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Brent council launches daring night-time raid against its own library books

Mike Pollitt | Wednesday 30 May, 2012 09:30

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“On the advice of the police, the council removed its property from the building in the early hours of the morning.”

So, according to the Independent, say Brent Council after sending removal men round to Kensal Rise Library at 3am on Tuesday morning to take out all the books. The council say they will be distributed round the borough’s other libraries. Campaigners don’t see why they can’t stay where they are.

The council tried to remove the books in the hours of daylight two weeks ago but were scared off by a bunch of local residents, including a couple of authors. So they came back in the darkness, when even authors must sleep.

One of them, Maggie Gee, calls it “cowardice”. Whether or not you think libraries have a future in the digital age, it’s hard to argue with that.

Independent – Kensal Rise Library to be sold or rented out after Brent council’s 3am raid to strip it of books

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