In the face of increasing financial pressures, councils have frequently viewed library services as an easy way to find savings. They are often considered as old-fashioned places only used by pensioners that no one would miss if they were gone. But they have moved with the times and are used by people from all walks of life. The news that Kent’s 99 public library buildings are under threat of being sold off to save money filled me with horror. Liberal Democrat opposition group leader, Cllr Antony Hook, said libraries are “essential” community resources, and I couldn’t agree more. If you go to m…