Privatisation of Central Library 3rd Floor - petition to get council to debate
This needs 3000 signatures to secure a full council debate:
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/don-t-privatise-the-third-floor...
Published by bad-timing at 11:51pm on Sun 29th March 2015. Viewed 4,529 times.
This HAS to be fought. I signed this petition a a few days ago and have encouraged friends to do the same. That particular floor of the library is always busy - young and old alike meet and work up there. The proposed closure has come about thanks to an County Council alliance of Tories and UKIP-ers voting together.
That's all you need to know.
Published by DeFrev at 8:53am on Mon 30th March 2015.
Don't suppose anyone has a link explaining what is actually being proposed?
Published by sam i at 10:29am on Mon 30th March 2015.
Some info here but no real detail, http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/8217-s-furore-Cambridge-Central-Librar...
Published by space_echo at 11:06am on Mon 30th March 2015.
Got an update from the petition today. Still need more signatures to force a proper discussion and public consultation.
Some more info about library cuts in Cambs:
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/info/20130/news_and_events_in_librari...
Draft plan for the private central library third floor obtained via Freedom of Information request:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/259199/response/635058/attach/h...
Published by bad-timing at 4:24pm on Wed 1st April 2015.
So is there a 3,000-signature threshold that guarantees a Full Council Debate - on any topic...?
Published by MissRegaling at 5:22pm on Wed 1st April 2015.
I've never used the top floor since the rebuild. Much prefer the smaller branches
Published by foolscap (not active) at 6:11pm on Wed 1st April 2015.
The central one is my nearest branch at 25 minutes' walk. :-/ It's the top floor I mainly use, especially the Cambridgeshire Collection for various event projects as well as art books etc.
Good question, Miss Regaling ...
Published by bad-timing at 2:13pm on Thu 2nd April 2015.
I realise now that 38degrees changes the number of signatures needed, so it's always higher than the number of people that have signed (when it was less than 3000 signatures it said that was the number needed, but now it has gone over that it says 4000).
But I'd still be interested to know if there is some kind of threshold for guaranteeing a full council debate. Does anyone know?
Published by MissRegaling at 6:56pm on Sat 4th April 2015.
I can't find it now, but I think I got that figure of 3000 from twitter rather than 38degrees. It was only about halfway to that when I first looked I think.
Published by bad-timing at 7:29pm on Sat 4th April 2015.
Sorry for the derail, are there any pictures of the area around Lion Yard before they demolished it? The CEN have only shown the demolished bit, and new build bit. I've tried to like the refurbished Central Library, maybe if they could put the entrance back on the ground floor...
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Picture-gallery-Cambridge-s-Lion-Yard-...
Published by foolscap (not active) at 8:36pm on Sat 4th April 2015.
I've got a few lion yard pics, though they aren't very recognisable, I'll try to dig them out.
Published by Silent Rob at 6:26am on Sun 5th April 2015.
Here are quite a few pictures taken immediately before.
http://www.fine-photographs.co.uk/index.php/adminicle/view-all-as-list...
An old WAN thread discussing what was there just before it went:
http://www.wereallneighbours.co.uk/idlechat/message.php?id=39701&page=...
Published by bad-timing at 1:01pm on Sun 5th April 2015.
Published by Rocket Dog at 9:57pm on Tue 7th April 2015.
Published by Rocket Dog at 11:30pm on Tue 14th April 2015.
Published by Rocket Dog at 1:11pm on Tue 28th April 2015.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/news/article/274/proposed_changes_to_... - public meeting tomorrow.
Published by Rocket Dog at 1:23pm on Tue 5th May 2015.
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