"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"."
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Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Libraries lose a quarter of staff as hundreds close; BBC News, 3/29/16
BBC News; Libraries lose a quarter of staff as hundreds close:
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UK libraries,
UK public library service
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