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  • Young African school children line up in a queue waiting to go into their classroom in the corridor of Observatory Primary School, Cape Town, South Africa.  They are waiting for a literacy class and some of the children are holding their reading books.  The literacy class is supported by the Shine Centre which is a charity that aims to address the high illiteracy rate in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities.
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  • A Bench depicting a scene from The Wind in the Wiillows by Kenneth Graham with the Bank of England and the WW1 memorial at Cornhill, City of London. Scottish-born Graham (1859-1932) was a city worker at the Bank of England, retiring as its Secretary in 1908 due to ill health, before writing one of the most loved pieces of English fiction about Thames river bank wildlife characters. BookBench is part of a trail of 50 uniquely designed benches around London, connecting literary locations. The benches will be auctioned off to raise funds for the National Literacy Trust, helping to raise literacy levels in the UK.
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  • An African school child looks at her volunteer literacy teacher in a classroom in Observatory Primary School, Cape Town, South Africa.  The teacher is spelling a word that the child is trying to write in her exercise book. The volunteer teachers have been provided to the school by Shine Centre which is a charity that aims to address the high illiteracy rate in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities.
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  • A young African boy practices writing with a female volunteer in a classroom in Zonnebloem School, Cape Town, South Africa.  The volunteer uses a variety of literacy tools to help the children learn to read and write, these include the assisted reading books, flash cards and alphabet posters which can be seen in the picture.  The volunteer is from the Shine Centre organisation which aims to address the high illiteracy rate in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities.
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  • A school-grade 2 African kid plays a board game designed to improve children’s literacy called ‘Cloudy Sky’ in Zonnebloem School, Cape Town, South Africa.  The game has been provided to the school by Shine Centre which is a charity that aims to address the high illiteracy rate in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities.
    South-Africa-Reading-Education-8018.jpg
  • A young African school boy looks through the box of books to choose which one to take home by the green board in his classroom in Lourier Primary School, Cape Town, South Africa.  The books have been donated to the school by Life Matters Literacy Centre which aims to address the high illiteracy rates in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities.
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  • A young African school boy uses a computer with a literacy teacher in a classroom in Lourier Primary School, Cape Town, South Africa.  The teacher is helping the pupil complete a reading task.  The computer and volunteer teacher are provided by the Life Matters organisation which is partnered with the Shine Centre which is a charity that aims to address the high illiteracy rate in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities.
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  • A female teacher claps and congratulates a young African school child in his literacy class in a classroom in Prestwich Primary School, Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa.  The teacher is a volunteer provided provided to the school by Shine Centre which is a charity that aims to address the high illiteracy rate in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities.
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  • A female volunteer assists an African school-girl as she reads a literacy exercise in a classroom in Observatory Primary School, Cape Town, South Africa. They sit at a desk and have reading sheets on the desk. The volunteer points her pen at words that she would like the child to read. The volunteer teachers have been provided to the school by Shine Centre which is a charity that aims to address the high illiteracy rate in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities.
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  • A young African school girl looks at her teacher as she discusses the exercise with a volunteer literacy teacher in a classroom in Observatory Primary School, Cape Town, South Africa. They sit at a desk and have reading sheets on the desk. The volunteer teachers have been provided to the school by Shine Centre which is a charity that aims to address the high illiteracy rate in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities.
    South-Africa-Reading-Education-8328.jpg
  • A young African school girl shares a joke with her volunteer literacy teacher during a reading session in a classroom in Observatory Primary School, Cape Town, South Africa. The volunteer teachers have been provided to the school by Shine Centre which is a charity that aims to address the high illiteracy rate in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities.
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  • A young African boy looks at his volunteer reading teacher while she explains the rules of the game she is showing him.  The game is designed to improve children’s literacy and is called ‘Cloudy Sky’ in Zonnebloem School, Cape Town, South Africa.  The volunteer has been provided to the school by Shine Centre which is a charity that aims to address the high illiteracy rate in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities.
    South-Africa-Reading-Education-8004.jpg
  • Two African children read a story book together as part of the ‘book buddy’ scheme in Zenzeleni School in Khayelitsha township, Cape Town, South Africa.  The book buddy scheme is supported by the Shine Centre which is a charity that aims to address the high illiteracy rate in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities. Children of similar reading ability are paired together to read to each other.
