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Govt pledges £100k to family library

Funding offers security to institution

Government has agreed to fund a local charity on the brink of collapse.

The Family Library issued an urgent plea for financial help earlier this year, with claims the £250,000-per-year running costs were not being met by donors and corporate sponsors.

As a result, its schools scheme, mobile and family libraries were said to be in jeopardy.

Last month e-Gaming magnates the Scheinberg family promised to match any donations up to £125,000.

In the House of Keys this morning, Treasury Minister Alf Cannan confirmed government would be pledging support:

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