London has an Assembly and has no library powers though at least one GLA
member would like to see in London a reference library comparable in
function and style with those in Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and
Glasgow. Don't think K Livingstone would mind either. About a century ago
Sidney Webb lamented that London had only 28 more or less identical small
reference collections in the then 28 Boroughs.
But what with the London Olympics, getting the Tube in order and extended,
further congestion zones, doubt that there is more than occasional hopeful
musing in GLA about library powers. Not difficult to write in advance
Hansard reports on a Bill proposing a London Library Authority. And CILIP
might also get our professional knickers in a twist on such a proposal.
Edward Dudley
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From: Chartered Library and Information Professionals
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Sent: 24 June 2004 15:18
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Subject: Re: Libraries debated in Parliament
Adrian Smith wrote:
> Will the proposed Northern Assembly become a library authority ...
>
That's three separate Northern Assembies, of course. Which could still be
library authorities regardless of whether they are directly elected or
not.
John Briggs
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