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  • Two African children read a story book together as part of the ‘book buddy’ scheme in Zenzeleni School in Khayelitsha township, Cape Town, South Africa.  The book buddy scheme is supported by the Shine Centre which is a charity that aims to address the high illiteracy rate in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities. Children of similar reading ability are paired together to read to each other.
    South-Africa-Reading-Education-8955.jpg
  • A female teacher shows a young African girl how to write in a classroom in Observatory Primary School, Cape Town, South Africa. The volunteer teachers have been provided to the school by Shine Centre which is a charity that aims to address the high illiteracy rate in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities.
    South-Africa-Reading-Education-8421.jpg
  • A young African school-child proudly holds his ‘A Cat in the Tree’ reading book outside his classroom in Zonnebloem School, Cape Town, South Africa.  He is learning to read independently.  The book has been provided provided to the school by Shine Centre which is a charity that aims to address the high illiteracy rate in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities.
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  • A female teacher guides a young school-boy though a reading exercise in the reading corner in a class room in Zonnebloem School, Cape Town, South Africa.  The volunteer teacher has been provided to the school by Shine Centre which is a charity that aims to address the high illiteracy rate in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities.
    South-Africa-Reading-Education-8054.jpg
  • A young African boy throws a dice as part of playing a game called ‘Cloud Sky’ which he is playing with a volunteer reading coach in Zonnebloem School, Cape Town, South Africa.  The volunteer has been provided to the school by Shine Centre which is a charity that aims to address the high illiteracy rate in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities.
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  • A female Nepalese  teacher talks to her students while marking their work books while the young children practice their literacy and numeracy.  They are in a nursery class room at the GoodWeave centre in Attarkhen, Kathmandu, Nepal.  They are children of carpet factory workers, and have been supported into education by GoodWeave, a charity that works towards getting children out of factories and into education.  Previously these children would have been left unattended in the factory while their parents worked as their low salary could not cover childcare costs. GoodWeave were recipients of the Stars Foundation’s Impact Award.
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  • A young Egyptian boy practices his English words from a textbook at his home in the village of Bairat, on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. In 2012, the literacy rate in Egypt was 75.2 per cent - specifically, male (83.2) and female (67.3). Not all state schools teach English as the second language but favour instead the old colonial French.
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  • Al Ryad camp. Women’s Centre Women's literacy class student Haja Abdul Karim with her baby son. El Geneina, West Darfur, Sudan.
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  • A young African school-girl reads a picture story book and is assisted by a volunteer teacher in a classroom in Prestwich Primary School, Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa. The teacher is a volunteer provided provided to the school by Shine Centre which is a charity that aims to address the high illiteracy rate in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities.
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  • A young African school girl holds her glasses and has a lively conversation with her reading coach in a classroom in Observatory Primary School, Cape Town, South Africa.  She has just successfully read a new word.  Another student and teacher sit together in the background reading. The volunteer teachers have been provided to the school by Shine Centre which is a charity that aims to address the high illiteracy rate in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities.
    South-Africa-Reading-Education-8281.jpg
  • A young African boy practices writing with a volunteer teacher in a classroom in Observatory Primary School, Cape Town, South Africa.  The volunteer teacher has been provided to the school by Shine Centre which is a charity that aims to address the high illiteracy rate in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities.
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  • A young African school-child proudly holds his reading book and smiles in in a class room in Zonnebloem School, Cape Town, South Africa.  He is learning to read independently.  The book has been provided provided to the school by Shine Centre which is a charity that aims to address the high illiteracy rate in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities.
    South-Africa-Reading-Education-8142.jpg
  • A young school-boy doing a writing exercise with a volunteer teacher in a class room in Zonnebloem School, Cape Town, South Africa.  The volunteer teacher has been provided to the school by Shine Centre which is a charity that aims to address the high illiteracy rate in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities.
    South-Africa-Reading-Education-8098.jpg
  • African school children walk across the school car park with their reading books accompanied by a female teacher in Zonnebloem School, Cape Town, South Africa.  They are attending an extra reading session provided by Shine Centre which is a charity that aims to address the high illiteracy rate in South Africa by improving literacy levels among children in schools and disadvantaged communities.
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  • Seated on a park bench, as a young man approaches, a young woman reads a book in late afternoon sunshine, on 23rd September 2019, in Krakow, Malopolska, Poland.
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  • Seated on a park bench, as a cyclist passes-by, a young Polish woman reads a book in late afternoon sunshine, on 23rd September 2019, in Krakow, Malopolska, Poland.
