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Staffordshire libraries thrive as e-book use increases
Monday 19th September 2011, 11:29AM BST.
Libraries in Staffordshire are thriving – thanks to the introduction of e-books. The number of readers using the new service has more than doubled in the past two months.
County council chiefs say e-books, which are downloaded from the internet, are changing the way people think about libraries. Free wi-fi access has been introduced in all the county’s main libraries, and the e-book service offers more than 1,000 titles. The situation in Staffordshire is bucking a trend which has seen libraries all over the UK closing.
The e-books can be downloaded to borrowers’ computers or personal e-readers, with the current exception of Amazon Kindles.
County Councillor Pat Corfield, cabinet member for culture, said that presently more than 40 per cent of e-titles are downloaded outside library opening hours.
The authority was committed to providing 21st century libraries and being at the forefront of new technology, he added.
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Committed to providing 21st century libraries and being at the forefront of new technology?
In many respects, Stafford seems to have quite a privileged position. I just wondering why, especially when the country is, economically, up the creek without a paddle. I am for these initiatives as long as they are beneficial to all people, and not to the detriment of surrounding areas, many of which are very poor.
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