US State Libraries

Parish urged to unify libraries

7 Feb 2012

Students work on assignments on the public access computers in the South St. Landry Community Library in Sunset, one of a handful of independent libraries scattered throughout the parish.

Bleak news for library campaign

6 Feb 2012

Final appeal to supreme court against halving the London borough's libraries provision will not be heard Book lovers up and down the country celebrated National Libraries Day on Saturday – but in the north London borough of Brent the mood was sombre, after campaigners received another blow in their long-running fight to keep branches open. Backed by literary names including Zadie Smith ...

Debt crisis: as it happened, February 3, 2012

6 Feb 2012

The FTSE 100 has closed at a seven-month high after US data showing more US people are in work boosted global markets, while Greece announces it is to auction €625m of Treasury bills next week.