Public Libraries News : 25th January Editorial | Damned if you do, damned if you don't: the dilemma of a good librarian in austere times http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2015/01/damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-dont-the-dilemma-of-a-good-librarian-in-austere-times.html Hansard : 22nd January House of Lords | Libraries - Funding http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201415/ldhansrd/text/150122-0001.htm#15012259000346 Romford Recorder : 26th January Havering budget cuts shake up after consultation proposals for Libs slightly modified http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/politics/havering_budget_cuts_shake_up_after_consultation_1_3930790 <http://t.co/hhoo5R3k36> Ham & High : 26th January Council to hold consultation evenings about threat of Barnet library closures East Finchley and Childs Hill libraries face the prospect of closure .... http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/politics/council_to_hold_consultation_evenings_about_threat_of_barnet_library_closures_1_3928974 Lincolnshire Echo : 26th January Lincolnshire libraries saga: Martin Hill blames a lack of scrutiny http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Lincolnshire-libraries-saga-Martin-Hill-blames/story-25924155-detail/story.html Save Lincs Libraries : 26th January Reporting from the Lincs Library Frontline - Behind the Gag http://savelincslibraries.org.uk/2015/01/26/reporting-from-the-lincs-library-frontline-behind-the-gag/ Lincolnshire Echo : 26th January Lincolnshire libraries: 'disgraceful con-trick' by Conservative councillors, claims Labour http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Lincolnshire-libraries-disgraceful-trick-council/story-25923388-detail/story.html Yorkshire Post : 26th January City of culture' cuts library hours "We are keeping them open in the hope that we have a Government in May which will be more sympathetic to local government." http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/politics/city-of-culture-cuts-library-hours-1-7071851 <http://t.co/0plpZ51o0i> Brixton Buzz : 26th January Exclusive: Lambeth Council considering moving Lambeth archives from Minet Library to Brixton Library http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2015/01/exclusive-lambeth-council-considering-moving-lambeth-archives-from-minet-library-to-brixton-library/ G Wallter.com : 25th January Cardiff Libraries - a council dispossesses its people http://gwallter.com/libraries/cardiff-libraries-a-council-dispossesses-its-people.html Fermanagh Herald : 26th January Future cuts to libraries not ruled out http://fermanaghherald.com/2015/01/future-cuts-to-libraries-not-ruled-out/ Frances Hendrix Martin House Farm, Hilltop Lane, Whittle le Woods, Chorley, Lancs, PR6 7QR Tel: 01257 274 833. Mobile: 0777 55 888 03