Rachel JohnstonHarrow SLS Librarian’s view: From the many images of senseless destruction in the riots following the tragic murders in Southport this summer, those of the blackened, ransacked public library in Spellow, Liverpool seemed to encapsulate the horror of attacks driven by social media misinformation. The community had lost not only its library but also all that it had represented in terms of shared cultural heritage and access to learning. In those first hours it seemed an insurmountable challenge to recover from such a blow to a key part of the community’s identity. In the days that followed, the …
