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BBC News : 5th July
Devon villagers to empty library over cuts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-
Leicester Mercury : 5th July
Council accused of passing buck in libraries row
“There is very little appetite in the villages for volunteers or the parish council to take the libraries on. It would be too much of a commitment both in terms of finance and time.”
http://www.leicestermercury.
Loughborough Echo : 5th July
Library petition signed by 2,000
“If you look across the whole volunteer sector, you have people running this, that and the other, in addition to run a library I do not think it is feasible.”
http://www.loughboroughecho.
Hinckley Times : 5th July
Leicestershire | Charity model could save library service, say UKIP
UKIP’s take on how to preserve and possibly expand the public service takes inspiration from Suffolk County Council.
http://www.hinckleytimes.net/
Bourne Local : 5th July
Council accepts volunteer bid to run Deepings Library
“The county council chose deliberately to leave us with no option but to recruit volunteers to run the library.”
http://www.bournelocal.co.uk/
