Batley library book-takers urged to return and help save building
by Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6FHP3)
Appeal follows emptying of shelves in apparent misunderstanding at fill a bag with books for 1' event
Volunteers at Batley library who watched helplessly as the shelves were emptied in a book sale misunderstanding are urging those who took books to come back and help save the Grade II-listed building.
An advert posted on social media said customers could fill a bag with books from a sale table for 1, but sections of the library were decimated" as people loaded library books into their bags, believing the library was closing down.
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