Musicians, Students, Researchers - Birmingham Library Users Need Your Help!

This is about proposed cuts which would have a devastating effect on the public library service in Birmingham (in the Midlands of England).  Click the link and see if it's something you'd like to support.  

Thank you.

A Whimsical Look at the Life of a Library Book

'But what do you do with your old books?'

We found this rather entertaining blog about the life-cycle of a book in a public library.  There may be slight differences in a college library, but much of this blogpost still struck a chord.

Getting it Loud in Libraries - sound is turned off

Since 2005, there has been a BRILLIANT (no exaggeration) initiative bringing pop music to young people in public libraries around Britain.  It won awards, and rightly so.

Gigs were arranged, and teens/young adults flocked to hear them.  A disenfranchised group discovered that libraries were cool, and great places to borrow CDs and sheet music.

Now Lancashire Libraries has cut the funding.  Shame!  Read more ...