Children and a home-made banner asking for local support for Lambeth's public libraries. Faced with the closure of its beloved local library, the people of Herne Hill, Lambeth, south London hold a demonstration outside the Edwardian property. Lambeth council plan to close the facility used by the community as part of austerity cuts, saying they will convert the building into a gym and privately-owned gentrified businesses - rather than a much-loved reading and learning resource. £12,600 was donated by the American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to help build the library which opened in 1906. It is a fine example of Edwardian civic architecture, built with red Flettan bricks and terracotta, listed as Grade II in 1981.
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