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  • Seated on a park bench, a young Polish woman reads a book in late afternoon sunshine, on 23rd September 2019, in Krakow, Malopolska, Poland.
    poland-349-23-09-2019.jpg
  • A young man reads a book in afternoon sunshine in the arched passageway of the Renaissance Cloth Hall on Rynek Glowny market square, on 22nd September 2019, in Krakow, Malopolska, Poland.
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  • Inspired by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg and organised by Youth Strike 4 Climate, British eco-aware school and college-age pupils protest about Climate Change inaction in Parliament Square during their walkout from classes, on 15th March 2019, in Westminster, London England.
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  • A man reads his morning newspaper outside an old Haveli in Sitaram Bazar, Old Delhi, India.
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  • Seen through a 1990s-era caravan, a lady reads to herself on a summers evening while holidaying on a camping site in Cornwall, on 13th August 2000, in Looe, England.
    caravan_people01-13-08-2000.jpg
  • Office workers enjoy a lunchtime in Leadenhall during the 2018 heatwave in the City of London, the capitals financial district, on 24th July 2018, in London, England.
    city_people-29-24-07-2018.jpg
  • The Slovenian Serbian Club antiquarian Slovene Serbian Club bookshop on Trubarjeva Cesta street in the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana, on 28th June 2018, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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  • A riverside bookshop on Cankarjevo Nabrezje in the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana, on 25th June 2018, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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  • Aerial view of passengers with reading material at a bus stop, on 17th April 2018, in the City of London, England.
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  • A man reads childrens titles in the re-opened Carnegie Library on Herne Hill in south London which has opened its doors for the first time in almost 2 years, on 15th February 2018, in London, England. Closed by Lambeth council and occupied by protesters for 10 days in 2016, the library bequeathed by US philanthropist Andrew Carnegie has been locked ever since because, say Lambeth austerity cuts are necessary. A gym that locals say they dont want or need has been installed in the listed basement and actual library space a fraction as before and its believed no qualified librarians will be present to administer it. Protesters also believe this community building will ultimately sold off by Lambeth council for luxury homes.
    carnegie_library-27-15-02-2018.jpg
  • Young reader and his mum in the re-opened Carnegie Library on Herne Hill in south London which has opened its doors for the first time in almost 2 years, on 15th February 2018, in London, England. Closed by Lambeth council and occupied by protesters for 10 days in 2016, the library bequeathed by US philanthropist Andrew Carnegie has been locked ever since because, say Lambeth austerity cuts are necessary. A gym that locals say they dont want or need has been installed in the listed basement and actual library space a fraction as before and its believed no qualified librarians will be present to administer it. Protesters also believe this community building will ultimately sold off by Lambeth council for luxury homes.
    carnegie_library-35-15-02-2018.jpg
  • A young reader collects books to borrow in the re-opened Carnegie Library on Herne Hill in south London which has opened its doors for the first time in almost 2 years, on 15th February 2018, in London, England. Closed by Lambeth council and occupied by protesters for 10 days in 2016, the library bequeathed by US philanthropist Andrew Carnegie has been locked ever since because, say Lambeth austerity cuts are necessary. A gym that locals say they dont want or need has been installed in the listed basement and actual library space a fraction as before and its believed no qualified librarians will be present to administer it. Protesters also believe this community building will ultimately sold off by Lambeth council for luxury homes.
    carnegie_library-39-15-02-2018.jpg
  • A young reader in the re-opened Carnegie Library on Herne Hill in south London which has opened its doors for the first time in almost 2 years, on 15th February 2018, in London, England. Closed by Lambeth council and occupied by protesters for 10 days in 2016, the library bequeathed by US philanthropist Andrew Carnegie has been locked ever since because, say Lambeth austerity cuts are necessary. A gym that locals say they dont want or need has been installed in the listed basement and actual library space a fraction as before and its believed no qualified librarians will be present to administer it. Protesters also believe this community building will ultimately sold off by Lambeth council for luxury homes.
    carnegie_library-21-15-02-2018.jpg
  • A young boy in the re-opened Carnegie Library on Herne Hill in south London which has opened its doors for the first time in almost 2 years, on 15th February 2018, in London, England. Closed by Lambeth council and occupied by protesters for 10 days in 2016, the library bequeathed by US philanthropist Andrew Carnegie has been locked ever since because, say Lambeth austerity cuts are necessary. A gym that locals say they dont want or need has been installed in the listed basement and actual library space a fraction as before and its believed no qualified librarians will be present to administer it. Protesters also believe this community building will ultimately sold off by Lambeth council for luxury homes.
