Culture, Media and Sport Committee - Written Evidence
CONTENTS: Library closures
The Committee has received a number of written submissions that seek to dispute the oral evidence give by Councillor Pugh on Tuesday 21 February 2012. These have not all been published, although an updated list of people making submissions along these lines can be found on the website. Please note that, unfortunately, the Committee is unable to pursue individual library closures.
List of submissions:
David J Quigley
Keith Fagan
On this page is the written evidence received and accepted by the Committee as evidence for the ongoing inquiry into Library closures. The written evidence is available as a consolidated PDF version.
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001 S R Sibley, Chief Executive Officer W F Howes Ltd
002 Mr D J Williams
003 Simon Barron
004 Lechlade & District Civic Society
005 Campaign for the Book
006 Desmond Clarke
007 Alice Lock
008 June Winifred Quigley
009 David James Quigley
010 Shirley Burnham
011 Mike Cavanagh
012 Colin F Gibb
013 Camden Public Libraries Users Group
014 The Black Country Shared Library Project
015 Save Bolton Libraries Campaign (SBLC)
016 Association of Friends of Dorset Libraries
017 Cornwall Council
018 The West Midlands Society of Chief Librarians
019 Christopher Pipe
020 Councillor Henry Higgins, Cabinet Member for Culture, Sport and Leisure, London Borough of Hillingdon
021 The Hereford Library Users’ Group
022 We Heart Libraries
023 Friends of Gloucestershire Libraries (FoGL)
024 The Association of Senior Children’s and Education Librarians (ASCEL)
025 Nether Stowey Community Library Steering Committee
026 Staffordshire County Council
027 Bill Welland
028 Councillor Timothy Godfrey, Labour & Co-operative Party Councillor for Selhurst Ward, London Borough of Croydon
029 The Booksellers Association
030 The Reading Agency
031 The Save Preston Library Campaign
032 The Network
033 John Holland on behalf of former librarians of Gloucestershire Library
034 Professor Robert Usherwood
035 Graham Meadows
036 Sarah McClennan
037 Libraries and Information East Midlands
038 Gillian Johnson
039 Jules Channer
040 The Wyre Forest Agenda
041 Libraries for Life for Londoners
042 South Gloucestershire Council
043 Share the Vision
044 Derbyshire County Council
045 The School Library Association
046 Lechlade Town Council Library Working Group
047 RNIB
048 Watchet Library Friends Group
049 Users and Friends of Manor House Library
050 Mrs J E Orman
051 Professor John Irven, Treasurer of Watchet Library Friends and Friends of Somerset Libraries
052 The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
053 Mrs R G Lawler
054 Friends of Waterloo Library
055 The Combined Regions Ltd
056 Mr Tony Hoare and Mr Mike Bedford
057 The Councillor David Pugh, Leader of the Isle of Wight Council
058 Councillor Paul Lorber, Liberal Democrat Group Leader, Brent Council
059 UNISON
060 Friends of Carnegie Library
061 Friends of Goring Library
062 Voices for the Library
063 The Society of Chief Librarians
064 Pam Jakeman
065 The Upper Norwood Library Campaign
066 The Friends of York Gardens Library and Community Centre
067 Dorset County Council
068 The National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI)
069 Sarah Tanburn
070 The Library Campaign
071 Lewisham People before Profit
072 Alan Goodearl
073 Kirsty Braithwaite
074 Anne Bennet
075 Newnham Library Support Group
076 John Laing Integrated Services
077 The Publishers Association
078 Lynne Coppendale
079 Simon Gurevitz on behalf of Friends of Preston Library and Preston Community Library
080 Alan Dove
081 Kent County Council
082 Friends of Lambeth Libraries
083 The Reynolds Family
084 The Friends of Wiveliscombe Library
085 The Save Friern Barnet Library Group
086 The We Care Foundation
087 Simon Randall CBE, Consultant, and Joanna Bussell, Partner of Solicitors, Winckworth Sherwood LLP
088 The Bookseller
089 Kirkburton Parish Council
090 Alison Hopkins
091 Elizabeth Chapman
092 Old Coulsdon Library Supporters Group
093 Birmingham Library and Archive Services
094 Laura Collignon
095 Save Croydon Libraries Campaign
096 Saleem Yousaf
097 Gareth Osler
098 Josephine Grahl
099 Sara Wingate Gray, Alice Corble, The Itinerant Poetry Librarian
100 The Department for Culture, Media and Sport
101 The National Union of Journalists
102 Gloucestershire County Council
103 The Friends of the Durning Library
104 John Dougherty
105 Tim White
106 The Save Cricklewood Library Campaign
107 Leicestershire County Council
108 Anne Howie
109 Councillor Henri Murison (Cabinet member for Quality of Life) and Tony Duncan (Director of Culture, Libraries and Learning) on behalf of Newcastle City Council
110 Roger Backhouse
111 Hugh Paton
112 Rosehill Readers on behalf of Save Suffolk Libraries
113 Save Oxfordshire Libraries
114 Peter Griffiths
115 The Friends of Kensal Rise Library
116 Library Systems and Services UK Ltd
117 The Executive Committee of the Association of London Chief Librarians
118 Brent SOS Libraries Campaign
119 Lauren Smith
120 The Society of Authors
121 Yinnon Ezra MBE
122 Christina Burnett
123 Arts Council England
124 Barry Gardiner MP
125 Richard Shirres
126 Doncaster Council
127 Public Interest Lawyers
128 The London Borough of Brent
129 The Trustees of the North Taunton Partnership
130 The Local Government Association
131 Sue Charteris
132 Martyn Everett
133 Suffolk’s Libraries IPS Ltd
134 Serena Brunke
135 Voices for the Library, Supplementary
136 Martin Hext
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