[IRTalk] Libraries lose a quarter of staff as hundreds close - BBC News
Hilton Gibson
hilton.gibson at gmail.com
Tue Mar 29 15:43:34 SAST 2016
Almost 8,000 jobs in UK libraries have disappeared in six years, about a
quarter of the overall total, an investigation by the BBC has revealed.
Over the same period, some 15,500 volunteers have been recruited and 343
libraries have closed, leading to fears over the future of the profession.
Children's author Alan Gibbons said the public library service faced the
"greatest crisis in its history".
The government said it funded the roll-out of wi-fi to help libraries adapt.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-35707956
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