    carnegie_library-25-15-02-2018.jpg
  • A young boy protests outside Carnegie Library on Herne Hill in south London which re-opens for the first time in almost 2 years, on 15th February 2018, in London, England. Closed by Lambeth council and occupied by protesters for 10 days in 2016, the library bequeathed by US philanthropist Andrew Carnegie has been locked ever since because, say Lambeth austerity cuts are necessary. A gym that locals say they dont want or need has been installed in the listed basement and actual library space a fraction as before and its believed no qualified librarians will be present to administer it. Protesters also believe this community building will ultimately sold off by Lambeth council for luxury homes.
    carnegie_library-16-15-02-2018.jpg
  • Young readers in the re-opened Carnegie Library on Herne Hill in south London which has opened its doors for the first time in almost 2 years, on 15th February 2018, in London, England. Closed by Lambeth council and occupied by protesters for 10 days in 2016, the library bequeathed by US philanthropist Andrew Carnegie has been locked ever since because, say Lambeth austerity cuts are necessary. A gym that locals say they dont want or need has been installed in the listed basement and actual library space a fraction as before and its believed no qualified librarians will be present to administer it. Protesters also believe this community building will ultimately sold off by Lambeth council for luxury homes.
    carnegie_library-19-15-02-2018.jpg
  • With the brightness of overhead lighting, a bus passenger reads a book on the top deck of a Routemaster bus in central London, on 4th December 2017, in London England.
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  • With the brightness of overhead lighting, a bus passenger reads a book on the top deck of a Routemaster bus in central London, on 4th December 2017, in London England.
    bus_book-02-04-12-2017.jpg
  • A couple read their Sunday newspapers in a quiet corner of the Pony and Trap pub, October 8th 2017, in Chew Magna, Somerset, England.
    pub_couple-01-08-10-2017.jpg
  • Surrounded by used books is an elderly gentleman reading a title the the shelves of the second-hand bookshop Barter Books in the Northumbrian town of Alnwick, on 26th September 2017, in Alnwick, Northumberland, England.
    alnwick-12-26-09-2017.jpg
  • A couple read a shared book in a public park shelter, on 5th January 2017, in Ruskin Park, London borough of Lambeth, England.
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  • Elias Delgado, 17 and Cledia Ferreira Ramos, 17, are given English lessons by teacher Arsenio Dos Ramos at the Principe High School, Principe, Sao Tome and Principe<br />
Sao Tome and Principe, are two islands of volcanic origin lying off the coast of Africa. Settled by Portuguese convicts in the late 1400s and a centre for slaving, their independence movement culminated in a peaceful transition to self government from Portugal in 1975.
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  • Members of the campaign to save nearby Carnegie Library in Herne Hill and closed by Lambeth council, organise a pop-up library and party in Ruskin Park, SE24 on 21st June 2016, in south London, United Kingdom. Shut since 31st March, children, the elderly and other adult groups have been prevented from using the building uphill from this location as Lambeth decide how to use the public space, bequeathed to the community by philanthropist, Andrew carnegie in 1911.
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  • Mothers read to their children while protesting on the steps of Carnegie Library in Herne Hill, south London while occupiers remain inside the premises on day 5 of its occupation, 4th April 2016. The angry local community in the south London borough have occupied their important resource for learning and social hub for the weekend. After a long campaign by locals, Lambeth have gone ahead and closed the library's doors for the last time because they say, cuts to their budget mean millions must be saved. A gym will replace the working library and while some of the 20,000 books on shelves will remain, no librarians will be present to administer it.
    carnegie_library13-04-04-2016.jpg
  • An aerial view of schoolboys reading Arabic verses from the Koran in a classroom at the Islamic Koom al-Bourit Institute for Boys in the village of Qum (Koom), on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Islam in Egypt is the dominant religion in a country with around 80 million Muslims, comprising 94.7% of the population, as of 2010. Almost the entirety of Egypt's Muslims are Sunnis, with a small minority of Shia and Ahmadi Muslims. The latter, however, are not recognised by Egypt.
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  • A portrait of the school headmaster beneath a picture of a Muslim cleric at the Islamic Koom al-Bourit Institute for Boys in the village of Qum (Koom), on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Islam in Egypt is the dominant religion in a country with around 80 million Muslims, comprising 94.7% of the population, as of 2010. Almost the entirety of Egypt's Muslims are Sunnis, with a small minority of Shia and Ahmadi Muslims. The latter, however, are not recognised by Egypt.
