I am on strike with my Guardian and Observer colleagues over the sale of the Observer. I will be back at work on Friday. For more information please follow @GoNUJ93 and @NUJofficial or visit nuj.org.uk/savetheobserver
Oh this is the most beautiful, bloody heartbreaking story of why libraries matter for reasons far beyond the books. I urge you to read it. Two humans at Battle library holding up so many different people with nowhere else to turn. Awful & magical. theguardian.com/news/article/2…
Take some time today to read this really brilliant @gdnlongread by @AidaE
It's an unexpectedly gripping account of daily life inside west Reading's Battle library, and the heroic people who work there
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Delightfully gorgeous @gdnlongread by @AidaE "Part of the magic of a library, as I was reminded over and over again in the days I spent at Battle during winter and spring, is its capaciousness as social infrastructure." theguardian.com/news/article/2…
Beautiful, sad, true @gdnlongread on how our libraries became our council offices, our community hubs, the fraying thread of local government and charities. Great reportage by @AidaEtheguardian.com/news/article/2…
Hello all. What's the most unexpected service you've ever come across in a public library? I guess they all provide internet access etc these days, but beyond that? Thanking you.
.@laylamoran I've responded to @DefraGovUK sandeel consultation to support a ban on industrial trawling for this important fish in English waters. Please lend your support and help save our globally threatened seabirds who rely on sandeels to survive. #SaveOurSeabirds
Writers, reporters, publishers, agents: I’m now open to pitches as features editor @NewStatesman: looking for deeply reported and narrative-driven long form (3000w+) that gets to the heart of how we live now 1/3