Libraries

Barclays will close another 14 branches in the UK

Barclays confirms more high street branch closures across the UK

NorthamptonBIPC Square Feet business

British Library recognises BIPC Northamptonshire as engine of economic growth

NorthamptonBIPC Square Feet business

British Library recognises BIPC Northamptonshire as engine of economic growth

A rare first edition 1996 Bloomsbury publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone purchased from a library for pennies is set to fetch up to £5,000 at auction.

Harry Potter book bought for 30p turns out to be worth £5,000

Mayor of Northampton Cllr Dennis Meredith meets pupil librarians during the official opening of Northampton International Academy's primary library

Northampton mayor opens Northampton International Academy primary library

The Doddridge Centre in Northampton will be home to St James' Library from later this month

Campaigners' joy as Northampton library gets set for a new chapter in a new home

Let children get out and about

7 half-term hacks to keep your kids entertained on a budget

Children from Abington Vale Primary School helped with the unveiling at Northampton Central Library

Artwork with 20,000 feelings from youngsters promotes mental health awareness

St James Library.

Council searching for group to take over management of community library

Customers will be asked to use the self-service machines.

Libraries across Northamptonshire to allow browsing from next week

Revealed - the most borrowed books of the year. Have your favourites made the li...

Digital libraries experience a surge in membership amid lockdown

Chief Constable Nick Adderley says his officers are ready to enforce the Covid-19 lockdown

Northamptonshire Police chief pleads with county to obey coronavirus lockdown

Boris Johnson ordered the public to stay at home during a TV broadcast on Monday night (Getty Images)

Here's everything you need to know about new coronavirus restrictions as UK ente...

Michael Mayhew and his wife will open their personal food library to the public this weekend.

Northampton couple set to open their personal ‘food library’ to the public this ...

The library service will continue at Moulton Community Centre

£184k loan to parish council agreed to help save Moulton library
Plans to save Moulton’s library have been agreed after Daventry District Council agreed to loan the village’s parish council £184,000.
James Averill

Moulton library is in the village's community centre

District council ‘loans’ £182k to Moulton parish council to keep library open

Carnegie built Irchester library is one of those that could be handed over to a community group to run.

Library campaigners have 'grave fears' about future of some under-threat librari...

Uploading documents online will speed up Blue Badge application for Northamptons...

Irchester Library

Campaigners and Northants County Council could end up back at court over library...

National library institute calls for inquiry into Northamptonshire library cuts

A protest group gathered outside county hall to support "option four".

Library groups in Northamptonshire say community libraries will provide 'no sust...

Temperatures could drop to -10C tonight.

WEATHER: Temperatures in Northamptonshire set to plunge to -10C tonight

Maintaining our top activity in the face of acute financial challenges

The county council announced some 10million of cuts to public services in October. Chris Stanbra (inset) says they should cut their own back office services first.

'Front line' libraries more important than county council's 'back office' servic...

A protest group gathered outside county hall to support "option four".

'Option four' motion to spare Northamptonshire's libraries from cuts rejected by...

'This is the worst council in the country, this whole administration is complete...
The fight has been ramped up against the Conservative party in charge of Northamptonshire County Council as campaigners take to county hall to fight for their beloved local libraries.
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Graham Croucher speaking in front of St James Public Meeting.

Public meeting called in Northampton to save the future of library services

Chief reporter Paul Lynch talks to the leader of Northamptonshire County Council, Councillor Heather Smith

BREAKING NEWS: Libraries in the firing line as Northants county council reveals ...

A sign at a 'family friendly' library. Picture taken by Healthwatch Northamptonshire during its audit.

Nappy bins at Northamptonshire libraries ‘were not emptied for a month’

Libraries in Northamptonshire lack ‘space, facilities, staff, volunteers and exp...

Northamptonshire children read 40,000 books over the summer as part of libraries...

Number of dementia sufferers in Northamptonshire expected to nearly double