Dear Elspeth Hyams and LIS-PUB-LIBS,

I don't feel qualified to write a defense of public library buying policies, but for anyone who wants to tackle the subject, it would be worth getting a copy of yesterday's (Friday 9th February) Independent. There's an article quoting Jacqueline Wilson as saying that libraries don't expose children to enough classical literature (bizarrely illustrated by a girl reading a picture book in German).  There's also a leader column in robust defense of libraries and against cuts to library funding, particularly to the British Library.  So one broadsheet at least is taking library issues and debates seriously, and library staff might want to reply to the Independent as well.


Fran Devine
Co-ordinator: Access to Services
Manchester Libraries
Manchester Central Library
St. Peter's Square
Manchester M2 5PD
Telephone: 0161 234 1986
Fax: 0161 236 6230
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