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A Naked Display of Emotion over Library ClosingsThe Friends of the Kingsteignton Library in Devon, England, are taking the threatened closure of one of 12 underused libraries by the county council seriously enough to engage in a nude protest. Local library lovers—among them several councilors at the district and parish levels—have been demonstrating against the closing of the library, rain or shine, since February. But last summer, chanting “Don’t strip us of our library,” the group staged a nude indoor protest behind a shelf of large-print books.“We have bared our souls to the public, saying that this library really has got to stay,” Friends chairman and Teignbridge District Councilor Mike Walters said. “There were quite a few members of the public present,” District Councilor Joan Lambert, also one of the participants, added. “No one was offended and we all had a good laugh.” Now the Friends have produced a poster to commemorate the occasion, the BBC News reported October 6. “The poster happened on the spur of the moment,” Kingsteignton Parish Council Clerk Carolyn Moist said. “A calendar would have taken too long. It has a very serious message, so we needed a striking image to grab everyone’s attention.” The group has gathered more than 1,000 signatures on a petition to keep the library. A decision by the Devon County Council is expected before Christmas. Posted October 6, 2006. |
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