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Libraries at risk of closure due to council funding problems, campaigners warn
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LIBRARY campaigners warned today that council funding problems risk forcing closures across England and Wales.

Library and information association Cilip has written to every councillor and council chief executive where libraries are under threat, appealing to protect public funding.  

Cilip’s Louis Coiffait-Gunn said: “Investing in libraries is an investment in opportunity and growth.

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