Written By:
Benedicte Page
Publication Date:
Tue, 09/08/2011 - 14:24
The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals has added its voice to criticism of the report issued following the first year of the DCMS-backed Future Libraries programme.
The report, "Future Libraries: Change, Options and How to Get There", draws on the pilot scheme run with 38 councils, and includes recommendations such as putting libraries in the hands of community groups, private sector funding and self-service borrowing points in shops and village halls.