What happens when one closes? The purpose-built, glass-fronted Broad Green Library sits unobtrusively between two blocks of flats in the middle of a bustling residential street in Croydon.

The libraries at Broad Green, Bradmore Green, Sanderstead, and Shirley were closed to save costs and streamline the council’s services. The council cited data showing that fewer than 10% of residents ...

When Wall Street billionaires Gabriel Hammond, 38, and his brother, Daniel, 34, launched independent producer-distributor Broad Green Pictures three summers ago, Hollywood was skeptical.

For Kiran Choda, a full-time carer to her elderly mother, Broad Green library had been been a place of sanctuary, respite and a place to meet friends The UK is losing libraries at a rate of about ...