In ⁦Prospect⁩ I argue for an urgent governmental focus on libraries - especially on public libraries. There are huge opportunities for the new govt to use this incredible interconnected knowledge network to power the nation forward. prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/books/…

Here is how Trump responded to Nancy Pelosi being targeted in an assassination attempt and her husband being beaten nearly to death with a hammer. Political violence has no place in a democratic society. We must always, always condemn it, or we are lost.

“Hello old friend, I’m back to say thank you… on behalf of the thousands more futures you helped to shape.” Brilliant zine-writer Pete Paphides Pete Paphides championing Acocks Green Library against cuts proposed by Bham City Council. Help us keep pushing back ❤️‍🔥Birmingham Loves Libraries

Libraries can offer us such profound experiences. Here’s an extract from a new poem by our Library Zine writer and Birmingham’s Young Poet Laureate Iona Mandal 🧡 Birmingham Loves Libraries WritingWestMidlands LibraryofBirmingham

We want Brum Library Zine to be freely available in all our community libraries. Our writers & designers are working for free. The only thing we can't make happen for free is printing so we've launched a crowdfunder. If you'd like to help: gofund.me/ce2d1937 Please share❤️

Brum Library Zine at Birmingham Lit Fest 🧡 We’d love you to join us at brilliant Kings Heath Library Kings Heath Library Birmingham Loves Libraries Brum Library Zine birminghamliteraturefestival.org/book-tickets/

Birmingham writers love Birmingham libraries ❤️‍🔥 We want everyone in our city to have equal access to the books, knowledge, joy and community that our libraries give.

Come join us on our fantastic voyage. philipholyman.com/true-voyage-is….

As Bham City Council plans to withdraw all funding from Bloomsbury Library, here's poet & Nechells boy Casey Bailey with a poem for the library at Nechells POD Nechells deserves a properly funded & staffed public library. Consultation meeting 4th Sept 3pm. Keep pushing back ✊

“We’d love the Zine to be a testament to how precious the libraries are… a point of campaigning… we must come together during this consultation period to push back.” Stay noisy! Brum Library Zine in The Bookseller today ❤️‍🔥 Birmingham Loves Libraries thebookseller.com/news/birmingha…

A library is a “food bank for the brain” ❤️ Brilliant Brum author Lee Child championing his beloved Tower Hill Library which now faces closure by Bham City Council. Every Birmingham library contains a multitude of futures. Keep pushing back. Listen at 2:23 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Pleased to reveal my new collab with Punks & Chancers! We’ve joined together to support the protest against proposed library cuts across Brum. The design is based on my photo of a library sign at Selly Oak Library. All profits will go to Brum Library Zine punksandchancers.co.uk/collections/fr…

We 100% back this. Libraries are a vital fabric of society. The last true free place to sit, reflect, learn, educate and be a part of your local community. Their worth can't be measured by spreadsheets alone. A city that shrinks their provision limits its own future

Let’s go! Brum Library Zine is coming. From 21st September zines will be freely available in every community library in Birmingham. 35 Brum writers celebrating our 35 amazing, unique, essential libraries. Join the fight against library cuts with Birmingham Loves Libraries 💘