Council closed libraries to cut costs, then spent more to guard them

Security at closed libraries in Lambeth, south London, cost up to three times as much as the price of keeping them open

A council that temporarily closed two libraries just before the exam revision season as a supposed money-saving measure has spent up to three times as much per day on private guards to secure the buildings as it would have cost to keep them open, it has emerged.

Details of the security costs at the libraries, run by Lambeth council in south London, were given to the Guardian following a freedom of information request.

Continue reading...