Swindon council has voted in favour of cuts to its budget, which will lead to the closure of four local libraries. The decision came despite a report by library campaigner Tim Coates, which argued that the council could achieve its target of saving £100,000 in its library service by cutting management costs instead of by closing libraries...

Library campaigner Tim Coates has been called in by Swindon Council to write a report on its library budget. It follows the council’s decision to earmark four of its libraries for closure, causing widespread protest.

The nature of Coates' job and what it might achieve has not been divulged. At Hillingdon Coates saves money on...

The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) has asked for further information on the background to the four library closures proposed by Swindon council earlier this month, after local campaigner Shirley Burnham repeated a plea for the library body to intervene. The development is a shift from the email exchange reported on theBookseller....

QED has predicted a 50% growth in turnover within the next three years as it aims to vigorously pursue sales through the trade and overseas. The school library publisher, whose turnover currently stands at £3.2m, has appointed Walker Books to handle its trade sales. Walker previously represented Kingfisher, before its (Kingfisher's)...