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Two libraries saved as council moves to let community groups take over

Wirral Council decided to close nine libraries earlier this year, seven of which were subject to bids to be taken over by their local communities

Liverpool Echo

Peterborough libraries offer amnesty on fines to recover 22,000 missing books

Service says the move is aimed at encourage the return of borrowers who stopped using the library during the Covid pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Their book is banned from dozens of districts, but has helped countless young readers

Writer and LGBTQ activist George M. Johnson spoke with Morning Edition about what's lost when books like their 2020 memoir All Boys Aren't Blue are banned from school libraries.

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Scotland's warm banks could soon equal total number of food banks

So far at least 216 warm banks have been opened by councils across the country in libraries, leisure centres and church halls as people face mounting heating costs.

Glasgow Live

Warm banks in Scotland could soon equal total number of food banks

At least 216 have been opened by councils across the country in libraries, leisure centres and church halls as people face mounting heating costs.

Daily Record

From going to the office to the cinema: creative ways to save on energy bills

You can wrap up and turn the heating down, but could you also make savings by going out?

The Guardian - UK

Two libraries to be saved if councillors approve negotiations to transfer ownership

The future of five other libraries hangs in the balance as the council will enter further discussions with community groups and businesses

Liverpool Echo

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Florida teachers could lose licenses for defying ‘don’t say gay,’ ‘anti-woke’ laws

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida adopted a trio of education rules Wednesday that carry out its new culture-war laws, including one that threatens public school teachers with the loss of state certification if they violate requirements of the state’s so-called “don’t say gay” and “anti-woke” legislation.

Orlando Sentinel

Places where people can go to keep warm in Knowsley this winter

There are a number of locations struggling residents can go from November 1

Liverpool Echo

Editorial: Not to be outdone by his fellow culture warriors, Ashcroft takes on librarians

Given the ever-more extreme race to the right by Missouri’s Republican leaders lately, it was perhaps only a matter of time before one of them suggested the government should start dictating what books public libraries can and cannot carry. That’s the essence of a proposed new rule by Secretary of…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

'Cultural cleansing': New Russian attacks on Ukraine spur cultural preservation efforts

As missile strikes in Ukraine this week damaged libraries, museums and universities, Ukraine says repeated Russian attacks on cultural heritage amount to a “war crime” that have caused losses of hundreds of millions of euros. Among Ukrainians, the fight to preserve cultural heritage continues.

France 24

Chicago’s 2023 budget must focus on helping all residents

Public libraries, street paving and snow removal should be budget priorities.

Chicago Sun-Times

Martin Lewis backs guide for libraries wanting to become winter ‘warm banks’

The money saving expert has teamed up with the UK’s library and information association to offer tips and guidance

The Guardian - UK

In Celeste Ng's dark new novel 'Our Missing Hearts,' libraries shine a light

Celeste Ng wishes she could call it a dystopia. That's how she used to think about the dark world she was crafting in her new novel, "Our Missing Hearts."

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The Times of India

Tamil Nadu government to deliver books at doorsteps

After the delivery of medicines at the doorsteps in Tamil Nadu, the state government will now deliver books at the doorsteps of readers.

Liverpool Echo

Council confirms nine libraries to close as campaigner says 'people feel betrayed'

But a number of community groups could take them over

Benzinga

This Most 'Attractive' Media Acquisition Target Worth 'Well Above' MGM's $8.5B Sale To Amazon In A Deal, Analysts Speculate

Needham analyst Laura Martin reiterated a Buy on Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) and a $36 price target. Martin fine-tuned her quarterly estimates to reflect more robust DTC profits in 3Q22 but weaker DTC profits in 4Q22 versus her prior forecast. Despite weak scatter pricing, she believes PARA's linear TV business will operate at breakeven in…

Wales Online

Warm spaces to be created in Cardiff libraries and hubs to help people struggling to pay heating bills

Residents can get a hot drink, sit in a warm room and chat about support services

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The National (Scotland)

Overlooked women writers finally recognised with new Edinburgh plaques

FIVE Edinburgh-born women writers have been recognised with commemorative plaques and the donation of their books to 15 public libraries across the…

Salon

"Statewide book bans" coming to Florida

Florida Republicans were asked to promise that banned books would not literally be burned. They voted that down

Tribune News Service

Library group asks FBI to investigate threats

DALLAS — Increased threats of violence directed at public libraries and their workers across the country must be investigated, leaders of the American Library Association wrote in a letter to the FBI this week.

Liverpool Echo

Council make U-turn on policy to close most libraries in borough

The plans faced a strong backlash when they were announced earlier this year

Salon

Authors enter the library e-book fight

A massive letter protests anti-library lawsuits by publishing groups and asserts the right to e-book access

The National (Scotland)

Culture Minister announces funding package to support Scottish libraries

THE Scottish Government has announced new funding to support library services across Scotland.

The Guardian - UK

Libraries to offer shelter to the vulnerable during UK’s cost of living crisis

Fines for late books will also be abolished by some libraries in England and Wales in a bid to ease financial pressures

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