Roy
It's
difficult to see how the parties, you correctly identify as holding the fate
of libraries in their hands, can effectively be lobbied by a profession that
benefits (suffers?) from so many interested agencies and associations.
Perhaps
it takes a coalition to fight a coalition. Why not join forces with SCL, CILIP
and all the other bodies with an interest in preserving the library service to
co-ordinate and maximise our resources. I know a lady in Doncaster who could
manage the campaign for you.
Mick
From:
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Behalf Of Roy Clare
Sent: 25 August 2010 07:41
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Subject: Re: Libraries making the news
again!
SCL?
Decisions on public library services are not taken by members of SCL.
Surely the greater concern is the almost complete absence of comment
from those who actually decide allocations of local resources, namely Council
Leaders, Portfolio Holders, Councillors and Chief Executives?
Those are
the people who hold the fate of public libraries in their hands, especially
now in era of coalition govt 'localism'.
Roy
Roy Clare CBE
CEO, Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
www.mla.gov.uk
+44 (0) 207 273 1476/9
Via Blackberry
Apparently the SCL
were approached and didn't field any one. Same
old...
and you are right
about the quality of the debate.
dying pubs put a
shelf of books in, yippee, great step forward
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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Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, August
24, 2010 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: Libraries
making the news again!
I found the Today programme items pointless. No
librarians speaking, no discussion about innovations in services, discussion
at level that could have been 20 years ago.
Talking about the disappointing coverage to my friends
who are (or have been) editors of national papers, etc, they say you have to
remember that journalists are very lazy. This must apply to the Radio 4
producers and editors who yet again have failed to get any proper
insight into what libraries are doing about such 'crises' in library service
use.
CILIP
Library + Information Gazette
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