After news that city council has ‘paused’ purchase of new books, professional body CILIP appeals for properly resourced facility to be maintained
The chief executive of librarians’ association CILIP has written to the head of Birmingham city council to lay out his “concerns about the ongoing quality of library services available” in the city, following the revelation that some libraries in Birmingham were asking the public to donate new books.
After a flyer from a Birmingham library began circulating online last week, claiming that “due to public saving cuts we are no longer purchasing any new books or newspapers. Therefore we are looking for any books that have been published in the last 12 months to be donated to the library”, Birmingham city councillor Penny Holbrook confirmed a “pause on the book fund”.
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