What does your local library mean to you?

New research has shown libraries are facing the ‘greatest crisis’ in their history. We want to hear from people who feel their libraries are invaluable to them and their community

Over the past six years, nearly 350 of Britain’s libraries have closed, new research has shown.

A BBC investigation found almost 8,000 librarian jobs have disappeared as a result of the closures. The figures led children’s author Alan Gibbons to warn that public libraries are facing the “greatest crisis” in their history:

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