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Twelve of 25 libraries in the Wakefield district will cease to be funded by the authority after councillors gave their backing to a new proposal.
The libraries under threat include those in Kettlethorpe, South Kirkby and South Pontefract, the Yorkshire Post reports.
The libraries' future will now depend on whether any community groups are interested in taking them on. Compulsory redundancies are likely, the report to members of Wakefield council's cabinet said. The authority needs to save £67m over four years.
Over 400 libraries are currently threatened with closure, or have recently closed, according to the Public Libraries News website.