Numbers volunteering at local libraries leaps 20%

摘要

The number of people volunteering at their local libraries has risen by more than 20% in the last year, according to latest figures from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). The number of volunteers increased by 22.3% to 22,462 people but, over the same time period, the number of library staff fell by 4.3% to 23,681. CIPFA managing director, Jon Graham, said the increasing number of volunteers showed libraries were seen as 'much-valued hubs for the communities'. But the chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), Annie Mauger, said the CIPFA figures only related to 2010/11, and did not reflect what had been happening with library services in recent months.