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On behalf of a colleague who is investigating this matter. Could replies please be sent off list to me, I will summarise replies if requested. At Knowsley we planned to introduce a book ordering facility - selling books to the public, which would be ordered up from a wholesaler's catalogue. However, at the last hurdle, we have been advised by our legal department that as this entails "trading" and as there is no specific statutory power allowing to do so, we can't legally do it!! As numerous libraries sell goods, including books - we wondered if this legal issue had ever been raised before - and how we could get over it? Many thanks Eileen Hume Eileen Hume Local Studies and Archives Librarian Huyton Library Civic Way Huyton, Knowsley Merseyside L36 9GD Tel: 0151 443 3729 Fax: 0151 443 3739 Email: [log in to unmask] Internet: http://history.knowsley.gov.uk Internet: http://www.knowsley.gov.uk %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%