Showing posts with label Brent library closures. Save Kensal Rise Library. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brent library closures. Save Kensal Rise Library. Show all posts
Thursday 1 November 2012

Setting the record straight on All Souls' 'support'

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Thanks to Jodi Gramigni  for this update: I felt it was essential to provide an update on the developing situation with All Souls Colleg...
Sunday 28 October 2012

Sign Kensal Rise Library petition and read latest news

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 Dear Supporters, All Souls College, Oxford, has decided to sell Kensal Rise Library to developers who are going to strip the buildin...
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Monday 13 August 2012

Kensal Rise campaigners appeal for funds to strenthen their All Souls bid

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 The Save Kensal Rise Library Campaign today launched an appeal, locally and nationally, to ask for pledges to help the community sec...
Thursday 31 May 2012

Children raise their voices for their library

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                             Photo: Lorraine Skinner   BNCTV seemed to have stopped uploading their videos to YouTube so I cannot embe...
Tuesday 29 May 2012

Kensal Rise issue challenge to Cllr Butt

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Kensal Rise community library campaigners have sent this message to Muhammed Butt: Dear Cllr Butt, Perhaps after the action early this m...
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Monday 28 May 2012

Kensal Rise campaigners leave meeting with new council leader empty handed

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Kensal Rise Library campaigners emerged from their meeting with Cllr Muhammed Butt, new leaders of Brent Council and Ruth Moher, his deputy...
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Wednesday 16 May 2012

Butt: Libraries 'not an issue' in leadership change

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In an interview with Michael R Goss of BNCTV LINK incoming Brent Council leader Muhammed Butt  says that the library closure controvers...
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Thursday 29 December 2011

Kensal Rise campaigners 'on watch' after emptying of Preston Library

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From the Bookseller website LINK Library campaigners on watch outside Brent's Preston Library cried "Shame on you" as books...
Sunday 23 October 2011

The limitations of being 'nice'

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Direct actions, from the Occupy London Stock Exchange protest at St Paul's and anti-war protests outside Parliament to the vigils at Ken...
Wednesday 19 October 2011

"Whenever I hear the word culture I call in security guards"

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Susan MacKenzie, Brent's head of the library service, yesterday supervised four security men to strip Cricklewood Library of books and I...
Sunday 16 October 2011

BBC London News on Kensal Rise Library Vigil

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BBC London News reports today on the Kensal Rise Library Vigil LINK
Saturday 15 October 2011

Children stand up for the library they love

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Warm welcome at Kensal Rise vigil

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The 'Community Library' outside our closed down library  I've just been down to Kensal Rise Library where people are keeping ...

"Burly contractors" seen off at Kensal Rise

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From the Spectator: A thoroughly English affair 15 October 2011 David Blackburn ...
Friday 22 July 2011

Philip Pullman: Why it is wrong to close our libraries

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I think it is a bad idea for councils to close any libraries because all libraries are treasure houses which should be looked after and pr...
Thursday 21 July 2011

Pullman pulls them in

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PullmanThe excellent Save Kensal Rise Library  blog has a posting on yesterday's proceedings which include the morning session which I w...
Tuesday 19 July 2011

Library case is underway

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Outside the court this morning ITN Report HERE BBC Report HERE
Tuesday 28 June 2011

More Library Legal Fund Events Coming Up

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A message from Brent SOS Libraries who have £15,000 left to raise for their legal action against Brent Council. Open Garden Party on Sun...
Friday 24 June 2011

Library Campaign moves into top gear - more than half cash target met

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A message from Brent SOS Libraries: With another six  members joining our six month old Save Cricklewood Library Campaign last nig...