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THE GUARDIAN : 31st July Why Birmingham library needs Google and language classes to keep doors open by Penny Holbrook, cabinet member for skills, learning and culture http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jul/31/birmingham-library-google-language-classes Local Guardian : 31st July More redundancies announced at Croydon's libraries http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/13523468.More_redundancies_announced_at_Croydon_s_libraries/ <http://t.co/f7hBelD5PR> The Lincolnite : 31st July Is privatisation the key to saving Lincolnshire's libraries? Matt Osborne "specialises in the provision of freelance professionals into the public and private sectors" http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2015/07/is-privatisation-the-key-to-saving-lincolnshires-libraries/<http://t.co/IYUpl490R7> Barnet & Whetstone Press : 31st July Libraries consultation "a wake up call" as readers reject council plans http://www.barnet-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=4144&headline=Libraries%20consultation Opinion Research Services : July 2015 Barnet's Future Library Service: Final Report of the Consultation Outcomes pdf file - 249 pages https://engage.barnet.gov.uk/consultation-team/library-review/user_uploads/barnet_libraries_final_full_report_2015_07_24_v2.pdf-2 Ledbury Reporter : 31st July Herefordshire | "Community hub" dream fades for the Master's House? To keep Ledbury Library going, it would need to be "self-service", and run by volunteers. http://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/news/13522280._quot_Community_hub_quot__dream_fades_for_the_Master_s_House_/ Herefordshire Council : 31st July Income & Savings Proposals | Reduce customer services and libraries across the county final item https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/media/8059697/income-and-savings-proposals.pdf Liverpool Echo : 31st July Five Liverpool libraries to be handed over to volunteers and community groups Proposals to go before the authority's ruling cabinet would see libraries across the city taken over by volunteers. The council is also to announce that Jan Parry, president of the Chartered Institute of Library .... http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/five-liverpool-libraries-handed-over-9765609 Mirfield Reporter : 31st July Kirklees | Friends group aims to save Batley's central library http://www.mirfieldreporter.co.uk/news/local/friends-group-aims-to-save-town-s-library-1-7385646 Bucks Advertiser & Review : 28th July Buckinghamshire | Library opening hours slashed to make £270k saving http://www.buckinghamtoday.co.uk/news/more-news/library-opening-hours-slashed-to-make-270k-saving-1-6874174 Frances Hendrix Martin House Farm, Hilltop Lane, Whittle le Woods, Chorley, Lancs, PR6 7QR Tel: 01257 274 833. Mobile: 0777 55 888 03