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Library cards featuring local athletes are now available at Surrey County Council libraries. The cards were launched this week (1 March) to celebrate the 2012 Games and are free for new joiners. Existing members can upgrade to a 2012-themed card for only £2 and people can purchase the full set of cards for £5 as … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has expressed its disappointment at a court ruling which pauses its plans to let communities run local libraries. The High Court today upheld an earlier decision to impose a temporary order which stops the authority from taking any ‘irrevocable action’ towards creating community libraries ahead of a judicial review of the council’s … Continue reading
Surrey County Council has asked the High Court to reverse a temporary order blocking its plans for community partnered libraries. David Hodge, Leader of Surrey County Council, said: “Our aim is to keep all of Surrey’s 52 libraries open and help them to thrive, while elsewhere in the country libraries are closing. “The first community … Continue reading
Surrey County Council’s Chairman, Mrs Lavinia Sealy, has presented Eagle Radio with a cheque for £300 to put towards the station’s Christmas Toy Appeal. The money will go towards ensuring less fortunate children across the county have a present to unwrap on Christmas Day. More than 2,500 toys for the appeal have also been collected … Continue reading
The Leader of Surrey County Council, David Hodge, today (Tuesday 29 November) announced he was proposing the end of any ‘phase two’ to the plans for community-run libraries. Mr Hodge said that in line with his promise to listen, learn and reflect on the views of residents he was proposing the change in the council’s … Continue reading
Plans for community libraries agreed Surrey County Council’s Cabinet today agreed plans to allow communities to take over the running of their local libraries. The initiative is part of the county council’s aim to keep all 52 of its libraries open despite the fact other local authorities are closing branches across the country due to … Continue reading
Detail: Surrey’s e-book revolution has seen almost 30,000 titles borrowed online for free over the past two years. More than 4,700 people have checked out 18,450 e-books and 11,500 e-audio books since they became available from the county council’s online library in the summer of 2010. There are almost 2,000 e-books to borrow, the most … Continue reading
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