Libraries are in the firing line for cuts, as local authorities struggle to protect key frontline services in the adult and children's sectors. But Sir Steve Bullock argues that there is no alternative to reviewing the whole purpose of libraries and streamlining their provision.
Libraries have played a big part in my life. When I was younger, I used to hang around the village library a lot – reading books and obscure magazines, although the presence of an attractive young trainee librarian may have played a part too.
