JuneSim63 on Nostr: "The average public library... is now an informal citizens advice bureau, a business ...

"The average public library... is now an informal citizens advice bureau, a business development centre, a community centre, and a mental health provider. It is an unofficial Sure Start centre, a homelessness shelter, a literacy and foreign language-learning centre, a calm space where tutors can help struggling kids, an asylum support provider, and driving theory test centre..

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https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/jun/25/how-britains-libraries-provide-more-than-books?CMP=firstedition_email