Librarians are facing growing calls for LGBT+ books to be removed from shelves, industry leaders have warned, as the influence of US pressure groups is felt in the UK. Some library workers who fight ...

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Whether you’re a bookworm or you just love beautiful buildings, there’s something special about libraries. The UK is home to plenty of these peaceful, book-lined sanctuaries, filled with cosy nooks ...

Around 2,000 jobs were cut, and the most deprived areas were four times more likely to lose a library than the richest, according to a BBC report More than 180 UK council-run libraries have closed or ...

THE UK is home to one of the biggest libraries in the world and it is set for a huge makeover. The British Library is the second largest in the world when based on ...

Claimed to be one of the oldest libraries in Europe and ranked as the top library in England by Tripadvisor 2023, the Bodleian Library in Oxford opened to scholars in 1602. Since opening it has ...

LGBT+ books are being banned from UK schools after complaints from parents, librarians have revealed (iStock/Hot Key Books/Dorling Kindersley Ltd/Candlewick Press) LGBT+ books are being banned from UK ...