http://www.facebook.com/SaveBurnageLibrary
And check out some of these other links / articles about the proposed closures of Burnage and other Manchester libraries in areas of high need.
http://www.manchestergreenparty.org.uk/news/2013-02-19-burnage-library-letter.html
Fallowfield Library under threat too.
Save Fallowfield Library
Another library threatened with closure in north Manchester...
Campaign for New Moston Library
Very interesting report on potential of some councils to risk failing in their statutory duty to provide a 'comprehensive and efficient' library service to council tax payers.
- 'In the Minister's view, the wholesale transfer of library branches to volunteer groups is unlikely to meet the statutory criterion of providing a 'comprehensive and efficient' library service; but volunteer-run libraries can be valuable additions to the service;
- Councils which have transferred the running of libraries to community volunteers must continue to give them the necessary support to maintain the service, otherwise they may be viewed as "closures by stealth"; '
Report by Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee into library closures
No comments:
Post a Comment