Gruffalo author’s plea to halt ‘erosion’ of libraries

Published on 10/09/2012 01:39

GRUFFALO author Julia 
Donaldson has urged the new Culture Secretary to “show some 
leadership” and prevent cuts to libraries.

The writer, who was named Children’s Laureate last year, told Maria Miller that cutting library budgets was “a false economy”.

She will embark on a tour today, taking in 35 libraries 
in Scotland, England and Wales over six weeks to publicise her campaign.

In an open later to Ms Miller, who replaced Jeremy Hunt in the recent reshuffle, Ms Donaldson said: “I’m also hoping that the tour will draw attention to the erosion of the library service which is happening in so many local authorities, and to the current government’s utter refusal to intervene or to provide any leadership.”