An umbrella campaign uniting Birmingham groups which are battling to save the city’s libraries is urging people to join the fight by signing an online petition.

Birmingham Loves Libraries is demanding that Birmingham City Council immediately reverse its plan to slash Saturday library openings across the city. In the petition, the group states: ‘This is not efficiency - it’s sabotage. The new model will cut Saturday access in half, reducing the number of libraries open every Saturday from 28 to just 14. Only 10 ‘hub’ libraries will open every Saturday. Eight others will only open every other week. The other nine libraries will be shut every Saturday.’

To access the petition and lend your support, visit: birminghamloveslibraries.org