From the Independent:
The blue paintwork is fading fast on its drab 1970s premises but there is no lack of innovation at the Heald Green public library as staff wage a daily battle to entice readers through their doors.
According to a new report on the future of the public lending library, it is a battle the librarians of south Manchester and the rest of Britain may not win. Libri, a new campaign group formed to save that most revered of national institutions, has warned there could be as little as 20 years left for Britain’s public lending libraries …
Complete article, with reflections by Nick Hornby, Billy Bragg and others. The BBC ran a related article yesterday. More information is available at Libri’s homepage.
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