UK libraries in the news | 3 Jan 2017

Library closes for ‘revamp’ – new cafe and play area,

Writers lament the loss of public libraries,

And details of antisocial behaviour in libraries released under FOI….

Birmingham Mail: 3 January
Closure date for Sutton Coldfield Library announced
Closure for a revamp which includes a cafe and play area

 

The Bookseller: 3 January
Jilly Cooper believes literary fiction should not receive state funding
“Both writers lamented the loss of public libraries, described as “tragic” by Cooper.”

” [Sutton] said: “If the poor libraries were better funded, better supported… books should be free to so many people.”

 

 

Daily Post: 3 January
Sex, drugs and fights – Why some bookworms are banned from libraries
Details obtained under FOI

 

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