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| Is your library under threat? Share your experiences with us Is your library under threat? Share your experiences with us | |
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| Nearly 9,000 people in Sheffield have signed a petition to try and prevent the city’s central library building being turned into a five-star hotel. | Nearly 9,000 people in Sheffield have signed a petition to try and prevent the city’s central library building being turned into a five-star hotel. |
| Campaigners are urging the council to reject a deal with the Chinese company Sichuan Guodong Construction Group, however the local authority says the art deco, grade II-listed building needs £30m worth of repairs, which it cannot afford after cuts to its budget by central government. | Campaigners are urging the council to reject a deal with the Chinese company Sichuan Guodong Construction Group, however the local authority says the art deco, grade II-listed building needs £30m worth of repairs, which it cannot afford after cuts to its budget by central government. |
| If your library is under threat we’d like to hear from you. From petitions to protests, we’d like to know how you’re planning to help protect them. | If your library is under threat we’d like to hear from you. From petitions to protests, we’d like to know how you’re planning to help protect them. |
| You can share your experiences with us by filling in the form below - anonymously if you wish. All information will be kept confidential and we will feature some of the submissions in our coverage. | You can share your experiences with us by filling in the form below - anonymously if you wish. All information will be kept confidential and we will feature some of the submissions in our coverage. |