FYI

Despite limited funding, demand for library resources increasing

July 19, 2011

A new study published jointly by the American Library Association and the University of Maryland College Park reveals that decreases in library funding are making it difficult for libraries to meet their communities’ increasing demand for library resources.

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A Victory for British Libraries

July 7, 2011

As in the United States, the United Kingdom is debating drastic cuts to public spending that goes to schools, social services and — you guessed it — libraries. But today, pro-library activists in Gloucester, England, successfully defended their county’s libraries. Though the City Council was planning to completely withdraw funding from two thirds of the […]

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