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More than half of UK children do not read in their spare time, survey reveals (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

My childhood experience was very similar - pop to the library and stop off at the café. The local library near me was a beautiful old rectory building covered in ivy and thankfully it's still open.

It's extremely sad to hear about the closures. Funding cuts can be so short-sighted...