Just come out of a very positive & productive first meeting with Lilian Greenwood MP, thanks to The Library Campaign and ruth levin for their valuable contributions and support ✊️
#savelibraries
South Lanarkshire library cut proposals 'grave' say librarians
heraldscotland.com/news/24254102.…
#savelibraries
Emily Arkell 🌈 Haringey Tree Protectors Peray Ahmet Clive Carter Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 bristlingnarratives Haringey Council Haringey Libraries Haringey Labour Good to hear
spring ☀️Saturday afternoon
And still busy with community
reading in Haringey Libraries StroudGreen #LoveLibraries #SaveLibraries Haringey Libraries
Haringey Libraries
Students families children ❤️
Calls for volunteers to be able to run Nottingham libraries amid closure plan
uk.news.yahoo.com/calls-voluntee…
A volunteer run ‘library’ is a closed library 😞
#savelibraries
Got a meeting tomorrow at Parliament where I’ll be raising the desperate situation facing the public libraries sector & workforce and the need for stronger policy/legislation and more funding.
Wish me luck.
#savelibraries
Local health services cut.
“Give libraries social prescribing role, lend out BP monitors”
Local council services cut.
“Turn libraries into service centres”
Local Banks/Post Offices/Police Stations close.
“Put them in libraries”
Local Libraries cut/closed.
🤷♀️
#savelibraries
Dear fellow library friends/campaigners
Please make it clear in any statements, petitions, interviews, submissions etc that you;
A. Fully support Library Workers
B. Have no intentions of running a library
Solidarity ✊️
#savelibraries
Thank you Caitlin Moran for your passionate defence of libraries on Midlands Today. Your words were so moving. I grew up in a crowded flat and wouldn’t have A levels or a degree without my local library. #SaveLibraries
Extremely concerning to see Cllrs argue that cutting/closing physical library services is justifiable due to an increase in the use of online resources, some crucial points;
Effect of Pandemic/Lock-downs.
Increased from very low base.
High cost.
Digital Divide.
#savelibraries
Since 2010 thousands of Library Workers have lost their jobs.
Jobs that paid rent & bills.
Jobs that bought food.
Jobs that required training & dedication.
The jobs of people who are part of the community.
Library Workers make Libraries.
#protectlibraryworkers
#savelibraries
Northfield and Frankley Libraries at risk under city council closure plans
bromsgrovestandard.co.uk/news/northfiel…
If Bham City Council pushes through its proposals they’ll end up with a fragmented mess, a post-code lottery of provision 😞
#savelibraries
South Gloucestershire Council leaders defend library cuts in deprived areas
bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-n…
#savelibraries
The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Public Libraries in the UK: Findings from a National Study
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Crucial research by David McMenemy et al for anyone fighting to #savelibraries
Hi Carnegie UK how many ‘Carnegie Libraries’ have closed since 2010 and how many are under threat now?
What’s your position on cuts to & closures off your founders legacy?
#savelibraries
Shunned by professional orgs, blocked from jobs, reported to employer, listed as trouble makers, ridiculed, accused of being luddites etc
These things and more have happened to me and other library campaigners over the years but we haven’t stopped fighting to #savelibraries ✊️
How to undermine a statutory service;
Scrap library standards
Scrap advisory council
Give development to Arts Council
Slash funding
Commercialise
Privatise
Amateurise
Re-brand & over-diversify
Choose not to superintend the Act.
#savelibraries
Big Issue Invest helped ‘Eco Communities’ (a Social Enterprise) access finance to take over the running of Public Libraries in Lewisham.
And you wonder why I’m wary of the ‘The Big Issue’ and their so-called library campaigning. 🙄
#savelibraries
