Save the date! Join it, Use it, Love it on National Libraries Day 6 February 2016 | CILIP

National Libraries Day will be back on Saturday 6 February 2016, celebrating libraries, library staff and their communities all over the UK.This year’s campaign aims to get more public libraries involved than ever before, showcasing what libraries have to offer for all different needs and interests with ideas to attract as many visitors as possible to local libraries on Saturday 6 February.

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CILIP calls on Councils to consider social & economic impact of library cuts when balancing the books

Responding to the Department for Communities & Local Government’s release of the provisional 2014/15 annual income and expenditure figures for Local Authorities in England, CILIP has called on elected members to consider the long-term social and economic impact of library services on their communities when balancing the books. Key findings for 2014/15 include:

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