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Library system is under pressure

Council for Culture, Netherlands,
11 February 2020, Netherlands

Since 2010, the total amount that municipalities reserve for their own public library facility has fallen by no less than 19%. As a result, not everyone in the Netherlands has more access to a public library in their own municipality.

https://www.raadvoorcultuur.nl/actueel/nieuws/2020/02/10/bibliotheekstelsel-staat-onder-druk

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