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February 17, 2007
A reader in Tower Hamlets writes
This came from a resident of Tower Hamlets
"I live in Tower Hamlets and have spent the past week in the Whitechapel Idea Store revising for accountancy exams. I like the building and I think it's approachable and accessible. I went there thinking it was a library, but it isn't, its a community/youth centre, which isn't a bad thing, but when you are informed there is no quiet area for study, you wonder if priorites are wrong. I have sat there and struggled to concentrate as teenages shout and flirt, chasing each other round, as the librarians (!?, perhaps storekeeper?) ignore the noise and browse the internet and use their mobiles."
Tower Hamlets council claim that the Ideas Stores were generated from the ideas of market research. It is hard to believe that no one said they needed their library to provide a quiet place to work.
Posted by Perkins at February 17, 2007 10:52 PM
Comments
I'm in the library now - I agree. I suggest emailing the council. My other half did about the lack of desks and power points; the overly aggresive night club style bouncers amongst other things. They seemed to have taken notice and have made some changes.
Posted by: otter breath at February 23, 2007 5:12 PM