Joseph Rowntree Foundation : March 2015 Report | Cost of the cuts: the impact on local government and poorer communities Multiple references to Libraries, plus a specific section (p.57) : 'Libraries and Leisure' http://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jrf/CostofCuts-Full.pdf THE GUARDIAN : 11th March Finchley: few seats can boast such stark differences in wealth Libraries - a particularly hot topic in East Finchley, where the local library occupies an imposing Grade II-listed art deco building, which is a sacred monument to civic pride or an inefficient use of municipal resources, depending on your view. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/11/finchley-wealth-tory-1980s Friends of Deeping Library : 11th March Lincolnshire | John Hayes MP invites FoDL and Councillor Nick Worth to a meeting in Downing Street http://us3.forward-to-friend1.com/forward/preview?u=a40ebd566abc6427e8927e380&id=50a5d7869f Coventry Telegraph : 11th March Coventry library staff could be replaced by volunteers and new self-service technology http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventry-library-staff-could-replaced-8816181 Bucks Free Press : 9th March Library cuts 'concerning', says top (Tory) councillor Richard Scott http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/11842160.Library_cuts__concerning___says_top_councillor/ Frances Hendrix Martin House Farm, Hilltop Lane, Whittle le Woods, Chorley, Lancs, PR6 7QR Tel: 01257 274 833. Mobile: 0777 55 888 03