Nor was I particularly impressed with the Radio 5 Live so-called
debate. Whilst we did have a brief piece from Miranda McKearney, which
did well to promote the summer reading challenge and a librarian from Telford
fighting our corner, the piece seemed to underline the old stereotypical image
of libraries and librarians. On several occasions Shelagh Fogarty simply played
to this – we had to have the giggly comment about not saying
"shhh" once, when thanking the librarian from Telford, and they had
to have someone of course who still had a book in their possession from when
they were a child so how big are the fines and dare I go back in????
Considering the quality of some of the debates they have, I felt
we were let down, and that the issue wasn't taken as a serious topic.
David
S Pearson
Stock Manager
Libraries & Learning
Stock Management Unit
Sherwood Lane
Lower Wick
Worcester WR2 4NU
(: 01905 428945
Fax: 01905 748619
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From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Philip Wark
Sent: 24 August 2010 16:36
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Libraries making the news again!
I have to say I found the item on BBC One TV this morning very
disappointing. The BBC introduced the item with a very negative
slant. “The number of people visiting their local library in the
last year has dropped to 50% of the population” – which other
public service has 50% of the population making use of its services? This
is a footfall which many services, both public and private, would die
for. The person from the Ideas Store unfortunately didn’t argue the
case for libraries very well – there was nothing about libraries and
literacy, children’s reading challenge during the summer to support the
reading gap left by school holidays, libraries and the provision of
accurate and current information, libraries changing people’s lives
through exposure to new ideas etc etc.
Good to have this level of exposure though!
Philip Wark
Principal Librarian
Midlothian Council - Education and Children's Services
Library HQ
2 Clerk Street
Loanhead
Midlothian EH20 9DR
tel: 0131 271 3971
fax: 0131 440 4635
From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Frances Hendrix
Sent: 24 August 2010 16:19
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Subject: Libraries making the news again!
Libraries,
threatened closures and the results of the recent DCMS Taking Part
survey were discussed on BBC ONE TV Breakfast, Radio 4 Today and
Radio 5 this morning. Furthermore some local BBC radio programmes have
later featured libraries.
.
Frances
Hendrix
Martin House Farm, Hilltop Lane, Whittle le Woods, Chorley, Lancs PR6 7QR, UK
tel: 01257 274 833. fax: 01257 266 488
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