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As Steven has said, not the fault of the BBC, they are reporting what they are given and what they read surely? f -----Original Message----- From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lynne Jones Sent: 16 November 2007 10:37 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Skills drive - why no mention of libraries? Yes, libraries do a lot of work supposedly in partnership with the BBC and I remember this kind of thing happening time and time again. Libraries also distribute - freely - a great deal of BBC promotional material in the hope of this goodwill being reciprocated. Not really a fair deal! Regards Lynne (an ex- librarian but still interested!) -----Original Message----- From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Frances Hendrix Sent: 16 November 2007 10:36 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Skills drive - why no mention of libraries? This I am afraid happens all the time, and is one of the areas Roy Clare at MLA is trying to rectify f -----Original Message----- From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sarah Jenkin Sent: 16 November 2007 10:21 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Skills drive - why no mention of libraries? The BBC has reported a "plan to upgrade the skills of England's workforce includes 3.5m basic literacy and numeracy courses". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7097125.stm What I want to know is - why no mention of libraries? When literacy is mentioned in these debates, we never hear any mention of libraries at all. It would be nice if someone "official" such as a rep from CILIP or department of culture were to speak out. There is only so much as front-line librarians can do without representation. Most frustrating.