A new report has recommended that the government support and modernise libraries because they are “an important part of a community’s infrastructure”, especially for those who “are digitally excluded or who live in deprived neighbourhoods”.
Libraries Connected, an independent charity representing public libraries, welcomed the report’s findings, with its chief executive Isobel Hunter saying the group was “pleased that the committee recognises the crucial role libraries can play in tackling place-based inequalities across the UK”.
