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July 28, 2006
Someone agrees
This came tonight.
"Hi Tim I've been following your blog for some time now and I think it's great.
As someone who has direct experience of the Library Service and particularly its budget it is very apparent to me that by following the simple 'instructions' you are posting (especially the experiences and practices of Grimsdyke) EVERY Library Service in the country can flourish but most importantly with the same budget they have now.
Libraries do have the correct funding in their budgets NOW but they spend it in the wrong areas.
Rotas are historic and back office staff costs are embarrasing and extortionatley high.
The Library Service is fundamentally about offering books and information to users at the front line. Back room costs need to be an absolute minimum, preferably zero and when you have book suppliers who are able to do for free what costs each Library Service hundreds of thousands of pounds the answer is simple - let them do it and move the savings to the front line! - open longer and buy more books. How can any Librarian disagree with that?
I see you offer your advice openly and if I can help I would happily talk to anyone who wanted to discuss their budgets in more detail.
Sorry to rant but it's frustrating when the answer is staring you in the face"
Thank you, that is much appreciated
Posted by Perkins at July 28, 2006 10:00 PM