Oxfordshire scraps December library cuts

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Mon, 23/05/2011 - 15:45 Oxfordshire council has confirmed it will not withdraw funding from libraries at the end of this year. Under plans unveiled in 2010, 20 libraries in the county were due to lose all funding at the end of December. While a fresh consultation has now begun, there had hitherto been no firm undertaking that the budget cuts would not still be going ahead. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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