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THE BOOKSELLER : 19th February Details on Manchester's library stock cull http://www.thebookseller.com/news/details-manchesters-library-stock-cull Attached also the spreadsheet with the figures that are the origin of the tables in Tim Coates' pdf presentation on the cost of the English public library service ... they all come from CIPFA data It is interesting to note that management and staff costs have only increased in the twelve year period from £401M to £417M but councils overhead charges more than doubled in the same period from £62M to £133M. As worrying is that the expenditure on materials decreased from £102M to £82M. The issue of escalating central services charges imposed by councils on library authorities and the very marked decline in materials should be of great concern not just to the DCMS, the ACE, the SCL and the new task force but to us all. Also attached Attach the spreadsheet with the figures that are the origin of the tables in Tim Coates' pdf presentation on the cost of the English public library service ... they all come from CIPFA data It is interesting to note that management and staff costs have only increased in the twelve year period from £401M to £417M but councils overhead charges more than doubled in the same period from £62M to £133M. As worrying is that the expenditure on materials decreased from £102M to £82M. The issue of escalating central services charges imposed by councils on library authorities and the very marked decline in materials should be of great concern not just to the DCMS, the ACE, the SCL and the new task force but to us all. Frances Hendrix Martin House Farm, Hilltop Lane, Whittle le Woods, Chorley, Lancs, PR6 7QR Tel: 01257 274 833. Mobile: 0777 55 888 03