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April 23, 2008
Roy Clare speaks about public libraries
Here is the Bookseller report on Roy Clare's speech this morning.
It's easy to agree with what he appears to be saying. But why the public have to wait while the library profession indulge themselves in yet another debate about what they should be doing, one cannot understand. It's time they were moved out of the way - as has been said so often here - or reinvented themselves quickly.
The trouble is that, in the hands of both librarians and local government officers, expressions like 'business leadership, innovation and customer service', can mean more or less anything. There is a need for someone in Roy's position to be much more specific about what is needed. (More books, longer opening hours and better designed buildings)
Posted by Perkins at April 23, 2008 1:41 PM
Comments
I see that Roy Clare wants "a cross-connected database identifying what books are where".
Will this include "in the skip", "sold off" and "thrown out" as locations?
Posted by: Christopher Hawtree at April 23, 2008 8:32 PM