Buckinghamshire library emptied in cuts protest

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Question 1

a) True: Library-users have emptied a town's library of books AND/OR: People have taken their maximum allowance of books from Stony Stratford library, Milton Keynes - clearing all 16,000 volumes from its shelves
b) False: Friends of Stony Stratford Library (FOSSL) said they were amazed at how everyone had pulled together.
c) True: "I put it on Facebook and emailed everyone I could think of
d) False: Doncaster is planning to axe 14 out of 26 branches.

Question 2

a) Members of the library in Milton Keynes joined together to take all the books out of Stony Stratford library using their cards. They have also set up a Facebook page which has 500 members and asked people to sign paper or electronic petitions. At other libraries, people occupied the libraries and told stories to each other. In South London,, one library was occupied all night.
b) Older people and those in need of protection would suffer if libraries remain open.

Question 3

a) pull together/pulled together
b) a sit-in
c) funding

Question 4

a) The maximum allowance of books was taken from Stony Straford library, Milton Keynes.
b) According to Emily Malleson, it was a very simple but clever idea and it had given something that people could act on and make their voice heard.
c) Not only did protesters hold “read-ins” and storytelling sessions to campaing against planned branch closures, but also at one library in south London, the event turned into an all-night sit-in involving about 35 protesters.

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1 Simon Barron, Voices for the Library b
2 David Blythe, Author d
3 Lauren Smith, Librarian c
4 Katie Marshall, Student h
5 Older, blonde woman e
6 Man in black woolen hat f
7 Man in black and blue woolen hat g
8 Little girl in library a