premium app: The closure of nearly a fifth of the UK's libraries comes after spending has declined by 29.6 per cent over the past decade, figures from Cipfa reveal, according to The Independent. Download the new Indpendent Premium app Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now National spending on libraries topped 1bn in 2009-10 before austerity began, but then dropped to less than 750m in 2018-19, the annual survey shows. Currently there are 3,583 libraries open in the UK 35 fewer than last year and 773 fewer than in 2010, a survey from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy Cipfa has found. Since 2014-15, the total number of paid librarians has also reduced from 18,028 to 15,300. UK news in pictures Show all 50 Created with Sketch. Created with Sketch.
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