Charles Davis writes “Britain’s libraries are to be allowed to sell books in
an attempt to win back the public. Ministers want
some of the country’s 4,700 libraries to rent out
space to book chains including Waterstone’s,
Blackwell’s and Dillons in the hope that people
seeking to buy books will also be tempted to borrow
other works.
The Government hopes that by allowing libraries to
tap into the thriving retail market they will earn
extra revenue and attract back some of the
hundreds of thousands of people who no longer go
to libraries.
More at
the Telegraph (UK)“
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