Read-ins: what and why?
You may have heard the announcement that a day of protest Read-Ins is planned in libraries across the country in February. But what are Read-Ins, and why are they important? What’s a Read-In? Quite...
View ArticlePoems for Library Campaigners
VftL are pleased to have permission from Alan Gibbons and Chrissie Gittins to republish their ‘Poems for library campaigners’, published here with Alan’s introduction: All over the country communities...
View ArticleUpdate on legal action for libraries
Library campaigning moved up a gear recently, with announcements about legal challenges coming in from a variety of locations throughout the country. Brent : Campaigners in Brent received legal...
View ArticleWomen’s Institute petition in support of public libraries
As we reported in June, the Women’s Institute passed the following resolution at their Annual General Meeting in defence of public libraries. “This meeting urges H.M. Government to maintain support for...
View ArticleLobby for libraries over literacy timebomb (13th March)
UNISON, the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI), Voices for the Library, The Library Campaign, Campaign for the Book and the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals...
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