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Thank you John Could you elaborate please? Shocking downfall of a brilliant library service f Frances Hendrix From: John Dolan [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 12 August 2015 17:07 To: Frances Hendrix <[log in to unmask]> Cc: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Update: THE BOOKSELLER | Birmingham Council confirms 'pause' on library book fund Dear colleagues, a word of caution. The situation in Birmingham is dire but a lot of what's said here is misinformed, misleading, ill-judged and largely unhelpful. John Sent from my iPhone On 12 Aug 2015, at 16:45, Frances Hendrix <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: You couldn’t make it up., farce on a big scale, fur coat and no knickers! THE BOOKSELLER : 12th August Birmingham Council confirms 'pause' on library book fund http://www.thebookseller.com/news/birmingham-council-confirms-pause-book-fund-309270 ------------------ The BBC and Daily Telegraph have also covered the story: BBC News : 12th August Birmingham libraries stop buying books http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-33878844 DAILY TELEGRAPH : 12th August Outrage as city with new £188m library ask readers for help buying books http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11798961/Outrage-as-city-with-new-188m-library-ask-readers-for-help-buying-books.html