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  • A schoolboy recites Arabic verses from the Koran in a classroom at the Islamic Koom al-Bourit Institute for Boys in the village of Qum (Koom), on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Islam in Egypt is the dominant religion in a country with around 80 million Muslims, comprising 94.7% of the population, as of 2010. Almost the entirety of Egypt's Muslims are Sunnis, with a small minority of Shia and Ahmadi Muslims. The latter, however, are not recognised by Egypt.
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  • Schoolboys learn verses from the Koran during a religious class in a classroom at the Islamic Koom al-Bourit Institute for Boys in the village of Qum (Koom), on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Islam in Egypt is the dominant religion in a country with around 80 million Muslims, comprising 94.7% of the population, as of 2010. Almost the entirety of Egypt's Muslims are Sunnis, with a small minority of Shia and Ahmadi Muslims. The latter, however, are not recognised by Egypt.
    egypt372-06-03-2016_1.jpg
  • Schoolboys learn verses from the Koran in a classroom at the Islamic Koom al-Bourit Institute for Boys in the village of Qum (Koom), on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Islam in Egypt is the dominant religion in a country with around 80 million Muslims, comprising 94.7% of the population, as of 2010. Almost the entirety of Egypt's Muslims are Sunnis, with a small minority of Shia and Ahmadi Muslims. The latter, however, are not recognised by Egypt.
    egypt371-06-03-2016_1.jpg
  • In the final hours before the closure, locals use the facilities of Carnegie Library, in the south London borough of Lambeth on 31st March 2016 in London, United Kingdom. This has angered the local community who have occupied their important resouce for learning and social hub. After a long campaign by locals, Lambeth council have gone ahead and closed the library's doors for the last time at 6pm because, they say, cuts to their budget mean millions must be saved. A gym will replace the working library and while some of the 20,000 books on shelves will remain, no librarians will be present to administer it. London borough’s budget cuts mean four of its 10 libraries will either close, move or be run by volunteers.
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  • In the final hours before the closure, locals use the facilities of Carnegie Library, in the south London borough of Lambeth on 31st March 2016 in London, United Kingdom. This has angered the local community who have occupied their important resouce for learning and social hub. After a long campaign by locals, Lambeth council have gone ahead and closed the library's doors for the last time at 6pm because, they say, cuts to their budget mean millions must be saved. A gym will replace the working library and while some of the 20,000 books on shelves will remain, no librarians will be present to administer it. London borough’s budget cuts mean four of its 10 libraries will either close, move or be run by volunteers.
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  • In the final hours before the closure, locals use the facilities of Carnegie Library, in the south London borough of Lambeth on 31st March 2016 in London, United Kingdom. This has angered the local community who have occupied their important resouce for learning and social hub. After a long campaign by locals, Lambeth council have gone ahead and closed the library's doors for the last time at 6pm because, they say, cuts to their budget mean millions must be saved. A gym will replace the working library and while some of the 20,000 books on shelves will remain, no librarians will be present to administer it. London borough’s budget cuts mean four of its 10 libraries will either close, move or be run by volunteers.
    carnegie_library21-31-03-2016_1.jpg
  • In the final hours before the closure, locals use the facilities of Carnegie Library, in the south London borough of Lambeth on 31st March 2016 in London, United Kingdom. This has angered the local community who have occupied their important resouce for learning and social hub. After a long campaign by locals, Lambeth council have gone ahead and closed the library's doors for the last time at 6pm because, they say, cuts to their budget mean millions must be saved. A gym will replace the working library and while some of the 20,000 books on shelves will remain, no librarians will be present to administer it. London borough’s budget cuts mean four of its 10 libraries will either close, move or be run by volunteers.
    carnegie_library18-31-03-2016_1.jpg
  • In the final hours before the closure, locals use the facilities of Carnegie Library, Herne Hill, SE24, in the south London borough of Lambeth, which has angered the local community who have occupied their important resouce for learning and social hub. After a long campaign by locals, Lambeth council have gone ahead and closed the library's doors for the last time at 6pm because, they say, cuts to their budget mean millions must be saved. A gym will replace the working library and while some of the 20,000 books on shelves will remain, no librarians will be present to administer it. London borough’s budget cuts mean four of its 10 libraries will either close, move or be run by volunteers.
