Families in Nottingham are rallying together to save their local library, which is under threat of closure due to budget cuts. Nottingham City Council has announced a review of its libraries, with the possibility of some closures. The Meadows Library in Wilford Grove is one of the libraries that could potentially be closed. Around 50 protestors marched through the area, demanding the council to save the library. The council plans to start a public consultation in April. Activists are determined to fight for the library's future.
Families from across an area of Nottingham have come together to campaign for the future of their under-threat library. Nottingham City Council said it would review its libraries as part of sweeping cuts to services, with its leader acknowledging closing some would be inevitable. One of those that could potentially close is the Meadows Library in Wilford Grove. Around 50 protestors went on a march through the area on Thursday, March 21, calling on the authority to "save our library".
The city council said it would start a public consultation over the future of its libraries in April. Margo Bohacz, an activist in the Meadows, said the march from the Embankment to the library shows "we won't let it go without a fight". Get the latest news straight to your phone by joining us on WhatsApp "We just wanted to do this to say we're not going down quietly," said the 49-year-old. "The library is 100 years old this year, we should be celebrating, not thinking it's going to be closed down
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