In the midst of the horrific rioting which spread across England in 2011, a lovely, telling incident occurred. As shops across the country closed their doors against the violence and city centres became ghost towns, one store remained resolutely open: the Waterstones bookstore in Manchester. When asked why they chose not to barricade their doors…
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I was quite appalled to come across an article in the Guardian, where Horrible Histories author Terry Deary declares that libraries have had their day and they are no longer relevant or useful. In the UK, there have been a number of cases where local councils have considered closing public library branches in order to…
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Library Pronunciation: /?l??br?ri, -bri/ noun (plural libraries) a building or room containing collections of books, periodicals, and sometimes films and recorded music for use or borrowing by the public or the members of an institution: a university library (Source) Unless I’m mistaken, the above definition would suggest that a library is a room filled with…
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