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June 19, 2006
Closing libraries in Yorkshire
Susan Hill and I are both from Yorkshire. I dare say she will be as stirred as I am to hear that the closure disease has arrived in God's own country. It is like hearing of bird flu coming to your village.
This now makes the 107 possible closures into 112. Here is the article.
The official figures tell me that the people of Calderdale pay £4.5m pa for their 22 libraries. This article says that closing 5 of them will save a total of £30,000 each year. Am I mad- or does somebody need to borrow Mr Grimsdyke's old slide rule? It doesn't make sense.
Calderdale is the local council name for Bronte country. It is most beautiful. If anyone sees this please could they make contact either by a comment or by email to tim.coates@yahoo.com. Susan is offering her support.
Posted by Tim Coates at June 19, 2006 6:28 PM
Comments
Appalled is putting it mildly .. we tykes have to stick together.
Posted by: SUSAN HILL at June 19, 2006 8:32 PM