Schoolgirl, 8, leads campaign to save Plymouth libraries

An eight year-old schoolgirl is leading a campaign to save her local library.

Lucy Woodman started a petition after Plymouth City Council announced that her library in Efford is one of ten that could close, as part of a move to "transform and modernise" services and embrace the "digital world."

She's enlisted the help of her friends at High View Primary School, in an attempt to stop the council's plans.

"I decided to put together a petition because I really like that library down the road and all the other libraries that might actually shut and because i don't get why they're shutting," Lucy Woodman said.

The council says if the plans are approved everyone in Plymouth will still live within a two mile radius of a library. The seven surviving ones currently account for 80% of all visits:

"Our customers tells us they want to use the libraries to learn more about health facilities, job seeking opportunities, accessing council services and we just can't do it," said Ian Bowyer, Leader of Plymouth City Council.

"We don't have the amount of space and if the truth of the matter is, it's underused we've had 38 customers this week which is nine a day and I think that tells you all you need to know."

Read more about the council's proposals to close ten libraries