> Hello All - Please can you help us? > > At Reading Museum Service we have a large loans service used primarily by > schools across Berkshire and the surrounding areas (1700 boxes containing > approx 20,000 objects, signed up to by 125 schools and used on a casual > basis by a number of others). As part of our Local Authority Best Value > Review this year we would like to make comparisons with museums who offer > similar services. We would also like to hear from any service providing > loans boxes to schools/local communities - it would be nice to organise > some sort of network/club to exchange information and to raise the profile > of loans services generally - we think it is a vital part of our service > and would like to talk to others who feel as passionate about the subject > as we do!! > > Looking forward to your replies, > Many thanks, Gail > > Gail Sutton > Education Manager > > Reading Museum Service > Town Hall > Reading > RG1 1QH > tel.0118 939 9800 > fax.0118 939 9881 > [log in to unmask] >