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Last updated 06.09.10

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Fiction first for book borrowers

Library users favour fiction over non-fiction, with 50% of all loans being adult fiction titles while non-fiction accounts for just a fifth of loans, according to the first publicly released LibScan...

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Somerset libraries see cuts and closures

Libraries in Somerset are having their opening hours cut with one library being shut until further notice.The decision was taken by Somerset County Council to close Bruton Library until further...

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Up to 40 libraries affected in Birmingham review

Up to 40 libraries are at risk in Birmingham as a review of every library in the region begins.Leisure cabinet member Martin Mullaney said that the "root and branch" examination was...

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libraries - In Depth

Last updated 06.09.10

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Business focus: LibScan

Even a very experienced bookseller would be excused if they admitted never having heard of Anna Jacobs [pictured]. The saga writer has published 47 books with the latest, In Focus (Severn House), just released in paperback. Yet it is fair...

Under pressure

The National Year of Reading has provided a wonderful opportunity for children's books and reading. The focus on children's reading has attracted several millions of pounds in government funding for free books for children and much...

There's more to libraries than lending

The headline figures for library visits and book issues for 2006–07, released last month by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy (CIPFA), are not encouraging. The overall pattern is one of declining numbers both in...


libraries - Blogs

Last updated 23.07.10

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TIM COATES

Borrowed time

Staff and opening hours are often first in line when it comes to cutting libraries' budgets.

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Benedicte Page

No, minister?

New culture minister Ed Vaizey has announced his plans for the library service. But can they...

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Neill Denny

Spare us the cutter

There are hard-headed reasons why books and libraries should dodge the Chancellor's axe .

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