UK Gov – Department for Culture, Media and Sport – Corporate report Leadership for Libraries Taskforce: six month progress report April – September 2015. Published 26 November 2015.

“The library can be the buzzing heart of a local community, or a peaceful space for quiet reflection; it’s a source of information, entertainment and inspiration; a gateway to literature and learning; the centre of a practical support network for those in need. It’s free to enter and open to everyone. Libraries have evolved to become vital assets in their local communities, where customers are as likely to find a job, learn a skill or apply for a driving licence as they are to borrow a book or read a newspaper. You don’t even have to enter a bricks and mortar building to use the library – you can carry it in your pocket and refer to it at will, online.”