Zahlreiche italienische bibliothekarische Verbände protestieren in Zusammenarbeit mit Buchhändlern und dem bibliothekarischen Weltverband IFLA gegen die Kürzungen und den Niedergang des italienischen Bibliothekswesens. Die Petition „The night of libraries: A public plea in support of Italian libraries“ fordert die Öffentlichkeit zur Unterstützung des öffentlichen Aufrufs auf.
„A country deprived of efficient libraries turns into a country with no memory and no future. Every time a library closes down, democracy and freedom suffer a reduction of living space. A Government afraid of facing libraries and cultural issues – by transforming a public debate on their roles into a matter of public order – as happened last Tuesday, October 11th is a government of ignorance. In front of Rome’s National Library, people joined together to support and stand up for libraries, but they were welcomed by riot police and locked gates; this Government has betrayed the common interest and even denies the right to debate such problems.“
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Beitrag von Andreas Mittrowann