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Stannington Library, Sheffield. Stannington library is a branch library in Sheffield, United Kingdom. The library no longer has a professionally staffed, council-run library service, having been run by volunteers since the council threatened the branch with closure in 2014. This was despite vocal opposition from campaign group Sheffield Communities Against Library Privatisation, which argued that "Only a first rate, professionally run and publicly funded library service is good enough for our city". Book loans reduced considerably following the handover to volunteers. In addition issues regarding the library's volunteer application form allegedly not asking for references and the volunteer library allegedly accidentally publishing postcodes of respondents to a consultation on it's website have also been highlighted on social media.