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UK Guardian – Libraries facing ‘greatest crisis’ in their history

The Guardian: “Nearly 350 libraries have closed in Britain over the past six years, causing the loss of almost 8,000 jobs, according to new analysis. In a controversial move that sparked protests by authors including Philip Pullman and Zadie Smith, councils across the country have shut their reading rooms in an effort to make deep savings. Children’s author Alan Gibbons warned the public library service faced the “greatest crisis in its history”…

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