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Libraries are under threat – what’s happening with them in your area?

Of course these are tough times for public services and those who provide them – but victories like this give us hope that the tide can turn, and that the resources which have helped so many generations of working people will still be there to support generations to come.

Neath Port Talbot reverses plans to close libraries, mobile library service and museum after UNISON-organised petition

Essex county councillors voted down calls yesterday to abandon their swingeing cuts to library services. An extraordinary council meeting was called after nearly 60,000 people signed petitions condemning a consultation on the future of libraries that will close at least 25. A further 18 libraries will close if no volunteer groups can be found to […]

Libraries and Library Services have been serverly hit due to the Austery agenda.  8000 jobs have been lost, 343 Libraries closed, over 15,000 volunteers introduced and many more buildings handed over to either community groups or external providers.  Libraries are one of the few free open spaces in society, they are often the heart of […]

UNISON calls for libraries to stay completely closed, to protect library workers and their families

Hundreds of youth centres, libraries and public toilets causing huge impact on communities

UNISON survey of library workers will look at the effects of austerity cuts on the service