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August 26, 2006
The Dumchurch letters 26 August: Excitement in Drizzle
Dear Mrs Sideloader
I haven't heard from you for a while, no letters at all. I hope you have not all forgotten me.
There is some excitement here as the Mayor of Dumchurch has nominated little Drizzle library as a pilot for our new style of libraries. The local people have been invited to join a library board and I know for a fact that bunting is being sewn for the opening.
I have asked the shop designers from Rotalot's the book shop chain, to draw out a whole new layout of bookcases and furniture. We hope to make the library feel like one of those luxury lounges you find in the best hotels, with books everywhere. There will only be the tiniest counter because all the computers in the library will allow you to borrow or return books, or to register yourself on the library membership. Lots of cosy chairs and desks where you can work privately.
In the meantime I am working with Bollikins the bookseller to make sure that the library has the best possible book stock we can afford. There is a Mrs Dandelion who, while she could not hold a candle to your experience, will, I'm sure prove to be a very able librarian for Drizzle, and she will be in charge of the stock that Bollikins recommend. We will also be able to take large quantities of books that have hitherto been kept in a nuclear bunker under the motorway, out of the reach of local people, but which contains most wonderful gems of the past. There will be a large section of the new library especially for old books.
I am very grateful to the Mayor for allowing all this to happen. It will take a couple of months to organise, I'm sure.
I do hope your letters are not going astray. It is true that not many people know where Dumchurch is, especially as it is not shown on any maps of The North.
Perkins has taken to kippers
With fondest regards
Grimsdyke
Posted by Tim Coates at August 26, 2006 10:49 AM