This statistic displays changes to public library staffing and hours in the United Kingdom in 2012, since government cutbacks on library spending in May 2010. Roughly 10.8 percent of respondents reported that opening hours increased since the cutbacks.
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UNISON. (June 1, 2013). How have opening hours and staff numbers changed at your library since the cutbacks? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/290900/changes-to-public-library-hours-and-staffing-since-cutbacks-in-the-uk-united-kingdom/
UNISON. "How have opening hours and staff numbers changed at your library since the cutbacks?." Chart. June 1, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/290900/changes-to-public-library-hours-and-staffing-since-cutbacks-in-the-uk-united-kingdom/
UNISON. (2013). How have opening hours and staff numbers changed at your library since the cutbacks?. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/290900/changes-to-public-library-hours-and-staffing-since-cutbacks-in-the-uk-united-kingdom/
UNISON. "How Have Opening Hours and Staff Numbers Changed at Your Library since The Cutbacks?." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 1 Jun 2013, /statistics/290900/changes-to-public-library-hours-and-staffing-since-cutbacks-in-the-uk-united-kingdom/
UNISON, How have opening hours and staff numbers changed at your library since the cutbacks? ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/290900/changes-to-public-library-hours-and-staffing-since-cutbacks-in-the-uk-united-kingdom/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
How have opening hours and staff numbers changed at your library since the cutbacks? [Graph], UNISON, June 1, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/290900/changes-to-public-library-hours-and-staffing-since-cutbacks-in-the-uk-united-kingdom/