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On Thursday the 23rd of June 2016 Brierfield
library was full of excitement and anticipation as the children from Pendle Primary
Academy flooded into the library, accompanied by their parents and teachers, all
thinking the same collective thought: Save Our Library!

Brierfield’s new local radio man, In-Situ artist in residence
Helmut Lemke, was also there, representing In-Situ in their support of the
protest. Helmut interviewed and recorded the youngsters, their parents and even
the formers mayor’s opinions on the idea of closure, all of which were heartbroken
at the idea of it.
The parents clearly expressed their emotions with many telling
the radio of all the brilliant events the library holds, their children’s
excitement at the idea of going to the library and their anger at the Government
for wanting to rip that away from the children of Brierfield.
The teachers from Pendle Primary Academy praised the library
as the only place, aside from the school’s small library, that the children can
explore reading and also do their homework projects, especially since many
cannot travel to Burnley or Nelson’s library’s. They told Helmut that every
single student from the school is a member of the library and they love it dearly
because it helps ‘everyone’ from all ages. Why would you want this taken away
from your children?
The ex-mayor of Brierfield also came to support the children
and said he strongly believes the library can and should remain open and that
the cuts are not right and should not be happening, especially not to this
important Brierfield resource.
Finally,
the children had the last say and expressed their love for the library by telling
stories of their own experiences with the library from reading and meeting up
with friends and family to just having fun! One girl told the story of her
grandmother coming to the library and that, by taking away the library, you are
taking away a big chunk of not only her own future but the past of Brierfield
as well. Now if that doesn’t sum up the importance of the library, what does?
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