.stable door and horse syndrome. We charge for Internet access (after a free hour, as do many other authorities) We charge for DVDs, language courses etc etc WEALTH has been a consideration for years. Income generation has been with us for years.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David McMenemy
> Sent: 05 November 2007 23:44
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Library books get insert adverts
>
> Carnegie summed it up best when he said:
>
> "There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free
> Public
> Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor
> WEALTH
> receives the slightest consideration."
>
> You may not think it is a big deal, but it fundamentally changes the
> relationship the public library has with its community and with its
> history.
>
>
> Unlikely to lead to planetary apocalypse, indeed, but more utterly
> needless
> chipping away at a proud heritage, you betcha!
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> David McMenemy
> Department of Computer and Information Sciences
> University of Strathclyde
> Glasgow, Scotland
> --------------------------------------------------------------
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David Tanner
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