This sounds like an interesting issue and should perhaps be made public and discussed more widely? I suggested to Ian that it should be mentioned in a blog, or something that could be linked to. I'm not close enough to this issue, or know enough to make a blog post myself. However if anyone else does, I will link to it, or retweet it, and do what I can to get the word out.
On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Ian Stringer
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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
