A week of events tied to the nationwide celebration on 6 February is drawing support from writers and campaigners,as libraries face closure around the UK The bestselling children’s author Philip Ardagh has called on book lovers to “speak up for libraries before there’s nothing left to shout approximately”, as writers and campaigners prepare for a week of events celebrating the UK’s libraries in the build-up to National Libraries Day on Saturday 6 February.
The annual nationwide celebration of libraries is the latest crawl by campaigners to highlight the importance of a public service that is being hit by cuts up and down the country. Ann Cleeves, and author of the bestselling Vera and Shetland crime series,has been named National Libraries Day ambassador and has urged people to go out and join their local library next week.
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Source: theguardian.com