Problem
Unavailability of library facilities
Other Names:
Disputed need for library facilitiesClosure of libraries
Incidence:
To deal with rising costs, many public libraries in the UK are now not opening outside normal working hours. Several counties have closed significant numbers of libraries, sometimes leaving empty, unused buildings. Library usage has since dropped by 33% in one district. In 1993 in the USA, it was reported that around one library was being closed each week as a recession-fighting tool.
Broader Problems:
Paralyzing patterns between villages and administrative structures Aggravates:
Limited access to readingShortage of books and textbooksLimited accountability of public services Strategies:
Maintaining library Subject(s):
Information → LibrariesLaw → Arbitration
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST