Why not make it a joint event?
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From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Philip Wark
Sent: 12 February 2013 17:02
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Subject: Re: National Libraries Day
We've just had a senior staff meeting in Midlothian and decided to celebrate Love Your Library Day on Saturday 15 February 2014. We now have plenty of time to plan and have spill over events either side of the Saturday. We will of course also celebrate National Libraries Day when that has been decided.
Best wishes
Philip Wark
Library Services Manager
Midlothian Council - Education and Children's Services
Library HQ
2 Clerk Street
Loanhead
Midlothian EH20 9DR
tel: 0131 271 3971
fax: 0131 440 4635
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From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Laura Swaffield
Sent: 12 February 2013 16:06
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Subject: Re: National Libraries Day
The date was originally chosen as the time when councils are getting their budgets together, & in the 1st 2 years often took the form of petitions & demos alongside the celebrations.
People may see this focus as more important than ever - or as a lost cause.
One thing is for sure - if this is discussed again it should be started NOW, not suddenly & I must say rather peremptorily in September, as it was last year.
People need time to plan.
We also need to sort out year-long reinforcement of the message - Kathryn's message below says it all.
The library community has been appalling at this.
The National Literacy Trust has TWICE got outstanding results on a shoestring, from Year of Literacy campaigns - only to see the whole thing just fade away.
The Reading Agency devised, again on a shoestring, a fantastic Love Libraries campaign with a lively website, annual competitions for Librarian of the Year (etc), loads of artwork and promotion ideas/activities - which at the end of the project as handed over to MLA to continue, and was just killed off.
It's a great pity, I think, that National Libraries Day did not pick up this mass of stuff. I believe it decided not to because Unison has since adopted the pink heart/love theme - since it was otherwise being completely wasted...
Laura Swaffield
The Library Campaign
www.librarycampaign.com
On 2/12/13, Kathryn Armstrong <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> This from one of our visitors
> Just a very quick note to say how very impressed I was with South
> Shields Library during my visit last Saturday as part of National Libraries Day.
> I am actually from Hartlepool and have not been to South Shields
> before, but I met up with a friend who was taking her kids to the
> Audience with Davros event and I must say we were both extremely
> impressed with the Audience - in all honesty I wasn't convinced it was
> going to be any good but I was very pleased to be proved wrong! In
> addition though, we were also extremely impressed with the breadth and
> variety of things available at your library, quite apart from the
> usual library facilities - the theatre, regular film nights, the
> historical society talks, and on and on. It was truly a revelation and
> has turned our visit of an hour with a Dalek to probable regular
> visits for historical talks or whatever else might be on offer in future.
> Keep up the good work!
>
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> From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries
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> On Behalf Of Phil Bradley
> Sent: 12 February 2013 12:55
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> Subject: Re: National Libraries Day
>
>> Oh John, don't be so delicate and protective
> I think John was actually rather more interested in being factual.
>
>> It does sound as if there were a lot of good events. However, it does
>> seem to be the wrong time and too short a period.
> February certainly wouldn't be my personal choice I agree; I'd
> certainly like a week in the summer, but the steering group can I am
> sure give thought to such issues and make a decision between them.
>
>> Also if you look at it from the perspective on non-library uses, how
>> many new readers were signed up., how much press did you attract
>> across the country, especially local press., who were the 'big wigs'
>> involved., how much local TV coverage.
> I have no idea how many new members were signed up and at this stage
> neither does anyone else. There were over 50 items in the local press,
> and national coverage on BBC, Sky and ITV, to say nothing of other
> national press covering the story. Local radio stations covered it in
> depth. I'm not entirely sure what 'big wigs' means in this context,
> but a lot of well known authors were also involved. As for local
> television coverage there is no way of telling - news resources are
> not obliged to keep CILIP informed when they cover library stories.
>
>> Now I know no one would call me Mrs average, or even normal, BUT had
>> I not known about the day form the lists, I would not have known
>> about it and saw no evidence of it.
> I have lots of anecdotal evidence from friends who visit libraries
> (and also those who don't) that they were very well aware of the day.
>
>> Lancashire has an excellent library service and are not closing
>> libraries, in fact extending opening hours.
> Well, that's splendid and I'm delighted to hear it, but not entirely
> sure how that relates to the subject at hand.
>
>> So it seems an excellent day, congratulations all, but never be
>> complacent, we can always build on success, and now is the time to
>> plan the next one!!
> I don't actually see anyone being complacent. I certainly hope that
> next years NLD (whenever it may be) is going to be even bigger and
> better, building on the success and hard work that so many people put
> into it this year.
>
> Phil.
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