2009
Swindon Advertiser : 'Letter from Terry King' : 7th May 2009
Swindon Advertiser : 'Councillors Miss Library Meeting' : 4th May 2009 (22 comments)
Swindon Advertiser : 'Scheme Aimed to Save Libraries from Closure' : 2nd May 2009
Laura Swaffield (CILIP)'s visit to Old Town Swindon : 'Public Libraries Swindon Hoo-ha' : 30th April 2009
'Community Rejects Library Plans' : Swindon Advertiser : 30th April 2009
The Bookseller : 'Swindon Library Battle Continues' : 29th April 2009
'Labour Councillors Want to Cut Allowances' : Swindon Advertiser : 29th April 2009
'We Can Save Our Libraries' : Swindon Advertiser : 28th April 2009
'Leadership Bid Splitting Party' : Swindon Advertiser : 27th April 2009
Shirley B's letter to DCMS : 24th April 2009
CILIP : 'Swindon Libraries' : 20th April 2009
Campaign for the Book : 'Swindon IS about Cost Cutting'
The Bookseller : Tim Coates, the MLA and Swindon : 15th April 2009
Laura Swaffield (CILIP) : 'Public Libraries - Huge Row Brewing?'
The Bookseller : 'Burnham Urged to Intervene in Swindon' : 12th April 2009
Swindon Advertiser : 'Residents have their Say on Library's Fate' : 8th April 2009
Swindon Advertiser : Stuart Macpherson's letter : 3rd April.
The Guardian : an article referring to Swindon libraries: 3rd April 2009
The Guardian : another article referring to Swindon ! : 2nd April 2009
Swindon Advertiser : Letter from Shirley Burnham : 26 March 2009
Swindon Advertiser : Letter from Mary Ratcliffe : 25 March 2009
The Observer 'Saving British Libraries' : 22nd March 2009
The Observer 'Local Libraries Cut Budget' : comments on 22nd March article
Swindon Advertiser : Letter from Mrs L Townsend : 24th March 2009
The Bookseller : 'Swindon Libraries in Firing Line' : 20 March 2009
Swindon Advertiser : 'Reprieve gives New Hope for Library' :14th March 2009
Swindon Advertiser article, 'Final Chapter for Library' : 11th March 2009
Ed Vaizey's speech : 5th March 2009
Swindon Advertiser : Cuts spark fierce debate in council chamber : 24th February 2009
Swindon Advertiser : Labour's plan to save the services' : 23rd February 2009
Swindon Advertiser : Ed Vaizey slams library users' hopes : 21 February 2009
Joan Bakewell : The Times : 20th February 2009
Swindon Advertiser : Letter from Ray Morse : 'Library Sacrifice will Save just 12p' : 19th February 2009
Swindon Advertiser : Letter from Margaret Anderson : 'I was appalled ... ' : 18th February 2009
Alan Gibbons Blog - Campaign for the Book : daily updates on Swindon Closures Threat
Swindon Advertiser : 'Council Wields the Axe Over Libraries' : 13th February 2009
Swindon Advertiser : 'Placard-carrying Fans Hand Petition to Mayor' : 11th February 2009
Sunday Times : 'Our Children Won't Succeed if they Don't Read Books' : 8th February 2009
Swindon Advertiser : 'Library Closure will Hit Local Businesses' : 6th February 2009
Independent : Letter to the Editor : 'Bring them to book' : Saturday, 24th January 2009
Swindon Advertiser : 'Letter from Mary Ratcliffe' : 22 January 2009
Swindon Advertiser : 'Spending hike slammed by library campaigner' : 13 January 2009
Swindon Advertiser : 'Traders Suffer if Library Shuts' : Letter from Louise Pevreal : 12 Jan 2009
Swindon Advertiser : 'Campaign to save Old Town library on a roll' : 8 Jan 2009
Swindon Advertiser : 'Picture Tells Story of Old Town Library's History' : 30 Dec 2008
Swindon Advertiser : 'Thin End of the Wedge for Old Town - More Cuts !' : 20 Dec 2008
The Guardian : Andrew Motion (Old Town Library mentioned !) : 19 Dec 2008
The Bookseller : 'Andrew Motion Slams Short-Sighted Library Cuts' : 18 Dec 2008
Swindon Advertiser : 'Old Town Library Cuts Under Fire' : 18 Dec 2008
Swindon Advertiser : ' Letter - Three Cheers for Library Staff ' : 11 Dec 2008
Swindon Advertiser : 'Supporters Say Swindon Council Must Keep Its Word' : 5 Dec 2008
Dorset Echo : 'Volunteer Librarians Set to Make History' : 23 Oct 2008
Dorset Echo : 'Library Savings may Cost Ł1.7m' : 20 Nov 2007
Swindon Advertiser : "Usage has rocketed by 36%" says Councillor Justin Tomlinson : 4 July 2008
Swindon Advertiser: 'Use It or Lose It Test for Library' : 6 February 2008
Picture: Councillor M Bawden Outside OT Library: Councillor F Foley 'Old Town Library Saved !' : Old Town and Lawn In Touch : 6 February 2008

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