Tag Archives: libraries
Now you can borrow e-books from local libraries
Posted on 22. Dec, 2011 by Syd Soc.
Download e-books fron three local authority collections without leaving home
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Webcast of Lewisham Mayor & Cabinet Meeting
Posted on 21. Feb, 2011 by Syd Soc.
A webcast of the all-important Mayor and Cabinet meeting on the 17 February which agreed cuts to the borough’s spending is now available here: http://www.lewisham.public-i.tv/site/player/pl_compact.php?a=53334&t=0&m=wm&l=en_GB The library discussion starts at around 2.56.00
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Lewisham Mayor asks community groups to run threatened libraries
Posted on 17. Feb, 2011 by Syd Soc.
At the Mayor & Cabinet meeting on Wednesday 17 February, Steve Bullock took the decision to close five threatened libraries at Sydenham, New Cross, Blackheath, Grove Park and Crofton Park. He instructed officers between now and the 28th May to seek detailed bids from groups wishing to run the affected libraries and report the outcome [...]
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Officer’s report recommends closure of five Lewisham Libraries. Four groups apply to take over Sydenham Library
Posted on 08. Feb, 2011 by Syd Soc.
A report to be presented to the Mayor and Cabinet meeting on 17 February recommends closing five Lewisham libraries, including Sydenham, from 28 May 2011. The report requests Lewisham officers to pursue the potential for asset transfer to deliver community library services in the affected neighbourhoods. The five threatened libraries are Sydenham, Grove Park, Crofton Park, [...]
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Great Library Read-in goes with a swing at Sydenham
Posted on 07. Feb, 2011 by Syd Soc.
On Saturday, libraries all over the country threatened with closure, including Sydenham,celebrated the Great Library Read-in. See Joyce Treasure’s blog and flickr thread for more photographs and a description of the day. http://joycetreasure.blogspot.com/2011/02/lewishams-read-in.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/joycetreasure/sets/72157625861857069/ see also www.sydlib.com
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Library closures – a reply to Steve Bullock
Posted on 06. Feb, 2011 by Syd Soc.
In a recent article entitled Reading in the Runes on Localgov.co.uk, Steve Bullock argues that there is no alternative to reviewing the whole purpose of libraries and streamlining their provision. The article is a clear guide to his thinking on the five libraries threatened with closure in Lewisham. A full version of the article can be found [...]
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Steve Bullock on cuts to libraries
Posted on 29. Jan, 2011 by Syd Soc.
In a recent article entitled Reading in the Runes on Localgov.co.uk, Steve Bullock argues that there is no alternative to reviewing the whole purpose of libraries and streamlining their provision. The article is a clear guide to his thinking on the five libraries threatened with closure in Lewisham: Libraries have played a big part in my life. [...]
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