    carnegie_library12-01-04-2016.jpg
  • In the final hours before the closure, locals use the facilities of Carnegie Library, in the south London borough of Lambeth on 31st March 2016 in London, United Kingdom. This has angered the local community who have occupied their important resouce for learning and social hub. After a long campaign by locals, Lambeth council have gone ahead and closed the library's doors for the last time at 6pm because, they say, cuts to their budget mean millions must be saved. A gym will replace the working library and while some of the 20,000 books on shelves will remain, no librarians will be present to administer it. London borough’s budget cuts mean four of its 10 libraries will either close, move or be run by volunteers.
    carnegie_library13-31-03-2016_1.jpg
  • In the final hours before the closure, locals use the facilities of Carnegie Library, Herne Hill, SE24, in the south London borough of Lambeth, which has angered the local community who have occupied their important resouce for learning and social hub. After a long campaign by locals, Lambeth council have gone ahead and closed the library's doors for the last time at 6pm because, they say, cuts to their budget mean millions must be saved. A gym will replace the working library and while some of the 20,000 books on shelves will remain, no librarians will be present to administer it. London borough’s budget cuts mean four of its 10 libraries will either close, move or be run by volunteers.
    carnegie_library09-01-04-2016.jpg
  • In the final hours before the closure, locals use the facilities of Carnegie Library, in the south London borough of Lambeth on 31st March 2016 in London, United Kingdom. This has angered the local community who have occupied their important resouce for learning and social hub. After a long campaign by locals, Lambeth council have gone ahead and closed the library's doors for the last time at 6pm because, they say, cuts to their budget mean millions must be saved. A gym will replace the working library and while some of the 20,000 books on shelves will remain, no librarians will be present to administer it. London borough’s budget cuts mean four of its 10 libraries will either close, move or be run by volunteers.
    carnegie_library11-31-03-2016_1.jpg
  • In the final hours before the closure, locals use the facilities of Carnegie Library, in the south London borough of Lambeth on 31st March 2016 in London, United Kingdom. This has angered the local community who have occupied their important resouce for learning and social hub. After a long campaign by locals, Lambeth council have gone ahead and closed the library's doors for the last time at 6pm because, they say, cuts to their budget mean millions must be saved. A gym will replace the working library and while some of the 20,000 books on shelves will remain, no librarians will be present to administer it. London borough’s budget cuts mean four of its 10 libraries will either close, move or be run by volunteers.
    carnegie_library09-31-03-2016_1.jpg
  • In the final hours before the closure, locals use the facilities of Carnegie Library, Herne Hill, SE24, in the south London borough of Lambeth, which has angered the local community who have occupied their important resouce for learning and social hub. After a long campaign by locals, Lambeth council have gone ahead and closed the library's doors for the last time at 6pm because, they say, cuts to their budget mean millions must be saved. A gym will replace the working library and while some of the 20,000 books on shelves will remain, no librarians will be present to administer it. London borough’s budget cuts mean four of its 10 libraries will either close, move or be run by volunteers.
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  • In the final hours before the closure, locals use the facilities of Carnegie Library, in the south London borough of Lambeth on 31st March 2016 in London, United Kingdom. This has angered the local community who have occupied their important resouce for learning and social hub. After a long campaign by locals, Lambeth council have gone ahead and closed the library's doors for the last time at 6pm because, they say, cuts to their budget mean millions must be saved. A gym will replace the working library and while some of the 20,000 books on shelves will remain, no librarians will be present to administer it. London borough’s budget cuts mean four of its 10 libraries will either close, move or be run by volunteers.
    carnegie_library04-31-03-2016_1.jpg
  • In the final hours before the closure, locals use the facilities of Carnegie Library, in the south London borough of Lambeth on 31st March 2016 in London, United Kingdom. This has angered the local community who have occupied their important resouce for learning and social hub. After a long campaign by locals, Lambeth council have gone ahead and closed the library's doors for the last time at 6pm because, they say, cuts to their budget mean millions must be saved. A gym will replace the working library and while some of the 20,000 books on shelves will remain, no librarians will be present to administer it. London borough’s budget cuts mean four of its 10 libraries will either close, move or be run by volunteers.
