Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Latest CIPFA stats reveal library numbers still falling - The Bookseller



Panzer was taking his after lunch nap when he was thrown from his kitty bed by crying and shouting coming from the Catosphere. Hopping in the Panzermobile our brave kitty boy followed all the hullabaloo to The Bookseller site. Digging in the posts, he found one about the closing of libraries in the UK.

A post in The Bookseller by Mark Chandler says England, Wales and Scotland's libraries are having financial problems. According to the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) which released statics for the year ending March 2019, 35 libraries closed. Also included is the fact that since 2014 the number of library employees is down by 15.1 percent. As a result libraries are relying more on volunteers whose numbers are up by 24.3 percent. Libraries are also cutting services.
Only 8 days until Christmas.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Why don't these humans support their libraries?"

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of cocoa and a muffin for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to library spending

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