Great Reduction in Quantity of Libraries: Particular Management Errors or a General Perspective for the Field (Analysis of the Experience of the Moscow Region)
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Sun, 07/30/2023 - 23:38The number of libraries around the world and in Russia continues to decline. The regularity of the situation is explained by the loss of real demand for traditional library services – the actual library attendance is rapidly declining. The founders, represented by local regional and municipal administrations, feeling the decline in the role of libraries, are gradually reducing their scale and number. The Moscow region became the Russian leader in 2021 in closing libraries: it liquidated 26 libraries. The closure was initiated by the local Ministry of culture.