Suffolk Libraries was a charity that ran Suffolk’s library service between August 2012 and June 2025, when library services were controversially taken back in-house by Suffolk County Council.
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After 12 years and nine months of charitable management, Suffolk's library service is returning to county council control having been transformed from the service that was inherited in 2012.
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Suffolk Libraries is looking for helpers to support its summer literacy campaign, which runs from 19 July to 31 August across the county.
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Suffolk County Council has rejected attempts by opposition councillors to "call in" the Cabinet's decision to bring the county's library service back in-house.
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Six acclaimed writers, including bestselling H Is for Hawk author Helen Macdonald, will speak at Ipswich's The Hold during a two-day literary event in May.
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Bruce Leeke has expressed his dismay at the decision to return libraries to council control despite "overwhelming opposition" from the community, refuting "much of what the county council is saying."
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Suffolk's 45 libraries will return to council management from June 2025, ending 12 years of successful operation by Suffolk Libraries after the underperforming services were divested from council management in 2012.
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With over 22,000 petition signatures opposing the plan, the library charity makes its final appeal before today's cabinet meeting.
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Suffolk Libraries claims its back office costs are 21.4% of the total budget—not 33% as claimed by Suffolk County Council, whose CEO urges councillors not to "make a big decision based on flawed figures."
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As public opposition grows to its library takeover plans, Suffolk County Council has outlined how it intends to enhance and modernise services if the decision is approved on March 18.
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The charity managing Suffolk's libraries has released data claiming the council used flawed figures to justify ending their 13-year partnership.
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As winter draws to a close, we speak to the warm spaces in Ipswich that have been tackling isolation and offering vital support in the heart of our community over the winter months
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With less than two weeks until a critical vote, thousands have signed a petition challenging Suffolk County Council's plans to reclaim control of the county's library service.