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<p> </p><p /> <p>The detail requested is not held centrally by this Department, however
the Annual Report to Parliament published in January this year indicated our estimate
of static library closures in England since the beginning of 2010, is around 90. While
the number of public libraries has reduced there has been a notable growth in the
number of libraries managed or run by the community. The Chartered Institute of Public
Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) collect, annually, from the individual library authorities,
public library statistics which contain information relating to the net figure of
public libraries open in each year, as well as the number and type of libraries and
the average hours of opening per week. This shows the number of library service points
open 10+ hours per week in England (incl. mobiles) at 31 March 2013 was 3,181. However,
CIPFA do not collect data on the number of library closures or those that have reduced
their opening hours. Copies of CIPFA statistics are available in the libraries of
both Houses.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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