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| Protesters fight library closures | |
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| A campaign to save Belfast libraries which are facing the axe is to be stepped up this week. | A campaign to save Belfast libraries which are facing the axe is to be stepped up this week. |
| Public service union NIPSA is organising midday protests at Ballymacarett and Ardoyne libraries on Tuesday. | |
| These libraries are among 11 facing closure as part of cuts proposed by the Belfast Education and Library Board. | These libraries are among 11 facing closure as part of cuts proposed by the Belfast Education and Library Board. |
| NIPSA's Dooley Harte said many people did not know about the closures because there had been no public consultation. | NIPSA's Dooley Harte said many people did not know about the closures because there had been no public consultation. |
| "We hope our demonstrations at Ardoyne and Ballymacarrett will create a greater awareness to library users of these closure plans and we encourage members of the public to attend our demonstrations," he said. | "We hope our demonstrations at Ardoyne and Ballymacarrett will create a greater awareness to library users of these closure plans and we encourage members of the public to attend our demonstrations," he said. |
| "While we recognise the difficult financial position of library services at present, we are opposed to these proposals as they remove services from some of the most socially deprived areas in Belfast. | "While we recognise the difficult financial position of library services at present, we are opposed to these proposals as they remove services from some of the most socially deprived areas in Belfast. |
| "Proposals will close libraries in Ardoyne in north Belfast and Ballymacarrett in east Belfast as well as libraries in Sandy Row, Ligoniel, Oldpark and Suffolk." | "Proposals will close libraries in Ardoyne in north Belfast and Ballymacarrett in east Belfast as well as libraries in Sandy Row, Ligoniel, Oldpark and Suffolk." |