Bob Cox sent in This Scotsman.com Story that says after years of decline in the number of adults borrowing books, it appears children are also deserting the musty shelves of their local libraries for the smart display stands of Waterstone’s and WH Smith.
New figures reveal that the number of children’s books borrowed in Scotland in the past five years has dropped by 90,000, posing a potential long-term threat to the future of libraries as we know them.
\”In the past few years issue figures in libraries have fallen,\” she said, \”partly because £8m has come off library book funds in Scotland. It is the equivalent of not servicing your car and expecting it to run.\”
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