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Libraries call for government talks over ‘closure crisis’

More than 180 council-run libraries in the UK have either closed or been handed to volunteer groups in the past eight years.

Neil Puffett
3 min read

The charity representing public libraries is seeking urgent talks with government after it emerged that councils have been significantly cutting back on provision in recent years.
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