Jeanette Winterson hits out at threats to libraries
The novelist tells Edinburgh audience of fears for young readers whose only access to books may be through libraries
Jeanette Winterson has warned that libraries which replace classic literature with DVDs risk failing the children of today.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Wednesday, 18 August, 2010
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