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| Birmingham library ladder shortage leaves books unreachable | Birmingham library ladder shortage leaves books unreachable |
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| Thousands of books at Birmingham's new £189m public library cannot be borrowed because special ladders to reach them are yet to be delivered. | |
| Library officials told the Birmingham Post it was a "frustrating" situation that should be resolved by the summer. | |
| A spokesman said the books were low-use, academic titles that were borrowed "infrequently". | A spokesman said the books were low-use, academic titles that were borrowed "infrequently". |
| The library, thought to be Europe's largest, opened in September. | The library, thought to be Europe's largest, opened in September. |
| Director Brian Gambles said: "We had planned to introduce this service in the autumn, after the initial post-opening rush had settled a little, but because we're still awaiting delivery of equipment. | |
| "To enable staff to retrieve items from the storage stacks safely, we have had to delay this service." | "To enable staff to retrieve items from the storage stacks safely, we have had to delay this service." |
| The library houses about one million books, a television archive belonging to the British Film Institute (BFI), and the second-largest repository of Shakespeare's works in the world. |