libraries

A single-storey library building framed by trees

Reports

‘Stealth closures’ of libraries leave casual staff facing hardship and city with fewer warm spaces

Dozens of temporary library closures have been announced since the council abruptly cut casual workers' shifts in November. With the council under huge financial stress, there are renewed fears for the future of the service.

Steph Cullen
Steph Cullen

Reports

The glass ceiling and interior columns if Bristol Central Library

Controversial plans to relocate Bristol’s Central Library scrapped after public outcry

Alex Seabrook
Alex Seabrook (Local Democracy Reporter)

City

Feminist library occupiers defiant after police visit

Koel Mukherjee
Koel Mukherjee

Reports

“We invite you to join us”: Activists occupy Cheltenham Road library

Domestic violence campaigners have occupied the historic Cheltenham Road Library to protest a lack of social housing.

Dean Ayotte Koel Mukherjee
Dean Ayotte and Koel Mukherjee

City

Library workers get militant

Yasmin Aston-Patel

Ideas and Action

Library assistants vote for strike action

Lorna Stephenson
Lorna Stephenson

City

Library staff furious about written exam ‘selection process’

A new requirement for all Bristol library assistants to undergo formal written exams as part of a 'selection process' for their own jobs has left staff angry and offended, according to emails leaked to the Cable.

Lorna Stephenson
Lorna Stephenson