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Frank Skinner is of course entitled to his say and his opinion. That entitlement does not however mean that his points are accurate, valid or worthwhile. He admits to only having been in a library about 10 times in his entire life, which if nothing else raises questions about how he was able to get a degree, but that's a side issue. What I find more interesting is why he decided that libraries were worth such a vitriolic sideswipe, and why The Times decided that such a piece of nonsense was worth publishing. That's what I find particularly disappointing, especially when we can look around and see how many impressive things libraries are doing. However ill informed his opinions are, they are not uncommon and do need to be challenged. From his interests it would appear that he lives somewhere in the Birmingham/Wolverhampton area; could a library in the area invite him to visit them in order to show how wrong he really is? We may then get a rather more positive article in the future from him. Phil -- Phil Bradley: Internet Consultant, Trainer, Web designer and Author. Visit http://www.philb.com for free information on Internet introductions, search engine articles, web design tips and a host of other free information. Weblogs: http://www.philbradley.typepad.com/ http://philbradley.typepad.com/i_want_to/