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  • The exterior frontage of Carnegie Library in Herne Hill. Faced with the closure of its local library, Lambeth council plan to close the facility used by the community as part of austerity cuts, saying they will convert the building into a gym and privately-owned gentrified businesses - rather than a much-loved reading and learning resource. £12,600 was donated by the American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to help build the library which opened in 1906. It is a fine example of Edwardian civic architecture, built with red Flettan bricks and terracotta, listed as Grade II in 1981.
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  • A mother leads her child past the exterior frontage of Carnegie Library in Herne Hill. Faced with the closure of its local library, Lambeth council plan to close the facility used by the community as part of austerity cuts, saying they will convert the building into a gym and privately-owned gentrified businesses - rather than a much-loved reading and learning resource. £12,600 was donated by the American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to help build the library which opened in 1906. It is a fine example of Edwardian civic architecture, built with red Flettan bricks and terracotta, listed as Grade II in 1981.
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  • A man reads his morning newspaper in Sitaram Bazar, Old Delhi, India
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  • A man reads a newspaper by a wall with political posters, New Delhi, India
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  • A man reads the morning newspaper atop a tangle of illegal water pipes in the Munika area. New Delhi, India
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  • An educated man reads a book with a City of London sculpture above his head. Concentrating on his literature, a book about dreams, the male looks carefully at the words on each page, anaware of his surroundings during a lunchtime break from his office job. The architecture of a modern city is seen above, with the characteristics of a Greek Corinthian column on the top right. We see a scene of education and pravacy, of modernity and classicism.
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  • Businesswoman sits in sunlit window beneath poster showing quality Belgian chocolates, in Manon Cafe on King William Street in the City of London, the capital's oldest, financial heart. The lady sits in sunshine, reading her newspaper while enjoying coffee and a healthy banana. The corporate illustration shows us the premium product sold by this better than average cafe chain present in London and New York and selling Leonidas chcolotaes and Illy Coffee.
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  • A businessman sits reading documents in sunlight by the window of a company foyer in the City of London, the capital's financial district. Seated in the foyer he has chosen the brightness in an otherwise dark location, where he can concentrate on reading the notes resting on his lap. A theme of small squares appear on the glass, currently popular in the City of London, the capital's oldest, financial district.
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  • Members of Chinese exile community keep vigil and await more news outside their embassy a day after the Tiananmen Sq massacre. Catching up on the latest from home, the young Chinese activists read newspapers reporting of the massacre by the Chinese regime on protesting students in Beijing. The political crackdown that initiated on June 3–4 1989 became known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre as troops with assault rifles and tanks inflicted casualties on unarmed civilians trying to block the military’s advance towards Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing, which student demonstrators had occupied for seven weeks.
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  • Two police officers patrol past a group of Chinese state news consumers in a Shenzhen street. Locals stop to scan headlines and the stories of the day from the sheets of newsprint posted up on street corners. The policemen in uniform patrol the area with a presence to deter petty crime in a new and prosperous China. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 and until the 1980s, almost all media outlets in Mainland China were state-run. Independent media outlets only began to emerge at the onset of economic reforms, although state-run media outlets such as Xinhua, CCTV, and People's Daily continue to hold significant market share.
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  • Isabel Snowden, 18, models period costume at the Jane Austen House Museum, Chawton, near Alton, Hampshire, UK<br />
Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose realism, biting social commentary and masterful use of free indirect speech, burlesque and irony have earned her a place as one of the most widely read and best-loved writers in British literature.<br />
Around early 1809, Austen's brother Edward offered his mother and sisters a more settled life—the use of a large "cottage" in Chawton village that was part of Edward's nearby estate, Chawton House. The house is now a museum devoted to Austen and her work
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  • A child in a village school, Ajajia, Ethiopia ready to write on the blackboard.
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  • A teacher adresses schoolgirls in a classroom in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. Traditionally, a girl's education was considered less important than boys - during the rule of the Taliban it was thought of as un-Islamic.
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  • Boy reads his Koran Boys in an Internally Displaced Persons Camp (IDP) called Zahri Dosht
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  • Boy reads his Koran Boys in an Internally Displaced Persons Camp (IDP) called Zahri Dosht
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  • The librarian of the main Mosque in Chinguetti, Mauritania reads from his Koran. Chinguetti, once one of Islam's holiest cities (today it is regarded as the seventh holiest city) it has been dated at a around seven hundred, (700) years old and is famed for it's Koranic libraries and distinctive mosque, Mauritania. The mosque is of a very ancient design and one that predates the later Arab minaret. From the story "The Wind and the City".
