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Anas Sarwar accuses Nicola Sturgeon of allowing libraries to close in her 'own backyard'

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in Scotland's biggest city reflected a wider picture of council cutbacks across the country. Residents have been up in arms after Glasgow Life - a charity set-up by the city council to manage its sport and cultural venues - published a list of facilities that would reopen when lockdown restrictions eased - but left question marks over the future of almost 60 libraries, sports pitches, museums and community centres.

Among the buildings which face an uncertain future is Maryhill Library, which was first opened in 1905 thanks to a bequest from Andrew Carnegie.

SNP council chiefs insist the premises in the north of the city is run-down and the library would be better off housed in the Burgh Halls across the road.An Edwardian library building in.

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