The public meeting to launch campaign to oppose cuts and closures to our Community Library service was held on 18th January 2016 at Birmingham Council House, organised by @FoLoB_ Ten key points raised during the meeting: 1. book fund – no new books means people stop going to libraries 2. computers are not a substitute…
©Trades Union Congress http://www.tuc.org.uk Speak Up For Libraries has arranged a national lobby of Parliament for 9 February. This is an excellent opportunity for library campaigners to highlight the damage which is being done to library services across the country and to impress on MPs the outrage of their constituents at the prospect of further,…
1. Background The Community Library service (CLS) in the city has been the subject of a long slow process of attrition as funding, resources and staffing have been gradually withdrawn from the libraries over the last five years. While the Council has largely avoided direct closures, particularly in the face of strong local opposition, the…
…Our Future! Public meeting: 7 pm on Monday 18 January 2016 at the Council House, Victoria Square, Birmingham to debate the question: what next for Birmingham’s public libraries? We invite all those interested in protecting an essential part of the city’s infrastructure to discuss the library service of the future. Download the flyer: January 18th…
