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SAVE OUR LIBRARIES!
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3. Libraries are under threat…
The issue
Funding Cuts
Since 2010, the Government has cut over £16 billion from the money English councils receive.
Job losses
Thousands of library workers have lost their jobs due to funding cuts.
Libraries are under threat…
Library closures
Hundreds of libraries have closed due to the cuts in councils’ funding

4. 478 libraries have closed in Britain since 2010
FACT
478 libraries have closed in Britain since 2010
We now have fewer than 4000 libraries

6. Libraries are a crucial local service, acting as a social hub and a haven in our communities.

8. Libraries do a lot more than lend books
Libraries do a lot more than lend books. Libraries offer a place for people to work, relax, discover and think. 

10. Libraries introduce children to books
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Libraries introduce children to books

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Libraries provide activities such as story time and craft sessions for children

15. Libraries host events, give adults and young people access to IT, help people to find work and so much more.

16. “Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination
“Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change lives for the better.”
SIDNEY SHELDON

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Although they are a service that councils must legally provide, libraries have been hit hard by cuts to local government spending.
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18. Many councils still face a black hole in their budgets and will inevitably look to cuts in local services, including libraries, to fill the gaps, leaving even more libraries at risk of closure and an even tighter squeeze on working conditions for library workers.

19. ? 1 2 3 What can we do to save libraries and other local services
If you only do one thing, join your local library..
Demand for library services is important to defend against the cuts.
Use the hashtag #SOSlibraries and get tweeting, Facebooking and Instagramming.
Take photos and tell us why you love your library.
If your library is at risk of closure, write to your MP..
Tell your MP what your library means to you and ask your MP to defend against it’s closure.

20. is calling on the government to
UNISON
is calling on the government to : 1 2 3
Review how it allocates funding to local services so that it meets the diverse needs of local communities and ensures that properly resourced library services can be delivered.
Enforce the commitment in law for local authorities to provide a ‘comprehensive and efficient’ library service.
Give a real living wage and equal pay to all local government workers, with proper training and development opportunities.

21. What in the world would we do without our libraries?
—KATHARINE HEPBURN

22. What can we do to save libraries and other local services?
If you work in a library or in any other part of the public sector such as a school, council, police force or the NHS, join UNISON and help us to save our local services

23. What can we do to save libraries and other local services?