Library funding in the UK 2019-20
‘I would never have become an author if it hadn’t been for my local library as a child'
Malorie Blackman
‘Whether it is helping businesses go online, providing access to reliable information or keeping kids engaged and learning, libraries play a vital role in getting communities back on their feet’
Nick Poole, CEO, CILIP
Figures are for the entire UK (England, Wales, Scotland and N. Ireland unless otherwise stated).
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UK Library funding 2020
Headline statistics on library funding in the UK from CIPFA and Libraries NI for 2019/20.