Other libraries on the closure list are Hoylake, Pensby, Irby, Upton, Seacombe, Wallasey Village, Bromborough, Higher Bebington, New Ferry, Beechwood, Prenton and Ridgeway.

BBC: Council plans to close libraries

The other "Big Six" publishers either refuse to allow libraries to lend out their e-books (at least their "front list" of current bestsellers), or they require libraries to periodically pay to re-license e-books.

CNN: E-book lending: Your public library's best kept secret?

The next layer includes a variety of additional services and activities: radio and television studios, machine shops, carpentry shops, automatic teller systems, recreation facilities, chapels, libraries, athletic facilities, and the list goes on.

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