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South West arts organisations to receive more than £100m funding

More than 100 galleries, venues, museums and libraries across the region will be awarded Arts Council England funding

Birmingham Post · Nov 8, 2022

Hope as Labour Group say they want to keep at-threat Nottingham libraries open

It comes after protesters gathered outside of Loxley House in a last-ditch attempt to make their views heard

Nottingham Post · Nov 7, 2022

Sir Nicholas Serota: We are spreading Arts Council funding across the country

London is internationally renowned for the breadth and depth of its cultural offering. Its galleries, theatres, museums, libraries and music venues are as integral a part of this city as the River Thames that flows through its heart. The city is a global powerhouse of the creative industries. At Arts…

Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2022

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The IMF is certainly doing its job – making the rich even richer

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022

Parliamentary report calls for government to support and modernise libraries

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee report says libraries are ‘an important part of a community’s infrastructure’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022

Where people can find warm hubs in Wirral with more on the way this winter

The council plans to use its libraries too as warm hubs though sites are still to be confirmed.

Liverpool Echo · Nov 2, 2022

Warning Edinburgh heat banks should not become the new food banks

As the council prepares to open up libraries and community centres to help people stay warm this winter, charities warned that the practice should not be seen as a long-term solution.

Edinburgh Live · Nov 1, 2022

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No decision yet on closing three Nottingham libraries as campaigners demand clarity

The plans were meant to save £233,000

Nottingham Post · Oct 31, 2022

Lanarkshire library becomes 'go-to' place for locals unable to access social care services from home

The Near Me in Libraries scheme allows South Lanarkshire locals to attend important appointments at Biggar Library.

Daily Record · Oct 29, 2022

Range of Ukrainian language books now available at South Lanarkshire libraries

There are over 50 books available

Daily Record · Oct 28, 2022

Falkirk libraries 'won't close' but five-year plan could mean big changes

Changes include library space being rented out to people as part of a 'co-working hub'

Daily Record · Oct 28, 2022

Friday essay: in praise of the 'horror master' Stephen King

Growing up in the 1980s, the name Stephen King was synonymous with macabre, terrifying, apparently taboo (though ubiquitous) book covers. They seemed to appear everywhere: bookstores, to be sure; but also newsagents, supermarkets, cinemas, airports and libraries. They always seemed to be spinning in some library carousel, looking tattered, like…

The Conversation · Oct 27, 2022

UN Satellite Analysis Tracks Ukraine Cultural Damage

The United Nations is using before-and-after satellite imagery to monitor the cultural destruction inflicted by Russia's war in Ukraine, announcing Wednesday it will launch its tracking platform publicly within weeks. The UN's culture agency UNESCO said it had verified damage to 207 cultural sites in Ukraine since the Russian invasion…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 27, 2022

Two libraries saved as council moves to let community groups take over

Wirral Council decided to close nine libraries earlier this year, seven of which were subject to bids to be taken over by their local communities

Liverpool Echo · Oct 26, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2022

Peterborough libraries offer amnesty on fines to recover 22,000 missing books

Service says the move is aimed at encourage the return of borrowers who stopped using the library during the Covid pandemic

WEKU · Oct 25, 2022

Their book is banned from dozens of districts, but has helped countless young readers

Writer and LGBTQ activist George M. Johnson spoke with Morning Edition about what's lost when books like their 2020 memoir All Boys Aren't Blue are banned from school libraries.

Glasgow Live · Oct 23, 2022

Scotland's warm banks could soon equal total number of food banks

So far at least 216 warm banks have been opened by councils across the country in libraries, leisure centres and church halls as people face mounting heating costs.

Daily Record · Oct 23, 2022

Warm banks in Scotland could soon equal total number of food banks

At least 216 have been opened by councils across the country in libraries, leisure centres and church halls as people face mounting heating costs.

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2022

From going to the office to the cinema: creative ways to save on energy bills

You can wrap up and turn the heating down, but could you also make savings by going out?

Liverpool Echo · Oct 20, 2022

Two libraries to be saved if councillors approve negotiations to transfer ownership

The future of five other libraries hangs in the balance as the council will enter further discussions with community groups and businesses

Orlando Sentinel · Oct 19, 2022

Florida teachers could lose licenses for defying ‘don’t say gay,’ ‘anti-woke’ laws

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida adopted a trio of education rules Wednesday that carry out its new culture-war laws, including one that threatens public school teachers with the loss of state certification if they violate requirements of the state’s so-called “don’t say gay” and “anti-woke” legislation.

Liverpool Echo · Oct 19, 2022

Places where people can go to keep warm in Knowsley this winter

There are a number of locations struggling residents can go from November 1

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Oct 19, 2022

Editorial: Not to be outdone by his fellow culture warriors, Ashcroft takes on librarians

Given the ever-more extreme race to the right by Missouri’s Republican leaders lately, it was perhaps only a matter of time before one of them suggested the government should start dictating what books public libraries can and cannot carry. That’s the essence of a proposed new rule by Secretary of…

France 24 · Oct 14, 2022

'Cultural cleansing': New Russian attacks on Ukraine spur cultural preservation efforts

As missile strikes in Ukraine this week damaged libraries, museums and universities, Ukraine says repeated Russian attacks on cultural heritage amount to a “war crime” that have caused losses of hundreds of millions of euros. Among Ukrainians, the fight to preserve cultural heritage continues.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 13, 2022

Chicago’s 2023 budget must focus on helping all residents

Public libraries, street paving and snow removal should be budget priorities.

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