Dear Ian

This was a major soap-box issue for me when I worked for the public library service (made redundant last year).  It is perfectly, fatuously, expensively ridiculous to pay whatever we all pay for potable drinking water, then buy in environmentally and monetarily expensive water.  

I will do a FOI request here in Lincolnshire, if others will do the same elsewhere.  I only wish I had thought of this a good while ago.

SIncerely, TOni

PS  And what about the 'jiggers' - ridiculously small plastic containers of bland milk substitute that our local council buys?  I always needed at least 3 per cup of tea.   With a modicum of care and sense, jugs of milk could be used once more.  



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From: Carolyn Carter <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 13:37
Subject: Re: bottled water

Excellent idea! I'll contact Somerset.

Carolyn Carter

From: Ian Stringer <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, 9 June, 2011 12:39:38
Subject: bottled water

My local council is under pressure when it was discovered the police force spent £35,000 on drinking water last year. This is North Yorkshire where the tap water is pure and libraries were up for closure to save £35,000 per branch!

It strikes me that many other authorities spend lots on bottled water. Perhaps any one under threat should pose a Freedom of Information question on costs of bottled water in their authority.

 Councillors don't like closing libraries but do like saving money. Give them something else to save and then they can gain kudos by saving libraries

 Annie Mauger is asking what members want from CILIP. 
Heres an idea for CILIP
email a FOI enquiry to every authority for what they spend on bottled water and what they spend on books and send to the local press

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Ian Stringer