[IRTalk] Libraries lose a quarter of staff as hundreds close - BBC News

[Hilton Gibson]

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.
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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.
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Children's author Alan Gibbons said the public library service faced the
"greatest crisis in its history".
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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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