Bad spell in libraries.CHILDREN in Scotland Scotland, political division of Great Britain (1991 pop. 4,957,000), 30,414 sq mi (78,772 sq km), comprising the northern portion of the island of Great Britain and many surrounding islands. are borrowing fewer books from libraries than ever. The number of books lent to youngsters dropped by 200,000 last year, putting the future of some libraries in doubt. Claire Creaser crease n. 1. A line made by pressing, folding, or wrinkling. 2. Sports a. A rectangular area marked off in front of the goal in hockey and lacrosse. b. , of the Library and Information Statistics Unit, who released the figures, said the fall was due to a number of factors. She said: 'All sorts of things are going on in children's lives that weren't happening even 10 years ago but there are still only24hours in the day, so they have much less time to read.' |
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