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<p>I have been asked to reply.</p><p>Together with other public services, local authorities
are rising to the challenge of delivering and developing the library service, with
many reviewing and re-shaping their library offer. Some changes have been made in
response to the on-going funding environment to which all public services are making
their contribution to savings. But many changes have also been made because individual
authorities are looking at better ways of delivering a range of services so that they
are fit for the present and the future. Details of the various developments in library
services in England, including a range of innovative approaches to the task of delivering
a comprehensive and efficient service are set out in the annual report to Parliament
during 2012/13 and can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-under-the-public-libraries-and-museums-act-1964-for-201213"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-under-the-public-libraries-and-museums-act-1964-for-201213</a></p><p>
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