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Do Libraries Have A Place In Modern Britain?
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I read this earlier, and wondered what people thought:
http:// www.the million s.com/2 017/06/ austeri ty-and- the-bri tish-li brary.h tml
With the closure of hundreds of libraries over the last few years, do we think we're seeing the end of these community knowledge hubs?
Here's a bit on the closing of libraries last year:
http:// www.bbc .co.uk/ news/uk -englan d-35707 956
Do you still use the library? In what capacity?
I confess to not having been in a library for a long time, as it's often not really my crowd (the books I like I new, and literary - and most of the non-fiction I want can be bought cheap or found online for free).
And yet, I am sad at the idea of them closing.
Thoughts?
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With the closure of hundreds of libraries over the last few years, do we think we're seeing the end of these community knowledge hubs?
Here's a bit on the closing of libraries last year:
http://
Do you still use the library? In what capacity?
I confess to not having been in a library for a long time, as it's often not really my crowd (the books I like I new, and literary - and most of the non-fiction I want can be bought cheap or found online for free).
And yet, I am sad at the idea of them closing.
Thoughts?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I would be lost without our library. I've used libraries since I was a child and I'm knocking on now.
I've always got a list of reservations and I can mange my account on line.I'm a crime fiction junkie and buying the latest books would be an expensive do for something I only read once.
I've never demonstrated against anything in my life but if they were to threaten our library with closure I'd definitely be outside waving a banner.
I've always got a list of reservations and I can mange my account on line.I'm a crime fiction junkie and buying the latest books would be an expensive do for something I only read once.
I've never demonstrated against anything in my life but if they were to threaten our library with closure I'd definitely be outside waving a banner.
They definitely do have a place today, what a wonderfully written first article too by the way.
Our local library was housed in a beautiful building and well used being close to three schools and some elderly sheltered housing, but despite our best efforts it succumbed to the closures.
My central library in the town centre is very grand and has kept pace with all modern additions but of course will never quite have that local community feel - in an ideal world we should have access to both types.
We know that isn't always possible sadly.
Our local library was housed in a beautiful building and well used being close to three schools and some elderly sheltered housing, but despite our best efforts it succumbed to the closures.
My central library in the town centre is very grand and has kept pace with all modern additions but of course will never quite have that local community feel - in an ideal world we should have access to both types.
We know that isn't always possible sadly.
Libraries certainly extend my reading range. As it costs nothing I will borrow books I would not necessarily buy because I don't know the author or the book is not immediately appealing to me and I have found real treasure.
I firmly believe that authors should get their royalties and official recognition of the numbers of their books read which they don't get if I buy second hand books or borrow from friends, so the library is a good compromise for me.
I firmly believe that authors should get their royalties and official recognition of the numbers of their books read which they don't get if I buy second hand books or borrow from friends, so the library is a good compromise for me.
Hope your weather is better than ours Ele !
Mamya, the library in our 'big town' is in a sandstone building, heaven knows how old, the interior is a huge contrast to the interior.
Shame when a library closes.
HC, agree with you about the royalties, staff have wonderful knowledge if asked about different genres and are only too happy to recommend an author.
Mamya, the library in our 'big town' is in a sandstone building, heaven knows how old, the interior is a huge contrast to the interior.
Shame when a library closes.
HC, agree with you about the royalties, staff have wonderful knowledge if asked about different genres and are only too happy to recommend an author.
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