Young librarians win local government award
THE work of young library assistants from North Yorkshire were cited as highly commended in the small team category of the Local Government Chronicle awards. The Young Adult Libraries Team was initiated and
self-managed by library assistants who are all under 26. The team created online groups, writing competi- tions, promoted services, and provided a platform for engagement through Instagram. They addressed young people’s mental health and LGBTQ+ issues and also worked with the county stock buying team to recom- mend a diverse range of stock for the lending collection. The LGC judges said: “We loved this self-starting team of young frontline library workers who took the initiative to reshape the library service during the Covid Pandemic to reach out particularly to young people and then extended that to other protected characteristic groups. An inspiring and talented young team that have been empowered by their seniors and have paid the community back in droves by their energy, ethical values and enterprise”. Shaun Doyle and Basia Godel – who’s team’s projects were also recognised in the Libraries Connected awards – represented the team at the national Local Govern- ment Chronicle awards held at the Grosvenor Hotel in London.
Copyright exhaustion
changes delayed GOVERNMENT plans to change some aspects of copyright law post Brexit have been delayed following a campaign by authors and publishers. The Save Our Books campaign said the changes could put around two-thirds of author incomes at risk and see a 25 per cent loss in industry revenue. It said the rule change could see exported copies being sold back into the UK and eroding the cor- responding domestic sale. The IPO published its conclusion on January 18, saying it would delay changes as there was “not enough data available to understand the economic impact of any of the alternatives”. Stephen Lotinga, chief executive of the Pub- lishers Association, said: “We are delighted that the government has chosen to maintain the UK’s gold standard copyright regime, which our world-leading creative industries are built on, and that ministers have listened to authors, readers and the wider industry on the risks of any change.
“The evidence is clear, any weakening of our intellectual property laws would be devastating to UK creators, and we will continue to make this case to government in any future discus- sions of the matter.”
January-February 2022
Councillor Greg White with Library Assistants Basia Godel and Shaun Doyle.
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