Following the You and Yours programme you may be interested in my blog post http://sintoblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/cruel-futility-of-hope.html
This provides a link to the video from which the programme took the sound clip of the Sheffield Libraries Shush-In. (Yes it was a terrible cliche but in a post-modernist, knowing way and it proved irresistible to headline writers in the downmarket tabloids - well the Guardian and Observer anyway). The post also gives my views on the impact of such protests. I don't think they have an effect in themselves but they do create a window of opportunity for getting our message across. (Question, how many Chief Librarians took the opportunity of Save our Libraries week to brief their Chief Executives or Council Leaders? How many have already emailed the link to You and yours to these people?).
Thanks for all the comments. As I said, you are welcome to attend the SINTO briefing.
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