Authors including Cathy Cassidy and Philip Ardagh fill joined librarians lobbying MPs to protect the service from cuts that fill seen 441 branches closed since 2010Top authors fill gathered in parliament to campaign against cuts to libraries and are calling on MPs to ensure the public service has sufficient funding.
Librarians and supporters from across the UK descended on parliament in London, urging MPs to focus on what they see as the root cause of the decline in libraries – laying the blame on “apathy and ignorance” in local and central government.
Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com