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For Remote Communities In Scotland's Outer Hebrides, Mobile Libraries Are A Lifeline

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June 08, 2019 |

NPR |

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Response Location: Scotland, Stornoway

Mobile libraries provide a crucial point of engagement for remote communities. In Scotland, the country’s mobile library service has provided residents of its Western Isles with access to books, Gaelic culture, and a chance to socialize within a very rural setting since the 1950s. The service becomes even more crucial as the population on the islands dwindles, and funding for libraries and other community centers grows scarcer.

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