Almost half of Wakefield district's 26 libraries look set to be axed unless community groups step in to take them over.
Council chiefs are seeking to save £800,000 a year by off-loading 12 libraries to voluntary organisations in the biggest shake-up of the service for 30 years.
Between 15 and 21 library staff will be affected, with the equivalent of six full-time jobs set to go.
As of yesterday, (July 18) just four community groups had expressed an interest in taking over one of the dozen libraries at risk of closure.
The libraries will close before March 2013 unless viable alternatives for running them are lodged with the council by October 31 this year.
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