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Seems to me that the best thing to do is buy more of his books for the library, not fewer. Maybe open the Terry Deary Library? (In all seriousness, bit worried about how many people have jumped on the "ban his books from libraries" bandwagon...we do have professional values to uphold...) Ian Clark Library Systems Officer, Augustine House, Canterbury Christ Church University Tel. 01227 783141 Follow us on Twitter: @ccculibrary From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kathryn Armstrong Sent: 15 February 2013 08:40 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: I sent a letter to my love and on the way I dropped a clanger But that would drive kids (or parents) into buying his books - and that after all (as he announced on Look North) is what he cares about, income from book sales not loans. Kathryn Armstrong From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lynch Gaynor Sent: 14 February 2013 23:29 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: I sent a letter to my love and on the way I dropped a clanger With friends like this... Perhaps libraries should all stop buying Terry Dreary's books. It is true that the patttern of children's reading has changed but he should come down to North Kensington Library if he thinks libraries are no longer relevant for children. From 3.30 weekdays we are packed with children who come in with a whole variety of needs and many of them are from economically deprived backgrounds, do not have access to technology at home or have personal gadgets (smart phones, iPods etc) but they do read his books! Gaynor Lynch Lending Librarian - North Kensington Library From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Frances Hendrix Sent: 14 February 2013 10:23 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: I sent a letter to my love and on the way I dropped a clanger THE INDEPENDENT : 14th February Libraries? Horrible Histories author believes they are 'no longer relevant' Deary: "Debate with him? In his dreams." http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/libraries-horrible-histories-author-believes-they-are-no-longer-relevant-8494185.html?origin=internalSearch THE INDEPENDENT : 14th February Page 3 Profile: Terry Deary, Horrible Histories author http://www.independent.co.uk/i/page-3-profile-terry-deary-horrible-histories-author-8494019.html?origin=internalSearch Frances Hendrix Martin House Farm, Hilltop Lane, Whittle le Woods, Chorley, Lancs, PR6 7QR Tel: 01257 274 833. Mobile: 0777 55 888 03 _____________________________________________________________________________ Do it online at www.lbhf.gov.uk<http://www.lbhf.gov.uk> Help us keep your council tax bill down and protect spending on vital public services - use our website to find information, view your account, make payments, apply for services and report problems. New - create an account - Want to manage your council tax, benefits claim or parking permits online? Create an account now at www.lbhf.gov.uk/myaccount<http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/myaccount> _____________________________________________________________________________ Hammersmith & Fulham - Local Government Chronicle "Council of the Year" 2010 _____________________________________________________________________________ This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the named recipient and may contain sensitive, confidential or protectively marked material up to the central government classification of "RESTRICTED" which must be handled accordingly. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by e-mail and delete from your system, unless you are the named recipient (or authorised to receive it for the recipient) you are not permitted to copy, use, store, publish, disseminate or disclose it to anyone else. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as it could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses and therefore the Council accept no liability for any such errors or omissions. Unless explicitly stated otherwise views or opinions expressed in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Council and are not intended to be legally binding. All Council network traffic and GCSX traffic may be subject to recording and/or monitoring in accordance with relevant legislation. South Tyneside Council, Town Hall & Civic Offices, Westoe Road, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE33 2RL, Tel: 0191 427 1717, Website: www.southtyneside.info<http://www.southtyneside.info/>