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  • A man reads a book at a table at the Zahrat al-Bustan cafe, Cairo, Egypt
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  • Men reading newspapers on the street, Jaipur, India
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  • The Fleet Street branch of bookseller Waterstone's has its stock of covers and titles on display in afternoon sunlight. The store's logo and brand name is overhead at the shop's entrance and sunlight shines onto the lower shelves containing the literature on sale. Waterstone's is a British book specialist established in 1982 by Tim Waterstone that employs around 4,500 staff throughout the United Kingdom and Europe. As well as the Waterstone's brand, the group owns the London bookseller Hatchards, founded in 1797 and Irish store Hodges Figgis, founded in 1768, retaining these names due to their historical connections.
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  • Looking down from a high vantage point, we se boy pupils seated as they gather in front of the Headmaster during morning assembly at the City of London School for boys in central London. Individual faces in neat rows stretch into the distance as we look past the Headmaster who is addressing, facing his students. Some seem serious, a few are looking bored while one boy can be seen coughing into his hand and another looking away with a smirk.  We can see a diverse range of ethnic backgrounds, skin colours and hairstyles. The City of London School (CLS) is a boys' public school on the banks of the River Thames. It traces its origins to a bequest of land by John Carpenter, town clerk of London in 1442. The City of London has a resident population of under 10,000 but a daily working population of 311,000. The City of London is a geographically-small City within Greater London, England. The City as it is known, is the historic core of London from which, along with Westminster, the modern conurbation grew. The City's boundaries have remained constant since the Middle Ages but  it is now only a tiny part of Greater London. The City of London is a major financial centre, often referred to as just the City or as the Square Mile, as it is approximately one square mile (2.6 km) in area. London Bridge's history stretches back to the first crossing over Roman Londinium, close to this site and subsequent wooden and stone bridges have helped modern London become a financial success.
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  • A portrait of international award-winning Greek-born writer of fiction, Panos Karnezis in London where he lives and writes. Sitting in a favourite café near Angel, Islington, Panos looks relaxed and still young. He is the author of The Maze and is a developing writer of prize-winning fiction, shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel for the acclaimed Little Infamies. Panos Karnezis was born in Greece in 1967 and came to England in 1992. He studied engineering and worked in industry, then studied for an MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. His first book, Little Infamies (2002) is a collection of connected short stories set in one nameless Greek village, and his second book, The Maze (2004), is a novel set in Anatolia in 1922. It was shortlisted for the 2004 Whitbread First Novel Award. His latest novel is The Convent (2010).
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  • A newspaper seller rests for a moment to eat a sandwich. With a foot resting on his stall, he bites his snack while outside the large Selfridges department store on Oxford Street in central London. The headline refers to yet another governmental mistake involving vast amounts of public money on this day in 1992.
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  • Balkh province Afghanistan. Samarkand-Dion. A mother attending adult education class. Wadjia (12) "I want to be a doctor. I'm in class 7 at school but I come here too to learn extra things."
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  • Balkh province Afghanistan. Samarkand-Dion. A mother attending adult education class.
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  • With his body in shade and only his head in the sun, a Portuguese man stands in the street of central Lisbon to read the headlines of national and provincial newspapers which are pinned by their top right corners for passers-by to glance at or buy. Lit by early morning sun, the daily or weekly periodicals are set in a neat row for the benefit of this man and other citizens of the Portuguese capital. Ornate square tile mosaics are set in the pavement (sidewalk) in a design style that Lisbon is well-known for. In an age of mass-communications, reading one's media on paper in such a manner already seems old fashioned.
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  • An imam leads his congregation. Also known as Qadiani's The Ahmadiyyas are the followers of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (1835-1908). According to his followers, he was the  founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at and The Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi. The Ahmadiyya (Qadiani) movement in Islam is a religious organisation with more than 30 million members worldwide. Ahmadiyyas are now banned from calling themselves Muslim in Pakistan and suffer terrible discrimination under anti-blasphemy laws and are regularly murdered for their faith.
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  • A female tourist reads from a guidebook while her male companion lies on a low wall in the Piazza dei Signori, Verona, Italy
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  • Buddhist monks reading and chanting sutras at the Vajra Vidya Institute for Buddhist studies in Sarnath, India
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  • Buddhist monks reading and chanting sutras at the Vajra Vidya Institute for Buddhist studies in Sarnath, India
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  • Buddhist monks reading and chanting sutras at the Vajra Vidya Institute for Buddhist studies in Sarnath, India
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