Libraries lose a quarter of staff as hundreds close

[annie]

You can check your area to see which libraries have closed. Lancashire have apparently not closed any of theirs, whicj was surprising


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.co.uk/news/uk-england-35707956

[wendy]

We are very lucky in Norfolk that none have closed, but I think many have closed in Herefordshire.

[chenrezig]

They have had a pilot scheme running in Acle library where you can use your libary card to get access when it isn't manned -they have CCTV that ties into the card being swiped to gain access as a security measure.

I have also seen adverts for volunteers at the libary in the city centre...