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Britain has closed almost 800 libraries since 2010, figures show
Annual survey shows sharp cuts to local authority funding have led to the loss of 17% of branches, alongside sharp staff and funding shortfalls
Almost 800 libraries have closed since the Conservative-Lib Dem government implemented austerity in 2010, new figures reveal.
- Alison Flood
- The Guardian
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy’s (Cipfa) annual survey of the UK’s libraries, excluding Northern Ireland, shows there are 3,583 library branches still open in the…
Since 2010, 773 have closed.
The closure of almost a fifth of the…