The future of public libraries
18-05-2025 10:40 via publiclibrariesnews.com

The future of public libraries

Editorial
The Westminster Hall debate about public libraries this week showed how the sector is currently viewed by MPs. Basically, after one strips out the stuff about how great the libraries are in their own constituency or how the other political partiesare so rubbish, the key take away is that those interested enough to show up to this debate on public libraries, are in support of public libraries. There’s a revelation. Sarcasm aside, it is good to see that there is a push for a more n
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