NEWS
New Trustee vote results
CILIP members have appointed three Trustees to the Board, with two new members and John Trevor-Allen return- ing for a second term.
Joining John will be Dawn Finch and Leon Bolton, with all three of them beginning their terms with the board in January. Current board member Naomi Korn lost her seat in the election, which saw 2,231 (19.6 per cent) CILIP members vote.
CILIP’s Trustees work with staff and the presidential team to shape and implement policy and future direction. l
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Immigration to get
GDPR exemption IMMIGRATION control could be exempt from large swathes of data protection leg- islation, following the inclusion of a clause in the Government’s new Data Protection Bill.
Critics have labelled the clause “worry- ingly broad”. It states that General Data Protection Rules (GDPR) will not apply to information processed for “the mainte- nance of effective migration control”. Those affected will lose the right to erase information held on them or find out what information has been collected and for what reason. The Home Office has said use of the exemptions will be limited.
Walsall library to
be refurbished WALSALL’S historic central library will close for 10 months as part of a £4.3m revamp.
The redesign will see the library trans- formed into an information hub that will include the local history centre and archive. A computer lounge and cafe will also be added. Library users will be able to access services during the closure at a temporary library based in the town hall. In recent years, the local council has closed nine branch libraries as it looks to make savings of £86m from its annual budget by 2020.
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One Card to access them all – Scottish pilot begins
PUBLIC libraries in Scotland have launched a national library card pilot.
Five councils will take part in the scheme initially. If successful it will be rolled out across Scotland, giving card-holders access to all services and resources held at each of the country’s public libraries. The One Card pilot was launched in November, with services in Aberdeen Aberdeenshire, Angus, Highland, and Perth and Kinross trialling it for six months. The trial will be evaluated by the Scottish Library and Information Council (Slic), and is part of a com- mitment from the Scottish Government, which has also provided £15,000 funding. Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: “If successful, this pilot will pave the way for a national library card, which will make it easier for people to take
advantage of library services wherever they are in Scotland. As well as tradi- tional services like book lending, libraries are also places where people can access free wi-fi, use a computer and socialise. “Libraries can empower communities, helping tackle inequality, reduce isola- tion and boost the local economy.” Pamela Tulloch, Chief Executive of Slic, said the scheme was an embodiment of the public library ethos. She said: “One of the fundamental defining character- istics of public libraries is that they are open to everyone. No-one is turned away from a library, there is no joining fee, and anyone can use a library and its services, regardless of age and background. “The One Card pilot will further improve access by removing barriers between services, and will hopefully encourage more people to take advantage of our public library service.”
Holocaust Memorial Day looks to libraries and words
LIBRARIES are once again being asked to get involved with Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) this coming January. The annual HMD is a national event of remembrance for the Holocaust and other genocides. The aim is to raise aware- ness of persecution – including genocides that happened in Bosnia, Cambodia, and Rwanda. Last year more than 900 libraries across
the UK took part, putting on local events to spread the message. The theme for 2018 is “The Power of Words”, making libraries ideal venues to help deliver HMD activities. Next year’s HMD takes place on 27 Jan- uary and the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, which promotes and supports the day, has produced free activity packs. The packs contain ideas about how to get involved and can be ordered now. There are also free resources available on the HMD
website – including one specifically for libraries.
The trust says: “Spoken and written words from individuals, corporations, community organisations or the state, can have a huge impact, whether good or bad. The theme for HMD 2018 explores how language has been used in the past, and how it is used in the present day. “HMD activities could focus on the impact that words had in the Holocaust and subsequent genocides, through pro- paganda used to incite, through slogans written in resistance, and through mem- oirs written to record and respond to what was going on.
“The words that we see and hear all around us today – in newspapers, online, in conversations – the words that we choose to use, all have an impact upon us and those around us.” l
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