libraries in england, wales and northern ireland has warned that some may be at risk of closure, despite user numbers going up. libraries connected says that during the cost of living crisis, people have been able to use many libraries for additional services such as food banks, clothes donations and just a place to keep warm. the group says further cuts, because of a lack of proper funding, aren t sustainable. here s our business correspondent caroline davies. warm, free and sociable. it does get a bit rowdy sometimes in here. visitors meet making their winter warmth packs. we give everybody a knee blanket, a scarf, a treat and a christmas card. you ve got to find money to heat and eat somehow, which is why i m still working.
in their local library every week, making their winter warmth packs. we give everybody a knee blanket, a hat, a scarf, and a treat and a christmas card. i know from personal experience you ve got to find money to heat and eat somehow, which is why i m still working. libraries around the country are expecting more visitors this winter. here in nantwich, they ve begun stockpiling warm clothes, sleeping bags and slow cookers to give away, and offer an emergency food bank. i ve worked in libraries 38 years and i ve not seen it, we ve not seen the numbers of people, the broad cross section, i think, of people who will tell us that they are struggling. we ve got limited amount of resources to give out. how do you start to prioritise? other libraries are also providing the basics. around 200 miles away in ipswich, volunteers pack cut price bags of fruit and vegetables to sell to library visitors for £2. i find everybody is sort of struggling, and some people
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