An article about the situation of British libraries in <link http: www.telegraph.co.uk news politics conservative>The Telegraph:

"Funding cuts and library closures mean that around one in every seven books available on library shelves six years ago have now gone."

The <link http: www.cilip.org.uk>Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) has launched the campaign <link https: www.change.org p john-whittingdale-hm-government-act-now-to-protect-my-statutory-rights-to-a-quality-public-library-service>"My Library By Right".