October 2009

News snippets - October 2009

Bolton library co-locates with health centre
Purpose-built £1.1m Breightmet library shares the same building as heatlh facilities thanks to Big Lottery Fund grant. Read more
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Cambridge Central Library transformed
Staff welcomed more than 17,000 visitors in its first week of operation with new features, such as the British Film Institute’s... Read more
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Great Yarmouth library gets £1.3m facelift
The newly refurbished Great Yarmouth Community Library now has more books, DVDs and video games to borrow, as well as 42 flat-screen... Read more
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Staffordshire village's new £1.1m library
The new library's services now include activities for all ages, free computer and internet access and meeting rooms available for... Read more
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Mayor of London opens Merton's £1m library
Merton council receives a £1m grant from the Big Lottery Fund’s Community Libraries programme – the largest single, successful... Read more
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Visitors flock to new west London library
Since being opened by Jeremy Paxman a month ago there has been a 700% increase in membership of the library compared to a year ago. Read more
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Cheshire library gets £1.5m boost
As well as traditional public library facilities such as books, reference sources and internet access, Wharton has an ICT suite,... Read more
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