Librarians association writes open letter expressing ‘strong objections’ to statistics cited by culture minister in FebruaryLibrarians bear accused the culture minister,Ed Vaizey, of quoting misleading figures approximately library closures in order to “present a particular view” of the challenges the UK’s library service is currently facing.
With libraries across the country facing closure – Swindon is planning to hand 14 of its 15 facilities to volunteers, and while final week Bradford pulled out of running 14 of its libraries – Vaizey was asked on 23 February by the Labour MP Clive Betts approximately the number that bear shut down since 2010.
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Source: theguardian.com