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December 13, 2007
A vision in Waltham Forest
Caroline writes
"Anyone wanting to see the future of libraries as per the Blairite vision, (consultants and all) should check out the scandal brewing in Waltham Forest over the loss or destruction of 250,000 books.
Books you won't find on the at the newly 'refurbished', strangely shelf-free (though there are djs and fish!) borough Central library? Hmmm... How about Wind in the Willows, the Hobbit, Winnie the Pooh, Peter Pan, Swallows and Amazons, The Owl Service, Tom's Midnight Garden, The Borrowers, The Family from One End Street, Finn Family Moonmintroll, Emil and the Detectives, The Once and Future King, Far from the Madding Crowd, Cold Comfort Farm, The Odyssey, Ulysses, Paradise Lost, The Waste Land, Lyrical Ballads, ANYTHING by Ernest Hemingway, Graham Greene, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jacqueline Wilson, Anthony Hororwitz....
(in case anyone is wondering this list is not particularly my personal favourites, but is drawn from award winning childrens book lists and recommendations from famous children's authors about what children should read.)
See www.stjamesstlibrary.wordpress.com"
Posted by Perkins at December 13, 2007 2:40 PM
Comments
In line with seasonal trends - how about some seasonal jokes to put inside the current crop of Christmas crackers - we already have that hoary old chestnut the "one-stop shop" - but here's a new one from the about to be restructured, slimmed down, relocated and remodelled MLA:
"cultural agency regional footprint"
Posted by: Martyn at December 14, 2007 9:01 PM