Liverpool Libraries To Be Targeted In Council Cuts

Saturday 25th May

Posted at 2:18PM Tuesday 05 Feb 2013

Liverpool has 19 libraries at present, but the council thinks it can save around £938,000 (from April 2014) by closing around 10.

It is examining plans to keep a seven-day service at Central Library and at two community libraries (one in the north and another in the south).

It will also have a cluster of smaller libraries, of around six, open shorter hours.

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