Libraries

A Community Right to Buy is a first step to building a better Britain up from the streets
Joe Fortune

A Community Right to Buy is a first step to building a better Britain up from the streets

People want thriving local areas and UK politics has treated local areas as an afterthought. The new English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill is a step towards political system that actively seeks to build back community power, writes the Co-operative Party general secretary Joe Fortune

This women’s library just became a ‘library of sanctuary’ for refugees and asylum seekers
Libraries

This women’s library just became a ‘library of sanctuary’ for refugees and asylum seekers

Staff members at Glasgow Women’s Library say they are ‘so proud’ to have been honoured for their work with refugees in the community

We are all the same age inside a library – curious, young and eager to learn
Robin Ince

We are all the same age inside a library – curious, young and eager to learn

Robin Ince is back on the road touring his new book, and finding joy in libraries, village halls and churchyards

Elon Musk, this is how you could use your power for good
Paul McNamee

Elon Musk, this is how you could use your power for good

‘We can’t keep up’: Councils cutting services and facing bankruptcy over rising cost of social care
Social care

‘We can’t keep up’: Councils cutting services and facing bankruptcy over rising cost of social care

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‘A library is a safe and happy place’: The unparalleled joy of a mobile library
Robin Ince

‘A library is a safe and happy place’: The unparalleled joy of a mobile library

These libraries and leisure centres faced disaster as councils cut services. Then volunteers stepped in
Libraries

These libraries and leisure centres faced disaster as councils cut services. Then volunteers stepped in

Libraries are a boundless resource. We mustn’t let their lights go out
Paul McNamee

Libraries are a boundless resource. We mustn’t let their lights go out

Over 150 authors donate their books to Liverpool library burned during far-right riots
Libraries

Over 150 authors donate their books to Liverpool library burned during far-right riots

Half of UK adults don’t read for pleasure
Reading

Half of UK adults don’t read for pleasure

Libraries give us power. The next government must trust libraries to continue delivering for communities
Louis Coiffait-Gunn

Libraries give us power. The next government must trust libraries to continue delivering for communities

Want to rebuild the UK economy, Jeremy Hunt? Start with our beautiful public libraries
Jo Cornish

Want to rebuild the UK economy, Jeremy Hunt? Start with our beautiful public libraries

Inside a warm bank – where Brits struggling with bills are finding shelter: ‘The tea helps a lot’
Warm banks

Inside a warm bank – where Brits struggling with bills are finding shelter: ‘The tea helps a lot’

Battle to save Britain’s libraries as budget cuts, closures and austerity leaves future uncertain
Libraries Week

Battle to save Britain’s libraries as budget cuts, closures and austerity leaves future uncertain

The library is a centre of empathy we cannot afford to lose
Libraries

The library is a centre of empathy we cannot afford to lose

How spending cuts have decimated public services since 2010, from libraries to youth clubs
Autumn Statement

How spending cuts have decimated public services since 2010, from libraries to youth clubs

Libraries are not just for books – they can help in heatwaves too
Ian Anstice

Libraries are not just for books – they can help in heatwaves too

‘A library for homeless people can offer more than books, it’s a space to be’
Opinion

‘A library for homeless people can offer more than books, it’s a space to be’

Why Britain’s economy can’t afford to lose the public library
Opinion

Why Britain’s economy can’t afford to lose the public library

Libraries can save us – on book days and every day
Opinion

Libraries can save us – on book days and every day

After lockdown, the libraries of my life will be waiting
Opinion

After lockdown, the libraries of my life will be waiting

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Bobby Seagull: ‘Libraries have a central role to play in a post-Covid world’
News

Bobby Seagull: ‘Libraries have a central role to play in a post-Covid world’

Lord John Bird has taken the battle for library funding to the Lords
News

Lord John Bird has taken the battle for library funding to the Lords

Public Libraries – our new report shows urgent need to boost funding
Books

Public Libraries – our new report shows urgent need to boost funding

John Bird: Final chapter of Essex library campaign gives hope to all
Opinion

John Bird: Final chapter of Essex library campaign gives hope to all