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Suggested Action That Helps Save Libraries
Write to elected leaders, show them saving libraries is critical to their political support

Address your local ward councillors and MP easily using using Writetothem.com.
Then pass on the message using your own email software to other key contacts: Councillor responsible for libraries, the Lewisham Mayor and the Chair of Safer Stronger Communities Select Committee, and UK Government minister with responsibilities for Libraries:
cllr_jonathan.slater@lewisham.gov.uk, damien.egan@lewisham.gov.uk, cllr_Juliet.Campbell@lewisham.gov.uk, michael.ellis.mp@parliament.uk

Move this model motion in your political party or union
https://savelewishamlibraries.blogspot.com/p/save-libraries-motion-8th-april-2019.html
Useful information and documents

Lewisham information


The results of the Feasibility Study are in the meeting papers for the Mayor & Cabinet meeting taking place on the 26th June (skip to page 74)

Proposed cuts to the library service when last detailed in 2018 (Library cuts proposals Appendix 2 pp.45-48)

Information about the Safer Stronger Communities Select Committee - this is the council committee that oversees libraries



Lewisham Joint Strategic Needs Assessment - demographic data and service profiles re. health & wellbeing




In the news:
BBC Local Democracy Reporting Services - scroll through for various reports on Lewisham budget cuts




National Information


National Government petition to ring-fence funding for public libraries

Public Libraries News list of local library service legal challenges

Reading Agency - Library Facts (demographic data etc)

Libraries can help improve wellbeing

National Literacy Trust - public libraries improving literacy

Problems with unstaffed libraries

Carnegie UK Shining a Light Report


LISU UK library usage and spending stats (unfortunately this research body was disbanded around 2015 and it is now impossible to gather this data without paying large sums of money to CIPFA) https://www.lboro.ac.uk/microsites/infosci/lisu/lisu-statistics/lisu-uk-library-statistics.pdf

Arts Council England - Health and Wellbeing Benefits of Public Libraries - Full Report

Libraries Taskforce Research Spreadsheet

Integrated Communities Strategy Green Paper






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