I'm sure that colleagues will have noticed the rash of articles both in print and
on-line that note that libraries are becoming more popular as the economy
continues to struggle. Even CILIP seem to have noticed:
Recession boosts library use - CILIP Library & Information Update blog
http://communities.cilip.org.uk/blogs/update/archive/2009/01/26/recession-
boosts-libraries-radio-interview.aspx
There's also an excellent article in the Wall Street Journal:
The financial crisis has caused a lot of withdrawals at the public library.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123197709459483585.html
A quick internet search will turn up many more example.
I'm wondering if colleagues throughout the country have noticed an increase in
usage?
We have been experiencing increasing numbers of visitors, enquiries, people
joining the library and in some cases, issues.
Perhaps this is the time to highlight what libraries can do and stress how they
can help jobseekers, for example. I can feel a press release coming on!
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