Liverpool Council is threatening 11 of the citys 18 libraries with closure. Author Frank Cottrell Boyce, born and based in Liverpool, evokes what we stand to lose: “Imperial Britain was built on the playing fields of Eton. Innovative, creative, generous Britain – the Britain of Tim Berners-Lee and of the Beatles, of Alan Turing and JK Rowling – was forged in her public libraries.” Writer David Almond describes the public library as “among humankind’s greatest inventions”, adding that “without them, our society is diminished, our cities are meaner, our children are cheated. Great cities like Liverpool should honour and protect them.” Please consider signing this or another related petition:
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 23:03:55 +0000
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