We Love Libraries

This film is an independent project in support of the Friends of Somerset's Libraries - a coalition of library campaigners in the West of England with media support from the Friends of Glastonbury Library & the Friends of Shepton Mallet Library.

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[WeLoveLibraries]

Strong recommendation: SEE TIM COATES' SHORT 13' PRESENTATION for the Isle of Wight - "IOW Libraries - Tim Coates' alternative vision" on YouTube. There is absolutely no justification to close down libraries until all these backroom cuts have been made!

[WeLoveLibraries]

Wonderful to hear from you in Israel but very sad to hear you are facing the same short-sighted destruction of libraries - by politicians in both countries who I suspect have not darkened the door of a library for some time.

[WeLoveLibraries]

This film is intended to be a rallying call for all campaigns throughout Britain. We have used Somerset as our example - but the shocking roll-call of threatened libraries intentionally opens the film to all. Please tell friends and members of SAVE OUR LIBRARIES groups throughout the whole of the UK to see this film either here, or @ guardian.co.uk (Books Section), or @ welovelibraries.co.uk. Link to it or Embed it in your own webspaces and blogs. Get the message out there that all of us care.

[WeLoveLibraries]

This is LOVE OUR LIBRARIES day throughout the UK today. SIX HUNDRED libraries are still under threat of closure or of having their opening hours lopped. The service that has taken 100 years to grow and serve the public is going to be ripped up and irreparably damaged in a matter of weeks. Join your local campaign whether your own library is directly threatened or not. Show it matters. Show you care. Don't let them take away our access to knowledge and our portal to self-improvement.

[Garfield Kennedy]

"WE LOVE LIBRARIES: FLASHMOB" - official version - on YouTube

[njw3000]

this is purely ideological - it illustrates the seething hatred and contempt that the Tories have for the working classes and ordinary (non-rich) people. The Lib Dems should hang their heads in shame. Who voted for these idiots? shame on you. If you didn't want to vote Labour then vote bloody Green!!!

[MSMSValve]

Hello, I'm from Israel and the same phenomenon is occurring in my country. Due to budget cuts, the municipalities are closing public libraries all around the country. The politicians are claiming that there is lack of need for a public library., which is a lie. Simple as that.

They can't understand the importance of a public library has. A library represents culture, freedom, community life, democracy of knowledge, etc..

Good luck to you all, and I hope your movement will reach our shores too.

[Steve Boswell]

your post is the best example of why we NEED to keep libraries open that I could possibly imagine!

[CILIPMarketing]

Don't forget, Saturday 5th Feb is Save Our Libraries Day. Get down your local library and show your support! Ideas for getting involved on the CILIP website.

[Paul Cameron]

Great film well done. Hope people watch it and then do something, watching is not enough you then need to write, email, protest and complain. Good luck.