Celebrate Libraries Week October 8-13

Libraries Week takes place between the 8th and 13th October to celebrate our country's libraries.

Libraries mean a lot to the communities we serve as Liberal Democrats. That's why we want to highlight Libraries Week to you.

This year Libraries Week takes place between Monday 8 to Sunday 13 October and focuses on how libraries improve well-being. Libraries are very important to our area, helping to bring our community together. That's why Libraries Week is focusing on how our libraries help with personal well-being. Libraries don't just give us free access to our favourite author's and magazine subscriptions they do much much more - bringing communities together, fighting loneliness, and supporting people with their mental health by providing a safe space.

In Suffolk the Libraries Service has taken the brunt of the Tory controlled county authority cuts. Year on year reductions in their grant, the service has been going through some really challenging times.
In 2017, the Suffolk Liberal Democrat Manifesto for the County elections promised to protect our Libraries and invest money from reserves in Suffolk Libraries, helping them to sustain current services and provide a wider range of services for local people

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