Kent’s 99 public library buildings are under threat of being sold off to save money, council bosses have announced. Cash-strapped Kent County Council’s deputy leader Peter Oakford said the disposals could come in the 2025-26 budget. He claimed that Kent has “far too many libraries”. The authority, which runs the library service, must find tens of millions of pounds worth of savings in the face of squeezed government funding and rising costs. Conservative-run KCC recently shelved the proposed closure of four of the county’s rubbish tips after a massive public outcry. According to one well-place…