The Daily Populous

Friday November 24th, 2017 night edition

image for Neil Gaiman leads authors demanding action to halt decline of school libraries

According to CILIP, an estimated 30% of the school librarian workforce has been lost.

School libraries are not a statutory requirement, and the letter shares figures from one split-site state secondary, which since 2014 has lost its school librarians.

In 2014, between September and November, when the school had a full-time librarian on each site, 1508 books were loaned to children.

Over the same period in 2017, when the school had no librarians at all, children borrowed just 48 books.

“These figures represent a 97% decline in books issued to children at that school to support their learning and development,” the letter states.

It is the case that children are not receiving the support and encouragement they need in order to become readers.”.

The bestselling author Matt Haig, one of the letter’s signatories, said that “the lack of support for school libraries is silly and short-sighted”. »

Militants kill more than 230 at mosque in Egypt's North Sinai

Authored by reuters.com

Hours after the attack, Egypt’s military launched air strikes on targets in mountainous areas around Bir al-Abed, security sources and witnesses said.

Egypt later said it would delay the opening of the Rafah border crossing to Gaza after the attack due to security concerns.

In May, gunmen attacked a Coptic group travelling to a monastery in southern Egypt, killing 29. »

Germany's wolf population on the rise, new data shows

Authored by dw.com
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Overall, there are between 150-160 adult wolves in Germany, Beae Jessel, the president of BfN told reporters in Berlin.

In recent months, farmers and activists have clashed over the management of wolves.

Farmers argue the predators have attacked their farms and killed their sheep since their reintroduction to Germany in 2000. »

If Trump’s FCC Repeals Net Neutrality, Elites Will Rule the Internet—and the Future

Authored by thenation.com
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Pai plans to have the FCC vote on December 14 to overturn the safeguards that were put in place during the Obama administration. »