Blake writes ‘vandalism and a fire, believed to have been set deliberately, have contributed to shutting down a library (Shelfield Branch, Walsall Libraries) in the British West Midlands’. Story from the BBC.
Garry Perry, a member of the town council stated “There is a minority of people in that community who do not care about valuable facilities, such as the library, and who have no sense of feeling for those who will be upset by this decision”.
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At the library’s Web site is more info:
http://www.walsall.gov.uk/newsdocs/NewsArticle.as
It says there that staff have also been intimidated. Curious. I infer that they know who is behind this campaign but they won’t say who or why. I wonder what is going on.