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These libraries and leisure centres faced disaster as councils cut services. Then volunteers stepped in
Libraries

These libraries and leisure centres faced disaster as councils cut services. Then volunteers stepped in

Community asset transfers have become increasingly common in the UK, as locals rally together to save vital services from austerity’s swingeing cuts
Libraries are a boundless resource. We mustn't let their lights go out
Paul McNamee

Libraries are a boundless resource. We mustn't let their lights go out

Over 150 authors donate their books to Liverpool library burned during far-right riots
Stock image showing a person reaching for a book in a library
Libraries

Over 150 authors donate their books to Liverpool library burned during far-right riots

Half of UK adults don't read for pleasure
Reading

Half of UK adults don't read for pleasure

Libraries give us power. The next government must trust libraries to continue delivering for communities
Louis Coiffait-Gunn

Libraries give us power. The next government must trust libraries to continue delivering for communities

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Want to rebuild the UK economy, Jeremy Hunt? Start with our beautiful public libraries
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Jo Cornish

Want to rebuild the UK economy, Jeremy Hunt? Start with our beautiful public libraries

Inside a warm bank – where Brits struggling with bills are finding shelter: 'The tea helps a lot'
A woman at a library craft class
Warm banks

Inside a warm bank – where Brits struggling with bills are finding shelter: 'The tea helps a lot'

Inside UK's 'vital' libraries providing 'warm banks' as cost of living bites and households struggle
Image of woman getting warm/ warm banks/ energy bills/ winter/ cost of living crisis
Warm banks

Inside UK's 'vital' libraries providing 'warm banks' as cost of living bites and households struggle

Battle to save Britain's libraries as budget cuts, closures and austerity leaves future uncertain
Four people in a library
Libraries Week

Battle to save Britain's libraries as budget cuts, closures and austerity leaves future uncertain

Robin Ince: the library is a centre of empathy we cannot afford to lose
Sheffield Central Library
Libraries

Robin Ince: the library is a centre of empathy we cannot afford to lose

How spending cuts have decimated public services since 2010, from libraries to youth clubs
Autumn Statement

How spending cuts have decimated public services since 2010, from libraries to youth clubs

Libraries are not just for books – they can help in heatwaves too
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Ian Anstice

Libraries are not just for books – they can help in heatwaves too

'A library for homeless people can offer more than books, it's a space to be'
Emma Jardine

'A library for homeless people can offer more than books, it's a space to be'

Why Britain's economy can't afford to lose the public library
Libraries are often referred to as “the last safety net”. Image credit: Thamesmead Library / Flickr
Niall Christie

Why Britain's economy can't afford to lose the public library

Libraries can save us – on book days and every day
Sean McNamara

Libraries can save us – on book days and every day

After lockdown, the libraries of my life will be waiting
Cambridge Central Library
John Bird

After lockdown, the libraries of my life will be waiting

Public Library Apparel is making a fashion statement for libraries
Public Library Apparel
Activism

Public Library Apparel is making a fashion statement for libraries

Bobby Seagull: ‘Libraries have a central role to play in a post-Covid world’
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Bobby Seagull: ‘Libraries have a central role to play in a post-Covid world’

Lord John Bird has taken the battle for library funding to the Lords
John Bird introduces the Creditworthiness Assessment Bill in the House of Lords
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Lord John Bird has taken the battle for library funding to the Lords

Public Libraries – our new report shows urgent need to boost funding
Bird public libraries report Orlando Gili
Books

Public Libraries – our new report shows urgent need to boost funding

John Bird: Final chapter of Essex library campaign gives hope to all
John Bird

John Bird: Final chapter of Essex library campaign gives hope to all

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Schools in Scotland are replacing library staff with their own students
group of elementary school kids and their teacher lying down while working in the library
Books

Schools in Scotland are replacing library staff with their own students

Sleeper hit: You can bed down for the night at Gladstone’s Library
News

Sleeper hit: You can bed down for the night at Gladstone’s Library

Peter Fellows: What are libraries for?
Bracknell Central Library
Guest Columnist

Peter Fellows: What are libraries for?

Blackadder actor blasts cunning plan to close Bristol libraries
Tony Robinson
News

Blackadder actor blasts cunning plan to close Bristol libraries