NEWS
Hackney cuts proposed
HACKNEY Council is seeking to cut jobs at seven libraries across the borough to save £300,000 next year. The council said 44 employees were at risk of redun- dancy and the plans aim to replace duty managers for each library with three area managers instead.
Hackney currently has a £5.6m budget for its library services, £3m of it for staff- ing costs. In a report council officers said that politicians in the Labour-controlled borough had “made a commitment to maintain the number of libraries in Hackney, therefore closing an existing facility is currently not an option”.
Geolocation data challenge
THE US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing a data broker for selling geolo- cation data from hundreds of millions of mobile devices.
The regulator said consumer data could be used to trace people’s movements amid fears that the data could be used to track pregnancy and birth control after the overturning of Roe v Wade. The Guardian reports that the company, Kochava, advertises “Household Map- ping” as one of the ways to use its data and that the FTC alleges the company made its data available for purchase by the public and “allowed anyone with little effort to obtain a large sample of sensitive data and use it without restriction”.
New Culture Secretary
MICHELLE Donelan has been appointed Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, by Prime Minister Liz Truss, replacing Nadine Dorres. Until her election as MP for Chippen- ham in 2015, the new Culture Secretary worked in marketing and has held various government roles since 2018. Her first ministerial post was as Minister of State for Universities in 2020.
During Boris Johnson’s premiership she held the post of Secretary of State for Education before resigning alongside 50 other ministerial positions.
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Children’s awards rebrand
THE UK’s highest profile awards for children’s authors and illustrators have a new look and feel. CILIP’s Carnegie Medal, first awarded to a children’s author in 1936, and the Kate Greenaway Medal, first awarded to a children’s illustrator in 1956, will be brought under the title Yoto Carnegies in order to give each medal equal focus and reinforce the awards’ connection to libraries via the Carnegie legacy. The rebrand will see individual medals for writing and illustration: The Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing and The Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration. The awards have also increasingly involved thousands of children via the ‘shadow’ judging process which includes voting for a winner of The Yoto Carnegie Shadowers’ Choice Medals for Writing and Illustration. Jake Hope, Chair of the Carnegies Work-
ing Party, said: “Bringing the awards together as categories under The Carnegies banner recognises their core history and relationship to libraries and will help to lead more young people to read all books recognised by the Medals.” Janet Noble, Chair of Judges for The Yoto Carnegies 2023, said: “Having run for over 80 years, the revitalised visuals bring a vibrancy to the awards that will attract new audiences of children, young people and libraries.” A new logo,and strapline – ‘It starts with a spark’ – aim to inspire or ‘spark’ a life- long passion for reading by connecting more children with the books that will change lives. It was the result of a brand audit by Agile Ideas and the Awards Working Party Chair, in extensive con- sultation with past judges who are mem-
bers of CILIP’s Youth Libraries Group. Jake said: “Whether achieved through illustration or writing, every creative work begins with a spark of inspiration and every young reader feels that spark when they connect with a story. We hope that the tagline will unify readers, creators and libraries, starting the awards in 2023 with a celebratory spark of their own.” Nick Poole, Chief Executive of CILIP which organises the awards, said: “I am delighted that this rebrand gives The Yoto Carnegies a visual identity and presentation to match the energy and enthusiasm that has been building behind the awards in recent years. This is about much more than a new look – as the oldest and best-loved children’s book and illustration awards, we can never afford to rest on our laurels.” The awards’ sponsor, Yoto, is an audio platform that children control, enabling them to safely explore their favourite stories, music and more without a screen. Ben Drury, Co-Founder and CEO of Yoto, said: “We’re absolutely dedicated to bringing the very best in children’s books to the widest audience through audio. Through the Yoto Carnegies we can celebrate the greatest children’s authors and illustrators each year. I am personally thrilled to have Yoto associ- ated with the most prestigious children’s books awards in the UK, and we look forward to helping even more children reap the benefits.”
Get ready for Supplier Showcase
THE Autumn Supplier Showcase will be taking place at the end of Novem- ber, binging suppliers and customers together under one roof. The one-day event will give anyone looking to find out more about library services and products a chance to meet suppliers face-to-face. As well as book- ing individual appointments to discuss
needs, delegates can discover new prod- ucts, see demonstrations and compare products.
The Supplier Showcase is taking place at Woburn House in London, and is free to attend but places must be booked in advance. To find out more and to book your spot, visit
https://bit.ly/3SlSr58.
September 2022
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