Latest News from the Campaign

Libraries Charter Launched

Old Town Library Campaign has joined the coalition to support public libraries. Click here to read : 'A PUBLIC CHARTER FOR LIBRARIES'

here to read : the MLA's endorsement of the Charter

THE PETITION
Can you help ?

If you can help collect signatures on the Petition in your neighbourhood, please "Contact Us". Thanks to those who have already said they will.

ARTS CENTRE PLANS

Please comment to Allyson Jordan of the Library Service : Contact Allyson Jordan Please click here to read the List of Improvements envisaged for our library, published by the Library Service and here to see the dimensions of the proposed 'flexible space' library for Old Town and read answers to queries, from Swindon's Planning Department

Old Town Library is Moving to The Arts Centre on 9th September

Old Town Library, Victoria Road, will close at 1.00 p.m. on Tuesday, 7th September 2010 and reopen at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday, 9th September, in The Arts Centre, Devizes Road.

Please Click here to see the extended Opening Hours and the Hours when there will be Staff in the library to assist you.

Latest National and Local News

Please Click here to read : The Bookseller : 'Up to 40 Libraries Affected in Birmingham Review' : 2nd September

Please Click here to read : Alan Gibbons Blog : 'Bad News from Somerset' :
2nd September

Please Click here to read : Manchester Evening News : Library Boom as Bookworms Help City Buck National Trend' : 2nd September

Please Click here to read : Northwich Guardian : 'Northwich Library Supporters Rally Round as Cuts Loom' : 2nd September

Please Click here to read : The Swindon Advertiser : Letter from Mrs Anthea Beaumont : published 1st September

Please Click here to read : The Swindon Advertiser : Letter from Shirley Burnham : 1st September

Please Click here to read : The Birmingham Post : 'Community Libraries Under Review : 1st September

Please Click here to read : The Birmingham Mail : 'Birmingham City Council Spends 187m on New Library and Cuts Book Fund' : 1st September

Please Click here to read : The Guardian : 'Frank Skinner's Attack on Free Libraries is a Bad Joke' : 1st September

Please Click here to read : The Bookseller : �50m Could be Saved in London's Libraries' : 31st August

Please Click here to read : This Is Local London : 'Barnet's Libraries Could be Sold Off and Leased Back' : 31st August

Please Click here to listen to : BBC Radio 4 : 'What's the Point of the Public Library ?' : 31st August

Please Click here to read : The Guardian : 'Libraries - Open Books' [editorial] [and comment] : 31st August

Please Click here to read : CILIP Blog : 'Please Catch These Before They're Gone' : 31st August

Please Click here to read : Guy Daines CILIP Blog : 31st August

Please Click here to read : Daily Telegraph - Letters : 'The Lack of Silence Spoils Libraries for Quiet Readers' : 30th August [and comment]

Please Click here to read : The Spectator : 'The Role of Libraries' : 30th August
[and comment]

Please click here to meet Perkins and read the latest on the 'Good Library Blog'

For more local and national news reports, please see our archive on 'Contact Us' page ....

Mr Tim Coates

Click here to read : The Times : "How The Times Went to War with a Government" (an extract from 'Delane's War').

Freedom of Information Act Request

Please Click here to read extracts from Freedom of Information Act Request

Complaint : Ombudsman's Decision : 1st October 2009

A formal complaint was submitted to Swindon Council re. its Decision on 23 February 2009 to Close Libraries.

Please click here to access details of the complaint and the Ombudsman's response.

Please Click here to read : This is Lancashire : 'Accrington Author Laments State of Libraries' : 29th August

More articles : see full Archive on the 'Contact Us' page

Contact Robert Buckland MP

Please use the link below if you wish to contact
Robert Buckland MP : Mail Robert Buckland MP