Literacy news
Literacy news covers the latest news from the media and other sources, as well as updates on NLT activity. The most recent headlines are listed below and you can browse archived news by moving through the page numbers at the bottom of the page.
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Libraries news stories:
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09Dec2010Arts Council to take on MLA tasks
Arts Council England has confirmed it will take on responsibilities previously assumed by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, which is set to close down by March 2012.
Posted by Farah Pasha
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23Nov2010
The Ashes - new free Tom Palmer resources availableTo celebrate the Ashes, 25 November 2010 - 7 January 2011, children's author Tom Palmer has written a free story for teachers to download and read to their classes.
Posted by Jim Sells
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22Nov2010Writers Philip Pullman, Kate Mosse and Will Self criticise government cuts to library services
Government cuts could see up to a quarter of librarians lose their jobs over the next year.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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19Nov2010Young carers services to run National Young Readers’ Programme
The National Young Readers’ Programme, active in schools and libraries for 15 years, will be run by five young carers services from January.
Posted by Lizzie Poulton
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12Nov2010Authors condemn London library cuts
Writers including Charlie Higson, Will Self and Helen Dunmore have joined former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion in condemning plans by councils that could see 130 London libraries closed.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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21Oct2010Protests begin over library cuts in Nottinghamshire
One hundred writers, academics, publishers and booksellers have put their names to a letter of protest to Nottinghamshire County Council over its planned reductions in library staffing, opening hours and a 75% cut in its book fund.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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21Sep2010Tom Palmer's Foul Play blog
Tom Palmer (author of Puffin’s Foul Play and Football Academy books) will be writing a weekly blog during the time his National Literacy Trust competition is running this autumn.
Posted by Jim Sells
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18Aug2010Libraries could face privatisation
Hundreds of libraries could face privatisation according to recently published proposals in the new library support initiative called “Future Libraries Programme” championed by Culture Minister Ed Vaizey.
Posted by Farah Pasha
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02Aug2010Fears for school libraries as secondary schools cut book budgets
One in three secondary schools has cut their library budget in the last year, according to a survey carried out by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP).
Posted by Volunteer
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28Jul2010
“Literacy in a digital age” debate raises vital issuesOn Tuesday this week a New Statesman and Starbucks Coffee House debate, in association with the National Literacy Trust, took place at Starbucks in Oxford Street.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
