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Nothing will make librarians look worse than identifying themselves with these two: "The final period of his life, when the most needy and drunken girlfriend crashed through his bachelor defences, was riveting in its cacophony of dissonance. (That, by the way, is shorthand for the nastiest sound ever heard.) The tape recording of Philip and Monica caterwauling in two-part harmony over their dislike of Jews and black people, both of them utterly plastered on the accumulated specific gravities of cheap sherry and even cheaper whisky, is a lullaby to oblivion not easily forgotten. " Let's forget teachers and librarians and go for the big image and the big money, right ? Emilce >From: Penny Burton <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Penny Burton <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Financial Services Topuc - chat >Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 14:52:38 +0000 > >As a school librarian, my experience is that at last, school managers are >beginning to move libraries up the priority list and are spending some >money >on them. (Does this have something to do with the fact that we are at last >seen as part of the IT revolution?) > >However, school librarians have a battle to make sure that they have a say >in how the money is spent, to create a well-functioning library that can >make a difference to pupils' learning. Too often, school managers look no >further than the photo opportunities provided by tidy row of bookshelves. >Just look at any local newspaper - most press photos are taken in the >library. > >The idea of a soap set in a library is a good one, but please, not with the >same scriptwriters as 'Teachers'. We need to change our image, but not be >made to look fools. > >Penny Burton >Pudsey, West Yorkshire > >_________________________________________________________________ >Tired of 56k? Get a FREE BT Broadband connection >http://www.msn.co.uk/specials/btbroadband _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail messages direct to your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/msnmobile